Bengkalis Regency

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Bengkalis Regency
Kabupaten Bengkalis
Regency Office of Bengkalis - panoramio.jpg
Regency office of Bengkalis
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
  Total8,578.33 km2 (3,312.11 sq mi)
Population
 (mid 2023 estimate) [1]
  Total662,521
  Density77/km2 (200/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 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

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

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 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
14.03.09Mandau [4] 372.50219,264152,258166,828Air Jamban11 (a)28783
14.03.13Pinggir [5] 811.4578,40462,09877,346Pinggir10 (b)28784
14.03.16Bathin Solapan [6] 855.62(c)91,586115,542Sebangar1328785
14.03.15Talang Muandau [7] 1,244.71(d)24,00033,151Beringin928786
Sub-totalSouthern (inland) group3,284.28297,668329,942392,86743
14.03.03Bukit Batu [8] 446.2830,12921,77122,896Sungai Pakning10 (e)28761
14.03.12Siak Kecil [9] 858.9018,70924,18628,263Lubuk Muda1728771
14.03.14Bandar Laksamana [10] 1,372.71(f)15,84219,014Tenggayun728762
Sub-totalNorthern (coastal) group2,677.8948,83861,79970,17334
14.03.10Rupat [11] 1,336.3030,55034,71944,225Batu Panjang16 (g)28781
14.03.11Rupat Utara (i) [12] 368.6813,02014,11717,013Tanjung Medang828782
14.03.01Bengkalis [13] 464.8972,22183,08592,131Bengkalis Kota31 (h)28711
- 28741
14.03.02Bantan (j) [14] 446.2936,03941,90746,112Selat Baru2328763
Sub-totalOffshore islands group2,616.16151,830173,828199,48189
Total Regency8,578.33498,336565,569662,521Bengkalis155

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.

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References

  1. 1 2 3 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. 1 2 Biro Pusat Statistik, Jakarta, 2011.
  3. 1 2 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)