Rokan Hilir Regency

Rokan Hilir ("Lower Rokan") is a regency (kabupaten) of Riau Province, on Sumatra island, Indonesia. It was formed on 4 October 1999 from districts which had previously been the northwestern part of Bengkalis Regency.[2] 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[3] and 637,161 at the 2020 census;[4] the official estimate as at mid 2023 was 662,546.[1] The administrative centre of the Rokan Hilir Regency is located at the town of Bagansiapiapi.

Rokan Hilir Regency
(Kabupaten Rokan Hilir)
Regency
Regency office of Rokan Hilir Regency in Bagansiapiapi
Coat of arms
CountryIndonesia
ProvinceRiau
Regency seatBagansiapiapi
Government
 • RegentAfrizal Sintong
Area
 • Total8,851.59 km2 (3,417.62 sq mi)
Population
 (mid 2023 estimate)[1]
 • Total662,546
 • Density75/km2 (190/sq mi)
Time zoneUTC+7 (WIB)
Websiterohikab.go.id

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[3] and the 2020 census,[4] together with the official estimates as at mid 2023.[1] The table also includes the locations of the district administrative centres, the number of administrative villages in each district (a total of 159 rural desa and 25 urban kelurahan), and its post code.

Kode
Wilayah		Name of
District
(kecamatan)		Area
in
km2		Pop'n
census
2010		Pop'n
census
2020		Pop'n
estimate
mid 2023		Admin
Centre		No.
of
villages		Post
code
14.07.03Tanah Putih1,915.2357,63869,15074,496Sedinginan17 (a)28985
14.07.08Pujud984.9063,86133,95434,785Pujud11 (b)28983
14.07.09Tanah Putih Tanjung Melawan198.3912,06614,62816,092Melayu Besar6 (b)28986
14.07.13Rantau Kopar231.135,6366,5926,802Rantau Kopar4 (c)28984
14.07.16Tanjung Medan(a)(d)36,28237,695Tanjung Medan1228983
14.07.05Bagan Sinembah847.35131,86269,82568,112Bagan Batu13 (c)28992
14.07.11Simpang Kanan445.5525,86524,82125,389Simpang Kanan6 (b)28994
14.07.17Bagan Sinembah Raya(e)(e)20,15021,686Bagan Sinembah Raya10 (b)28992
14.07.18Balai Jaya(e)(e)53,40454,202Balai Jaya11 (c)28992
14.07.01Kubu385.3638,32925,61627,632Teluk Merbau10 (b)28991
14.07.06Pasir Limau Kapas669.6333,40537,25837,969Panipahan8 (b)28995
14.07.15Kubu Babussalam675.70(f)23,83625,010Rantau Panjang Kiri1228990
14.07.02Bangko475.2681,98478,74281,367Bagansiapiapi15 (h)28911
-28914
14.07.07Sinaboi335.4811,08118,37320,682Sinaboi6 (b)28914
14.07.12Batu Hampar284.317,2139,4489,927Batayan5 (b)28912
14.07.14Pekaitan465.30(g)15,85816,854Pedamaran1028913
14.07.04Rimba Melintang235.4832,16237,62439,514Rimba Melintang12 (b)28953
14.07.10Bangko Pusako732.5252,11461,60064,332Bangko Kanan16 (c)28993
Totals8,881.59553,216637,161662,546Bagansiapiapi184

Notes: (a) including 3 kelurahan. (b) including one kelurahan. (c) including 2 kelurahan.
(d) the area and 2010 population of the new Tanjung Medan District is included in the figures for Pujud District, from which it was cut.
(e) 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.
(f) the 2010 population of Kubu Babassalam District is included in the population figure for Kubu District, from which it was cut.
(g) the 2010 population of Pekaitan District is included in the population figure for Bangko District, from which it was cut. (h) including 5 kelurahan.

Towns with significant populations

References
  1. Badan Pusat Statistik, Jakarta, 28 February 2024, Kabupaten Rokan Hilir Dalam Angka 2024 (Katalog-BPS 1102001.1407)
  2. "Profil Kabupaten" (in Indonesian). Rokan Hilir Regency Government. Retrieved 17 October 2021.
  3. Biro Pusat Statistik, Jakarta, 2011.
  4. Badan Pusat Statistik, Jakarta, 2021.

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