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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]

Meranti Islands Regency
Kabupaten Kepulauan Meranti
Regency
Flag
Coat of arms
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

Administrative districts


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

NameEnglish namePopulation
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 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.

NameArea
in km2		Populations
2020 Census		Admin
centre		No. of
villages
Tebing Tinggi Barat587.3318,382Alai14
Tebing Tinggi81.0067,219Selatpanjang9
Tebing Tinggi Timur768.0013,293Sungai Tohor10
Rangsang411.1220,123Tanjung Samak14
Rangsang Pesisir
(Coastal Rangsang)		371.1418,853Telesung11
Rangsang Barat128.2019,488Bantar12
Merbau436.0015,305Teluk Belitung10
Pulau Merbau380.4015,824Semukut11
Tasik Putri Puyu551.0017,629Bandul10
Totals3,707.84206,116Selatpanjang101


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.

На других языках

- [en] Meranti Islands Regency

[ru] Острова Меранти

Острова Меранти (индон. Kepulauan Meranti) — округ в провинции Риау. Административный центр — город Селат-Панджанг.


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