Meranti Islands Regency

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 3,714.19 km2, and had a population of 176,290 at the 2010 Census and 180,946 at the 2015 Census; the latest official estimate (as of January 2014) was 186,965.[2]

Meranti Islands Regency

Kabupaten Kepulauan Meranti
Regency
Flag
Coat of arms
CountryIndonesia
ProvinceRiau
Regency seatSelat Panjang
Government
 • RegentDrs. Irwan Nasir, M.Si.
Area
 • Total3,714.19 km2 (1,434.06 sq mi)
Population
 (mid 2019)[1]
 • Total186,965
 • Density50/km2 (130/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 nine districts have areas as follows:

NameArea
in km2
Tebing Tinggi Barat587.33
Tebing Tinggi81.00
Tebing Tinggi Timur768.00
Rangsang411.12
Rangsang Pesisir371.14
Rangsang Barat128.20
Merbau436.00
Pulau Merbau380.40
Tasik Putri Puyu551.00

References
  1. Badan Pusat Statistik, Jakarta, 2019.
  2. Badan Pusat Statistik, Jakarta, 2019.
  3. Biro Pusat Statistik, Jakarta, 2011.
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