Meranti Islands Regency

Meranti Islands (Kepulauan Meranti) is an archipelago forming a regency (kabupaten) of Riau Province, and lies off the eastern coast of the island of Sumatra, Indonesia. It was created on 19 December 2008 by the separating of this archipelago from the mainland regency of Bengkalis. The regency comprises the islands of Tebing Tinggi, Rangsang, Padang and Merbau, together with minor offshore islands, but does not include Bengkalis Island which is geographically part of the archipelago but remains within Bengkalis Regency. The principal town is Selat Panjang (also written as Selatpanjang) on Tebing Tinggi Island. The regency covers an area of 3,623.93 km2, and had a population of 176,290 at the 2010 Census[2] and 206,116 at the 2020 Census;[3] the official estimate as at mid 2022 was 213,532.[1]

Meranti Islands Regency
Kabupaten Kepulauan Meranti
Regency
Flag of Meranti Islands Regency
Flag
Coat of arms of Meranti Islands Regency
Coat of arms
CountryIndonesia
ProvinceRiau
Regency seatSelat Panjang
Government
 • RegentMuhammad Adil
Area
 • Total3,623.93 km2 (1,399.21 sq mi)
Population
 (mid 2022 estimate)[1]
 • Total213,532
 • Density59/km2 (150/sq mi)
Time zoneUTC+7 (WIB)
Websitewww.merantikab.go.id

Administrative districts

When created in 2008, the regency was divided into five districts (kecamatan), listed below with their populations at the 2010 Census:[2]

Name of
District
(kecamatan)		English namePop'n
Census
2010
Tebing Tinggi BaratWestern Tebing Tinggi Island15,260
Tebing Tinggi(Eastern) Tebing Tinggi Island65,748
Rangsang(Eastern) Rangsang Island26,526
Rangsang BaratWestern Rangsang Island24,926
MerbauMerbau and Padang Islands44,030

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 of the nine districts at the 2020 Census,[3] together with the official estimates as at mid 2022,[1] are 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 of
District
(kecamatan)		Area
in
km2		Pop'n
2020
Census		Pop'n
mid 2022
Estimate		Admin
centre		No.
of
villages
Tebing Tinggi Barat489.4618,38219,100Alai14
Tebing Tinggi (town)89.3867,21970,400Selatpanjang9
Tebing Tinggi Timur800.4713,29313,800Sungai Tohor10
Rangsang420.7320,12320,700Tanjung Samak14
Rangsang Pesisir
(Coastal Rangsang)		371.3518,85319,500Telesung11
Rangsang Barat116.3819,48820,100Bantar12
Merbau553.8215,30516,000Teluk Belitung10
Pulau Merbau216.1415,82416,200Semukut11
Tasik Putri Puyu556.2217,62918,100Bandul10
Totals3,623.93206,116213,532Selatpanjang101

1°0′N 102°42′E

References
  1. Badan Pusat Statistik, Jakarta, 2023, Kabupaten Kepulauan Meranti Dalam Angka 2023 (Katalog-BPS 1102001.1410)
  2. Biro Pusat Statistik, Jakarta, 2011.
  3. Badan Pusat Statistik, Jakarta, 2021.
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