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Kepulauan Meranti Regency

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Country
  
Indonesia

Time zone
  
WIB (UTC+7)

Area
  
3,708 km²

Population
  
202,400 (2014)

Capital
  
Selat Panjang

Website
  
www.merantikab.go.id

Province
  
Riau

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Kepulauan Meranti (or Meranti Islands) is a regency (kabupaten) of Riau Province, on the island of Sumatra, Indonesia. The regency comprises the islands of Tebing Tinggi, Padang and Rangsang. The principal town is Selat Panjang. The regency covers an area of 3,707.84 km2, and had a population of 176,290 at the 2010 Census; the latest official estimate (as at January 2014) was 202,400.

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Map of Kepulauan Meranti Regency, Riau, Indonesia

Districts

The Regency comprises five districts (kecamatan), listed below with their populations at the 2010 Census:

  • Tebing Tinggi Barat (15,260) - Western Tebing Tinggi Island
  • Tebing Tinggi (65,748) - (Eastern) Tebing Tinggi Island
  • Rangsang (26,526) - (Eastern) Rangsang Island
  • Rangsang Barat (24,926) - Western Rangsang Island
  • Merbau (42,118) - covering Padang Island

    • References

    Kepulauan Meranti Regency Wikipedia
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