Karimun Regency

The Karimun Regency is located in the Riau Islands Province, Indonesia. Besides the central island of Great Karimun, the regency also includes the islands of Kundur and over 240 smaller islands. The district covers a land area of 1,524 km2 and a sea area of 6,460 km2, and its population was 212,561 at the 2010 Census[2] and 253,457 at the 2020 Census.[3]

Karimun Regency
Kabupaten Karimun
Regency
Official seal of Karimun Regency
Seal
Location within Riau Islands
Location within Riau Islands
Karimun Regency is located in Sumatra
Karimun Regency
Karimun Regency
Location in Sumatra and Indonesia
Karimun Regency is located in Indonesia
Karimun Regency
Karimun Regency
Karimun Regency (Indonesia)
Coordinates: 1°3′0″N 103°22′0″E
CountryIndonesia
ProvinceRiau Islands
Regency seatTanjung Balai Karimun
Government
 • RegentAunur Rafiq
 • Vice RegantAnwar Hasyim
Area
 • Total1,524.00 km2 (588.42 sq mi)
Population
 (2020 Census)[1]
 • Total253,457
 • Density170/km2 (430/sq mi)
Time zoneUTC+7 (Indonesia Western Time)
Area code(+62) 777
Websitekarimunkab.go.id

Administrative Districts

The Regency was formerly divided into nine districts (kecamatan), but on 11 June 2012 a further three districts were added - Ungar (from part of Kundur district), Belat (from part of Kundur Utara district), and Meral Barat (out of the western part of Meral). The twelve districts are tabulated below with their areas and populations at the 2010 Census[4] and 2020 Census.[5] The table also includes the locations of the district administrative centres, the number of administrative villages (rural desa and urban kelurahan) and the number of islands within each district, and their postal codes.

Great Karimun Island (Pulau Karimunbesar) comprises the districts of Tebing, Meral and Meral Barat, together with the northern part (which forms Tanjung Balai town) of Karimun District. Kundur Island is a group of islands comprising the districts of Kundur, Ungar, Kundur Barat, Kundur Utara, Belat and Buru, together with the southern part (Parit desa and Tulang desa) of Karimun District.

NameArea
km2		Population
Census
2010[6]		Population
Census
2020[7]		Admin
centre		No. of
Villages		No. of
islands		Post
Code
Moro (a)447.9217,51218,640Moro128429663
Durai (b)62.985,8216,026Telaga Tujuh44629665
Kundur83.7433,87830,490Tanjung Batu Kota62429662
Kundur Utara
(North Kundur)		245.6517,06612,653Tanjung Berlian Kota52329662
Kundur Barat
(West Kundur)		189.8216,14618,854Sawang51129662
Ungar55.53(c)5,660Sei Buluh4(a)29669
Belat109.34(d)6,346Sebele6(a)29660
Karimun59.7642,59151,353Tanjung Balai Kota92429661
Buru73.408,9679,770Buru4629664
Meral57.8544,62748,964Meral Kota62429666
Tebing76.3525,94329,721Tebing6829668
Meral Barat
(West Meral)		61.55(e)14,980Darussalam4(a)29667
Totals1,524.00212,561253,45771246

Note: (a) a group of islands east of Kundur, situated to the southwest of Batam Island; the largest islands are Sugi, Citlim and Moro. (b) a group of islands situated to the southeast of Kundur Island.
(c) the 2010 Census figure for the new Ungar District is included with that for Kundur District, from which the new district was cut out on 11 June 2012.
(d) the 2010 Census figure for the new Belat District is included with that for Kundur Utara District, from which the new district was cut out on 11 June 2012.
(e) the 2010 Census figure for the new Meral Barat District is included with that for Meral District, from which the new district was cut out on 11 June 2012.

Demographics

Religion
Religion in Karimun Regency (2017)[8]
religion percent
Islam
 
 84.09%
Buddhism
 
 10.68%
Protestantism
 
 3.77%
Roman Catholicism
 
 1.08%
Confucianism
 
 0.37%
Hinduism
 
 0.01%

Islam is the dominant religion in the regency, with 84.09% of the total population identifying as Muslim. Other religions are Buddhism, which forms 10.68% of the total population, Christianity, which forms 4.85% of the total population, Hinduism, which forms 0.01% of the total population, and Confucianism, which forms 0.37% of the total population.

References
  1. Badan Pusat Statistik, Jakarta, 2021.
  2. Biro Pusat Statistik, Jakarta, 2011.
  3. Badan Pusat Statistik, Jakarta, 2021.
  4. Biro Pusat Statistik, Jakarta, 2011.
  5. Badan Pusat Statistik, Jakarta, 2021.
  6. Biro Pusat Statistik, Jakarta, 2011.
  7. Biro Pusat Statistik, Jakarta, 2021.
  8. "Riau Islands Province in Figures 2017". BPS Kepulauan Riau. Retrieved 22 July 2018.
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