Bengkalis Regency

Bengkalis Regency is a regency of Indonesia in the Riau province. The regency, which includes the whole of Bengkalis and Rupat Islands in the Strait of Malacca, has been established since 1956. The regency was formerly divided into 13 districts (or kecamatan); however five of these districts were removed to create the new Meranti Islands Regency, leaving eight districts in the Bengkalis Regency, which number has increased since 2010 to eleven by splitting of existing districts on the Sumatran mainland. Bengkalis Regency produces natural resources, particularly petroleum, rubber, and coconut. The regency is home to the Bukit Batu Biosphere Reserve.

Bengkalis Regency
Kabupaten Bengkalis
Regency
Regency office of Bengkalis
Regency office of Bengkalis
Flag of Bengkalis Regency
Flag
Coat of arms of Bengkalis Regency
Coat of arms
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
CountryIndonesia
ProvinceRiau
Regency seatBengkalis
Government
 • RegentH. Bustami HY (acting)
 • Vice Regentvacant
Area
 • Total8,426.48 km2 (3,253.48 sq mi)
Population
 (2020 census)[1]
 • Total565,569
 • Density67/km2 (170/sq mi)
Time zoneUTC+7 (WIB)
Website

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 8,426.48 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 municipality, Rokan Hilir Regency and Rokan Hulu Regency to the West.

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

Population

Following the splitting 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 and 565,569 at the 2020 census.[2]

Administrative districts
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 and 2020 censuses:[3] The table also includes the locations of the district administrative centres, and the number of villages (rural desa and urban kelurahan) in each district.

NameArea in
km2.		Population
census 2010		Population
census 2020		Admin
centre		No. of
villages
Mandau372.25219,264152,258Air Jamban11
Pinggir811.4677,65462,098Pinggir10
Bathin Solapan855.62(a)91,586Sebangar13
Talang Muandau1,244.71(a)24,000Beringin9
Bukit Batu526.6230,12921,771Sungai Pakning10
Siak Kecil957.9518,70924,186Lubuk Muda17
Bandar Laksamana1,237.70(b)15,842Tenggayun7
Rupat1,136.3130,55034,719Batu Panjang16
Rupat Utara378.6813,02014,117Tanjung Medang8
Bengkalis462.2472,12183,085Bengkalis Kota31
Bantan442.9336,03941,907Selat Baru23
Total Regency8,426.48498,336565,569Bengkalis155

Notes: (a) the 2010 populations of the new Bathin Solapan and Talang Muandau Districts are included in the figures for Mandau and Pinggir Districts, from which they were cut out.
(b) the 2010 population of the new Bandar Laksamana District is included in the figure for Bukit Batu District, from which it was cut out.
Bengkalis Island comprises Bengkalis and Bantan districts, while Rupat Island comprises Rupat and Rupat Utara (North Rupat) districts. The remaining seven districts lie on Sumatra Island.

References
  1. Badan Pusat Statistik, Jakarta, 2021.
  2. Badan Pusat Statistik, Jakarta, 2021.
  3. Badan Pusat Statistik, Jakarta, 2021.


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