Riau Islands
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| Riau Islands Province Provinsi Kepulauan Riau |
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| Motto: Berpancang Amanah Bersauh Marwah (Malay) (With trust as foundation, and dignity as the anchor) |
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| Coordinates: 0°54′N 104°27′E / 0.9°N 104.45°ECoordinates: 0°54′N 104°27′E / 0.9°N 104.45°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 | WIT (UTC+07) | ||
| Website | www.kepriprov.go.id | ||
The Riau Islands is a province in Indonesia. Tanjung Pinang is its capital city. Its official language is Riau. Riau is the base of the Malay language. In 2007, the population was around 1,392,900.
Sources [change]
- ↑ Central Bureau of Statistics: Census 2010, retrieved 17 January 2011 (Indonesian)
- ↑ Kepulauan Riau, Keberagaman Identitas dalam Kesatuan Kultur. http://epaper.kompas.com.+February 6.
Other websites [change]
Riau Islands travel guide from Wikivoyage
