Riau Islands
The Riau Islands is a province in Indonesia. Tanjung Pinang is its capital city. Its official language is Riau. In 2007, the population was around 1,392,900.
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Provinsi Kepulauan Riau | |
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| Coordinates: 0°54′N 104°27′E / 0.900°N 104.450°ECoordinates: 0°54′N 104°27′E / 0.900°N 104.450°E | |
| Country | Indonesia |
| Capital | Tanjung Pinang |
| Government | |
| • Governor | H.M.Sani |
| Area | |
| • Total | 8,201.72 km2 (3,166.70 sq mi) |
| Population (2010)[1] | |
| • Total | 1,685,698 |
| • Density | 205.52982/km2 (532.3198/sq mi) |
| Demographics | |
| • Ethnic groups | Malays (35,6%), Javanese (22,2%), Chinese (9,3%), Minangkabau (9,3%), Batak (8,1%), Buginese (2,2%), Banjarese (0,7%) [2] |
| • Religion | Islam (79.34%), Protestantism (11.17%), Buddhist (6.65%), Roman Catholicism (2.28%), Confucianism (0.2%), Hinduism (0.09%) |
| • Languages | Malay , Chinese , English |
| Time zone | UTC+07 (WIT) |
| Website | www.kepriprov.go.id |
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Riau Islands Media
- COLLECTIE TROPENMUSEUM Riau op Sumatra TMnr 3728-852.jpg
Pulau Penyengat (Lit: Wasp island), lithography of an original watercolour by J.C. Rappard. ca. 1883–1889.
- Pulau Penyengat 1.jpg
The Tomb of Puteri Hamidah, Queen of Sultan Mahmud Shah III.
- JERUMAT-Raja-Ali-Klana-171x300.jpg
Ali Kelana, Crown Prince of Riau-Lingga, one of the founding fathers of the Roesidijah Club Riouw, the first modern organisation in the Netherlands East Indies. (taken in 1899)
Abdul Rahman II of Riau Lingga, the last sultan of Riau-Lingga sultanate. He was subsequently deposed by the Dutch and went into exile
- Kliping-Koran-Tentang-Gerakan-Sultan-Riau.jpg
An article by H. M. Hassan entitled "The Singapore heir to the Rhio Islands" published in The Straits Times.
- Batam Harbour Bay Downtown.jpg
In the 1970s, the city of Batam started an industrial boom, which continues to this day
- Tanjung Piayu Batam.jpg
Tanjung Piayu, a scenic area in Batam
- Mount Ranai in Natuna.jpg
Tropical vegetation on Mount Ranai in eastern Great Natuna Island
- A view from Nyamuk, Siantan Timur, Riau Islands Province, Indonesia.jpg
View of the Anambas Islands
Sources
- ↑ Central Bureau of Statistics: Census 2010 Archived 2010-11-13 at the Wayback Machine, retrieved 17 January 2011 (in Indonesian)
- ↑ Kepulauan Riau, Keberagaman Identitas dalam Kesatuan Kultur. kompas.com. February 6, 2009.
Other websites
- 16x16px Riau Islands travel guide from Wikivoyage
- Teknonium site from riau
