Meranti Islands Regency

Meranti Islands (Kepulauan Meranti) is an archipelago, most of which forms 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 these large islands from the mainly 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 to the north, 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 of mid-2023 was 211,771 (comprising 109,080 males and 102,690 females).[1]

Meranti Islands Regency
Kabupaten Kepulauan Meranti
Regency
Lunar New Year festival in Selat Panjang
Coat of arms
CountryIndonesia
ProvinceRiau
Regency seatSelat Panjang
Government
 • RegentMuhammad Adil
Area
 • Total3,623.93 km2 (1,399.21 sq mi)
Population
 (mid 2023 estimate)[1]
 • Total211,771
 • Density58/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 Tinggi 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 of mid-2023,[1] are as follows. The table also includes the locations of the district administrative centres, the number of administrative villages in each district (totaling 96 rural desa and 5 urban kelurahan), and its postcode.

Kode
Wilayah		Name of
District
(kecamatan)		Area
in
km2		Pop'n
2020
Census		Pop'n
mid 2023
Estimate		Admin
centre		No.
of
villages		Post
code
14.10.04Tebing Tinggi Barat489.4618,38219,500Alai1428758
14.10.01Tebing Tinggi (town)89.3867,21966,400Selat Panjang9 (a)28753
14.10.07Tebing Tinggi Timur800.4713,29314,200Sungai Tohor1028754
14.10.03Rangsang420.7320,12320,800Tanjung Samak1428755
14.10.09Rangsang Pesisir
(Coastal Rangsang)		371.3518,85319,800Telesung1128757
14.10.02Rangsang Barat116.3819,48820,300Bantar1228756
14.10.05Merbau553.8215,30515,900Teluk Belitung10 (b)28752
14.10.06Pulau Merbau216.1415,82416,900Semukut1128750
14.10.08Tasik Putri Puyu556.2217,62918,100Bandul1028751
Totals3,623.93206,116211,771Selatpanjang101

Notes: (a) comprising 4 kelurahan (Selat Panjang Barat, Selat Panjang Kota, Selat Panjang Selatan and Selat Panjang Timur) and 5 desa.
(b) including one kelurahan - Teluk Belitung.

1°0′N 102°42′E

References
  1. Badan Pusat Statistik, Jakarta, 28 February 2024, Kabupaten Kepulauan Meranti Dalam Angka 2024 (Katalog-BPS 1102001.1410)
  2. Biro Pusat Statistik, Jakarta, 2011.
  3. Badan Pusat Statistik, Jakarta, 2021.
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