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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| Location of Riau Islands in Indonesia Location of Riau Islands in Indonesia | |
| 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 |
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.
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.jpg
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)
- ↑ Lua error in Module:Citation/CS1/Utilities at line 38: bad argument #1 to 'ipairs' (table expected, got nil).
Other websites
Riau Islands travel guide from Wikivoyage- Teknonium site from riau
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