Rokan Hilir Regency

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Rokan Hilir Regency
(Kabupaten Rokan Hilir)
Regency
Flag of Rokan Hilir Regency
Flag
Coat of arms of Rokan Hilir Regency
Coat of arms
Lokasi Riau Kabupaten Rokan Hilir.svg
CountryIndonesia
ProvinceRiau
Regency seatBagansiapiapi
Government
 • RegentAfrizal Sintong
Area
 • Total8,851.59 km2 (3,417.62 sq mi)
Population
 (2020 Census)[1]
 • Total637,161
 • Density72/km2 (190/sq mi)
Time zoneUTC+7 (WIB)
Websiterohikab.go.id

Rokan Hilir ("Lower Rokan") is a regency (kabupaten) of Riau Province, on Sumatra island, Indonesia. It occupies the lower part of the catchment area of the Rokan River, and has an area of 8,851.59 km². It had a population of 553,216 at the 2010 Census and 637,161 at the 2020 Census.[2] The administrative centre of the Rokan Hilir Regency is located at Bagansiapiapi.

History[]

The regency was split off from Bengkalis Regency on 4 October 1999.[3]

Administrative districts[]

As at 2010, the regency was divided into thirteen districts (kecamatan), but two additional districts (Kubu Babusalam and Pekaitan) were created by splitting of the Kubu and Bangko districts respectively; and more recently three more districts (Tanjung Medan, Bagan Sinembah Raya and Balai Jaya) were added by splitting of the Pujud and Bagan Sinembah districts respectively. The eighteen districts are listed below with their areas and populations at the 2010 Census and the 2020 Census.[4] 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		 Population
Census 2010		 Population
Census 2020		 Administrative
Centre		 No. of
villages
Tanah Putih 1,915.23 57,638 69,150 Sedinginan 15
Pujud 984.90 63,861 33,954 Pujud 15
Tanah Putih Tanjung Melawan 198.39 12,066 14,628 Melayu Besar 5
Rantau Kopar 231.13 5,636 6,592 Rantau Kopar 2
Tanjung Medan (a) (a) 36,282 Tanjung Medan 13
Bagan Sinembah 847.35 131,862 69,825 Bagan Batu 15
Simpang Kanan 445.55 25,865 24,821 Simpang Kanan 5
Bagan Sinembah Raya (b) (b) 20,150 Bagan Sinembah Raya 12
Balai Jaya (b) (b) 53,404 Balai Jaya 9
Kubu 385.36 38,329 25,616 Teluk Merbau 9
Pasir Limau Kapas 669.63 33,405 37,258 Panipahan 7
Kubu Babussalam 675.70 (c) 23,836 Rantau Panjang Kiri 12
Bangko 475.26 81,984 78,742 Bagansiapiapi 10
Sinaboi 335.48 11,081 18,373 Sinaboi 5
Batu Hampar 284.31 7,213 9,448 Batayan 4
Pekaitan 465.30 (d) 15,858 Pedamaran 10
Rimba Melintang 235.48 32,162 37,624 Rimba Melintang 11
Bangko Pusako 732.52 52,114 61,600 Bangko Kanan 14
Totals 8,851.59 553,216 637,161 Bagansiapiapi 173

Notes: (a) the area and 2010 population of the new Tanjung Medan District is included in the figures for Pujud District, from which it was cut.
(b) the areas and 2010 populations of the new Bagan Sinembah Raya District and Balai Jaya District are included in the figures for Bagan Sinembah District, from which they were cut.
(c) the 2010 population of Kubu Babassalam District is included in the population figure for Kubu District, from which it was cut.
(d) the 2010 population of Pekaitan District is included in the population figure for Bangko District, from which it was cut.

Towns with significant populations[]

References[]

  1. ^ Badan Pusat Statistik, Jakarta, 2021.
  2. ^ Badan Pusat Statistik, Jakarta, 2021.
  3. ^ "Profil Kabupaten" (in Indonesian). Rokan Hilir Regency Government. Retrieved 17 October 2021.
  4. ^ Badan Pusat Statistik, Jakarta, 2021.

Coordinates: 2°09′58″N 100°49′30″E / 2.1660°N 100.8251°E / 2.1660; 100.8251


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