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The SIJORI Growth Triangle is a partnership arrangement between Singapore, Johor (in Malaysia), and Riau Islands (in Indonesia) that combines the competitive strengths of the three areas to make the subregion more attractive to regional and international investors. More specifically, it links the infrastructure, capital, and expertise of ...
The province of Riau in Indonesia is divided into regencies which in turn are divided administratively into districts (Indonesian: kecamatan) The districts of Riau , with the regency each falls into, are as follows:
Riau (Jawi: رياو ) is a province of Indonesia.It is located on the central eastern coast of the island of Sumatra, and extends from the eastern slopes of the Barisan Mountains to the Malacca Strait, including several large islands situated within the Strait.
There are several possible origins of the word riau. The first possible origins is that riau is derived from the Portuguese word rio, which means river. [14] [15] After the fall of the Malacca Sultanate in the early 16th century, the remaining Malaccan nobles and subjects fled from Malacca to mainland Sumatra while being pursued by the Portuguese.
In 2010, APRIL Group's forestry operations was measured to contribute 6.9% of Riau Province's total economic output. APRIL Group has created approximately 90,000 employment opportunities, which when coupled with its initiative to deliver better access to education and social support in areas such as healthcare and housing, has seen improved living standards and a reduction in poverty levels of ...
Indragiri Hilir (or Lower Indragiri) is the most eastern regency (kabupaten) of Riau Province, Indonesia.It is located on the island of Sumatra.The regency has an area of 13,136.14 km 2 and had a population of 661,779 at the 2010 census [2] and 654,909 at the 2020 Census; [3] the official estimate as at mid 2023 was 695,571 (comprising 358,807 males and 336,764 females). [1]
Port of Sungai Duku is located by the Siak River, connecting Pekanbaru with some regions in Riau Province and Riau Islands such as Siak, Tanjung Buton, Selat Panjang, Bengkalis and Batam. In the past, there were ferry services travelling from this port directly to Malacca in Malaysia, but the service was discontinued as several ferry companies ...
Siak (Jawi: سياك ), is a regency (kabupaten) of Riau Province, on the island of Sumatra, Indonesia.It has an area of 8,556.09 km 2 and had a population of 376,742 at the 2010 Census [3] and 457,940 at the 2020 Census; [4] the official estimate as at mid 2023 was 480,169, comprising 246,489 males and 233,680 females. [2]