Karimun Regency

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Karimun Regency
Kabupaten Karimun
Regency
Official seal of Karimun Regency
Seal
Location within Riau Islands
Location within Riau Islands
Karimun Regency is located in Sumatra
Karimun Regency
Karimun Regency
Location in Sumatra and Indonesia
Coordinates: 1°3′0″N 103°22′0″E / 1.05000°N 103.36667°E / 1.05000; 103.36667Coordinates: 1°3′0″N 103°22′0″E / 1.05000°N 103.36667°E / 1.05000; 103.36667
CountryIndonesia
ProvinceRiau Islands
Regency seatTanjung Balai Karimun
Government
 • RegentAunur Rafiq
 • Vice RegantAnwar Hasyim
Area
 • Total1,524.00 km2 (588.42 sq mi)
Population
 (2020 Census)[1]
 • Total253,457
 • Density170/km2 (430/sq mi)
Time zoneUTC+7 (Indonesia Western Time)
Area code(+62) 777
Websitekarimunkab.go.id

The Karimun Regency is located in the Riau Islands Province, Indonesia. Besides the central island of Great Karimun, the regency also includes the islands of Kundur and over 240 smaller islands. The district covers a land area of 1,524 km2 and a sea area of 6,460 km2, and its population was 212,561 at the 2010 Census[2] and 253,457 at the 2020 Census.[3]

Administrative Districts[]

As at 2010, the Regency was divided into nine districts (kecamatan), but subsequently on 11 June 2012 a further three districts have been added - Belat (from part of Kundur Utara district), Meral Barat (out of the western part of Meral) and Ungar (from part of Kundur district). The twelve districts are tabulated below with their areas and populations at the 2010 Census[4]and 2020 Census.[5] The table also includes the locations of the district administrative centres, the number of administrative villages (rural desa and urban kelurahan) and the number of islands within each district, and its postal code.

Name Area
km2		 Population
Census
2010[6]		 Population
Census
2020[7]		 Admin
centre		 No. of
Villages		 No. of
islands		 Post
Code
Moro 447.92 17,512 18,640 Moro 12 84 29663
Durai 62.98 5,821 6,026 Telaga Tujuh 4 46 29665
Kundur 83.74 33,878 30,490 Tanjung Batu Kota 6 24 29662
Kundur Utara
(North Kundur)		 245.65 17,066 12,653 Tanjung Berlian Kota 5 23 29662
Kundur Barat
(West Kundur)		 189.82 16,146 18,854 Sawang 5 11 29662
Ungar 55.53 (a) 5,660 Sei Buluh 4 (a) 29669
Belat 109.34 (a) 6,346 Sebele 6 (a) 29660
Karimun 59.76 42,591 51,353 Tanjung Balai Kota 9 24 29661
Buru 73.40 8,967 9,770 Buru 4 6 29664
Meral 57.85 44,627 48,964 Meral Kota 6 24 29666
Tebing 76.35 25,943 29,721 Tebing 6 8 29668
Meral Barat
(West Meral)		 61.55 (a) 14,980 Darussalam 4 (a) 29667
Totals 1,524.00 212,561 253,457 71 246

Note: (a) the figure is included with that for the districts from which the new district was cut out on 11 June 2012.

Demographics[]

Religion[]

Religion in Karimun Regency (2017)[8]
religion percent
Islam
 
 84.09%
Buddhism
 
 10.68%
Protestantism
 
 3.77%
Roman Catholicism
 
 1.08%
Confucianism
 
 0.37%
Hinduism
 
 0.01%

Islam is the dominant religion in the regency, with 84.09% of the total population identify themselves as Muslim. Other religions are Buddhism, which forms 10.68% of the total population, Christianity, which forms 4.85% of the total population, Hinduism, which forms 0.01% of the total population and Confucianism, which forms 0.37% of the total population.

References[]

  1. ^ Badan Pusat Statistik, Jakarta, 2021.
  2. ^ Biro Pusat Statistik, Jakarta, 2011.
  3. ^ Badan Pusat Statistik, Jakarta, 2021.
  4. ^ Biro Pusat Statistik, Jakarta, 2011.
  5. ^ Badan Pusat Statistik, Jakarta, 2021.
  6. ^ Biro Pusat Statistik, Jakarta, 2011.
  7. ^ Biro Pusat Statistik, Jakarta, 2021.
  8. ^ "Riau Islands Province in Figures 2017". BPS Kepulauan Riau. Retrieved 22 July 2018.

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