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Bengkalis Regency

Coordinates: 1°29′23″N 102°4′47″E / 1.48972°N 102.07972°E / 1.48972; 102.07972
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Bengkalis Regency
Kabupaten Bengkalis
Regency office of Bengkalis
Regency office of Bengkalis
Coat of arms of Bengkalis Regency
Motto: 
Negeri Junjungan
Location of Bengkalis Regency in Riau province
Location of Bengkalis Regency in Riau province
Coordinates: 1°29′23″N 102°4′47″E / 1.48972°N 102.07972°E / 1.48972; 102.07972
CountryIndonesia
ProvinceRiau
Regency seatBengkalis
Government
 • RegentKasmarni
 • Vice RegentBagus Santoso
Area
 • Total8,578.33 km2 (3,312.11 sq mi)
Population
 (mid 2023 estimate)[1]
 • Total662,521
 • Density77/km2 (200/sq mi)
Time zoneUTC+7 (WIB)
Website[1]

Bengkalis Regency is a regency of Indonesia in Riau Province. The regency was originally established in 1956 and then included most of the northern part of the province, but on 4 October 1999 it was divided up, with most of the territory being split off to form the new Rokan Hilir Regency, Siak Regency and the city of Dumai. On 19 December 2008 a further five districts were removed to create the new Meranti Islands Regency, leaving eight districts (or kecamatan) in the Bengkalis Regency. These eight districts has increased since 2010 to eleven by the splitting of existing districts on the Sumatran mainland.

Bengkalis Regency produces natural resources, particularly petroleum, rubber, and coconut. The southern part of this regency contains a large part of the Bukit Batu Biosphere Reserve.

Geography

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Bengkalis Regency comprises the whole of Bengkalis Island and Rupat Island, which are located in the Straits of Malacca, together with a wide swathe of the eastern coastal area of Sumatra Island and stretching inland along the drainage area of the Siak River, as well as including other islands within the archipelago to its north-east. The land area covers 8,628.06 km2 and it borders on the Malacca Straits to the north, on Siak Regency to the south, on the Meranti Islands Regency to the southeast, and on Dumai City, Rokan Hilir Regency and Rokan Hulu Regency to the west. The administrative centre is the town of Bengkalis on the south coast of the island of the same name.

The Bengkalis Strait separates Bengkalis Island from Sumatra as well as from Padang Island and Tebing Tinggi Island.

Population

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Following the splitting in 2008 of the regency to create a new Meranti Islands Regency, the residual area of Bengkalis Regency had a population of 498,336 at the 2010 census[2] and 565,569 at the 2020 census;[3] the official estimate as at mid 2023 was 662,521.[1]

Administrative districts

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Bandar Sri Laksamana, the main port of Bengkalis

The eleven districts (kecamatan) currently forming the regency are listed below with their areas and their populations at the 2010[2] and 2020 censuses,[3] together with the official estimates as at mid 2023.[1] The table also includes the locations of the district administrative centres, the number of administrative villages in each district (a total of 136 rural desa and 19 urban kelurahan), and its post code.

Kode
Wilayah
Name of
District
(kecamatan)
Area
in
km2
Pop'n
census
2010
Pop'n
census
2020
Pop'n
estimate
mid 2023
Admin
centre
No.
of
villages
Post
code
14.03.09 Mandau [4] 372.50 219,264 152,258 166,828 Air Jamban 11 (a) 28783
14.03.13 Pinggir [5] 811.45 78,404 62,098 77,346 Pinggir 10 (b) 28784
14.03.16 Bathin Solapan [6] 855.62 (c) 91,586 115,542 Sebangar 13 28785
14.03.15 Talang Muandau [7] 1,244.71 (d) 24,000 33,151 Beringin 9 28786
Sub-total Southern (inland) group 3,284.28 297,668 329,942 392,867 43
14.03.03 Bukit Batu [8] 446.28 30,129 21,771 22,896 Sungai Pakning 10 (e) 28761
14.03.12 Siak Kecil [9] 858.90 18,709 24,186 28,263 Lubuk Muda 17 28771
14.03.14 Bandar Laksamana [10] 1,372.71 (f) 15,842 19,014 Tenggayun 7 28762
Sub-total Northern (coastal) group 2,677.89 48,838 61,799 70,173 34
14.03.10 Rupat [11] 1,336.30 30,550 34,719 44,225 Batu Panjang 16 (g) 28781
14.03.11 Rupat Utara (i) [12] 368.68 13,020 14,117 17,013 Tanjung Medang 8 28782
14.03.01 Bengkalis [13] 464.89 72,221 83,085 92,131 Bengkalis Kota 31 (h) 28711
- 28741
14.03.02 Bantan (j) [14] 446.29 36,039 41,907 46,112 Selat Baru 23 28763
Sub-total Offshore islands group 2,616.16 151,830 173,828 199,481 89
Total Regency 8,578.33 498,336 565,569 662,521 Bengkalis 155

Notes: (a) comprising 9 kelurahan (Air Jamban, Babussalam, Balik Alam, Batang Serosa, Duri Barat, Duri Timur, Gajah Sakti, Pematang Pudu and Makeruh (Talang Mandi)) and 2 desa.
(b) comprising 2 kelurahan (Balai Raja and Titian Antui) and 8 desa.
(c) the 2010 population of the new Bathin Solapan District is included in the figure for Mandau District, from which it was cut out.
(d) the 2010 population of the new Talang Muandau District is included in the figure for Pinggir District, from which it was cut out.
(e) including one kelurahan (Sungai Pakning).
(f) the 2010 population of the new Bandar Laksamana District is included in the figure for Bukit Batu District, from which it was cut out.
(g) comprising 4 kelurahan (Batu Panjang, Pergam, Tanjung Kapal and Terkul) and 12 desa.
(h) comprising 3 kelurahan (Bengkalis Kota, Damon and Rimba Sekampung) and 28 desa.
(i) the northern part of Rupat Island. (j) the northern part of Bengkalis Island.

Bengkalis Island comprises Bengkalis District and Bantan District, while Rupat Island comprises Rupat District and Rupat Utara (North Rupat) District. The remaining seven districts lie on Sumatra Island - Bukit Batu, Siak Kecil and Bandar Laksamana being on the Sumatran coast, while Mandau, Pinggir, Bathin Solapan and Talang Muandau are inland districts further south.

References

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  1. ^ a b c Badan Pusat Statistik, Jakarta, 26 September 2024, Kabupaten Bengkalis Dalam Angka 2024 (sum of reports in Katalogs from each district as listed in references below)
  2. ^ a b Biro Pusat Statistik, Jakarta, 2011.
  3. ^ a b Badan Pusat Statistik, Jakarta, 2021.
  4. ^ Badan Pusat Statistik, Jakarta, 26 September 2024, Kabupaten Mandau Dalam Angka 2024 (Katalog-BPS 1102001.1408010)
  5. ^ Badan Pusat Statistik, Jakarta, 26 September 2024, Kabupaten Pinggir Dalam Angka 2024 (Katalog-BPS 1102001.1408011)
  6. ^ Badan Pusat Statistik, Jakarta, 26 September 2024, Kabupaten Bathin Solapan Dalam Angka 2024 (Katalog-BPS 1102001.1408012)
  7. ^ Badan Pusat Statistik, Jakarta, 26 September 2024, Kabupaten Talang Muandau Dalam Angka 2024 (Katalog-BPS 1102001.1408013)
  8. ^ Badan Pusat Statistik, Jakarta, 26 September 2024, Kabupaten Bukit Batu Dalam Angka 2024 (Katalog-BPS 1102001.1408020)
  9. ^ Badan Pusat Statistik, Jakarta, 26 September 2024, Kabupaten Siak Kecil Dalam Angka 2024 (Katalog-BPS 1102001.1408021)
  10. ^ Badan Pusat Statistik, Jakarta, 26 September 2024, Kabupaten Bandar Laksamana Dalam Angka 2024 (Katalog-BPS 1102001.1408022)
  11. ^ Badan Pusat Statistik, Jakarta, 26 September 2024, Kabupaten Rupat Dalam Angka 2024 (Katalog-BPS 1102001.1408030)
  12. ^ Badan Pusat Statistik, Jakarta, 26 September 2024, Kabupaten Rupat Utara Dalam Angka 2024 (Katalog-BPS 1102001.1408031)
  13. ^ Badan Pusat Statistik, Jakarta, 26 September 2024, Kabupaten Bengkalis Dalam Angka 2024 (Katalog-BPS 1102001.1408040)
  14. ^ Badan Pusat Statistik, Jakarta, 26 September 2024, Kabupaten Bantan Dalam Angka 2024 (Katalog-BPS 1102001.1408050)