Bengkalis Regency

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Bengkalis Regency
Kabupaten Bengkalis
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Regency office of Bengkalis
Flag of the Bengkalis Regency.svg
Lambang Kabupaten Bengkalis.png
Motto: 
Negeri Junjungan
Lokasi Riau Kabupaten Bengkalis.svg
Location of Bengkalis Regency in Riau province
Coordinates: 1°29′23″N102°4′47″E / 1.48972°N 102.07972°E / 1.48972; 102.07972
Country Indonesia
Province Riau
Regency seat Bengkalis
Government
   Regent Kasmarni
   Vice Regent Bagus Santoso
Area
  Total6,973.00 km2 (2,692.29 sq mi)
Population
 (mid 2022 estimate) [1]
  Total582,973
  Density84/km2 (220/sq mi)
Time zone UTC+7 (WIB)
Website

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.

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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

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 as well as other islands within the archipelago to its north-east. The land area covers 8,628.05 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.

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

Population

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 2022 was 582,973 (comprising 298,518 males and 284,455 females). [1]

Administrative districts

Bandar Sri Laksamana, the main port of Bengkalis Bandar Sri Laksemana.jpg
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 2022. [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 2022
Admin
centre
No.
of
villages
Post
code
14.03.09Mandau517.75219,264152,258154,624Air Jamban11 (a)28783
14.03.13Pinggir775.0278,40462,09863,377Pinggir10 (b)28784
14.03.16Bathin Solapan674.28(c)91,58695,769Sebangar1328785
14.03.15Talang Muandau1,379.26(d)24,00024,770Beringin928786
14.03.03Bukit Batu598.7030,12921,77122,697Sungai Pakning10 (e)28761
14.03.12Siak Kecil948.1118,70924,18625,554Lubuk Muda1728771
14.03.14Bandar Laksamana1,303.79(f)15,84216,783Tenggayun728762
14.03.10Rupat1,145.1930,55034,71935,779Batu Panjang16 (g)28781
14.03.11Rupat Utara378.5113,02014,11714,416Tanjung Medang828782
14.03.01Bengkalis442.6072,22183,08585,825Bengkalis Kota31 (h)28711
- 28741
14.03.02Bantan464.8536,03941,90743,379Selat Baru2328763
Total Regency8,628.05498,336565,569582,973Bengkalis155

Notes: (a) comprising 9 kelurahan and 2 desa. (b) comprising 2 kelurahan 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.
(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 and 12 desa. (h) comprising 3 kelurahan and 28 desa.


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.

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References

  1. 1 2 3 Badan Pusat Statistik, Jakarta, 2023, Kabupaten Bengkalis Dalam Angka 2023 (Katalog-BPS 1102001.1403)
  2. 1 2 Biro Pusat Statistik, Jakarta, 2011.
  3. 1 2 Badan Pusat Statistik, Jakarta, 2021.

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