Meranti Islands Regency

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Meranti Islands Regency
Kabupaten Kepulauan Meranti
Regency
Flag of Meranti Islands Regency
Flag
Coat of arms of Meranti Islands Regency
Coat of arms
Lokasi Riau Kabupaten Kepulauan Meranti.svg
CountryIndonesia
ProvinceRiau
Regency seatSelat Panjang
Government
 • RegentDrs. Irwan Nasir, M.Si.
Area
 • Total3,707.84 km2 (1,431.61 sq mi)
Population
 (2020 Census)[1]
 • Total206,116
 • Density56/km2 (140/sq mi)
Time zoneUTC+7 (WIB)
Websitewww.merantikab.go.id

Meranti Islands is a regency (kabupaten) of Riau Province, and lies off the eastern coast of the island of Sumatra, Indonesia. The regency comprises the islands of Tebing Tinggi, Rangsang, Padang and Merbau, together with minor offshore islands. The principal town is Selat Panjang on Tebing Tinggi Island. The regency covers an area of 3,707.84 km2, and had a population of 176,290 at the 2010 Census, 180,946 at the 2015 Census and 206,116 at the 2020 Census.[2]

Administrative districts[]

When created, the regency was divided into five districts (kecamatan), listed below with their populations at the 2010 Census:[3]

Name English name Population
Census 2010
Tebing Tinggi Barat Western Tebing Tinggi Island 15,260
Tebing Tinggi (Eastern) Tebing Tinggi Island 65,748
Rangsang (Eastern) Rangsang Island 26,526
Rangsang Barat Western Rangsang Island 24,926
Merbau Merbau and Padang Islands 44,030

On 26 January 2011 the regency was re-divided into nine districts. The additional four districts are Tebing Tinggi Timur (East Tebing Tingggi Island, leaving the residual area of Tebing Tinggi District to cover the town of Selat Panjang), Rangsang Pesisir (Coastal Rangsang), Pulau Merbau (Merbau Island, leaving the residual area of Merbau District to cover the southern part of Padang Island) and Tasik Putri Puyu (covering the northern part of Padang Island). The areas and the populations at the 2020 Census[4] of the nine districts have areas as follows. The table also includes the locations of the district administrative centres, and the number of villages (rural desa and urban kelurahan) in each district.

Name Area
in km2		 Populations
2020 Census		 Admin
centre		 No. of
villages
Tebing Tinggi Barat 587.33 18,382 Alai 14
Tebing Tinggi 81.00 67,219 Selatpanjang 9
Tebing Tinggi Timur 768.00 13,293 Sungai Tohor 10
Rangsang 411.12 20,123 Tanjung Samak 14
Rangsang Pesisir
(Coastal Rangsang)		 371.14 18,853 Telesung 11
Rangsang Barat 128.20 19,488 Bantar 12
Merbau 436.00 15,305 Teluk Belitung 10
Pulau Merbau 380.40 15,824 Semukut 11
Tasik Putri Puyu 551.00 17,629 Bandul 10
Totals 3,707.84 206,116 Selatpanjang 101

Coordinates: 1°0′N 102°42′E / 1.000°N 102.700°E / 1.000; 102.700

References[]

  1. ^ Badan Pusat Statistik, Jakarta, 2021.
  2. ^ Badan Pusat Statistik, Jakarta, 203.
  3. ^ Biro Pusat Statistik, Jakarta, 2011.
  4. ^ Badan Pusat Statistik, Jakarta, 021.
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