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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.
The Riau Islands (Indonesian: Kepulauan Riau, Jawi: كڤولاوان رياو , Chinese: 廖內群島) is a province of Indonesia—not to be confused with neighbouring Riau from which the Riau Islands Province were separated in 2002.
The Riau Archipelago is a geographic term (as opposed to administrative region) for the core group of islands within the Riau Islands Province in Indonesia, and located south of Singapore and east of Riau on Sumatra. Before the province of Riau Islands was formed, there was no ambiguity in term; however, in Indonesian language, both the ...
In addition, the Riau-Lingga Sultanate also protected its territories from external threats, such as colonization by European powers, especially the Netherlands. [31] After the end of the Riau-Lingga Sultanate and the Dutch colonial influence in the region, the Natuna Islands remained an important part of Indonesia's maritime history.
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]
[1] in the Riau province of Indonesia It is located on the south coast of Bengkalis Island. The town had a population of 83,085 in 2021. Bengkalis has a hot and humid equatorial/tropical climate. The city is humid throughout the year with daily temperature range 26 to 32 degrees Celsius.
Bagansiapiapi or simply known as Bagan (Chinese: 峇眼; Pe̍h-ōe-jī: Bā-gán) is a city in Riau province on the island of Sumatra, Indonesia.The city is the capital of Rokan Hilir Regency in the province and is located on the east coast of Sumatra, on the Rokan River delta across the strait west of Malacca and near Dumai.
Kuantan Singingi (sometimes abbreviated to "Kuansing") is an inland regency (kabupaten) of Riau Province, Indonesia.It is located on the island of Sumatra.The regency was created on 4 October 1999 from what had been the western half of Indragiri Hulu Regency.