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.
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 8,628.05km2 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.
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
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.
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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
14.03.09
Mandau
517.75
219,264
152,258
154,624
Air Jamban
11 (a)
28783
14.03.13
Pinggir
775.02
78,404
62,098
63,377
Pinggir
10 (b)
28784
14.03.16
Bathin Solapan
674.28
(c)
91,586
95,769
Sebangar
13
28785
14.03.15
Talang Muandau
1,379.26
(d)
24,000
24,770
Beringin
9
28786
14.03.03
Bukit Batu
598.70
30,129
21,771
22,697
Sungai Pakning
10 (e)
28761
14.03.12
Siak Kecil
948.11
18,709
24,186
25,554
Lubuk Muda
17
28771
14.03.14
Bandar Laksamana
1,303.79
(f)
15,842
16,783
Tenggayun
7
28762
14.03.10
Rupat
1,145.19
30,550
34,719
35,779
Batu Panjang
16 (g)
28781
14.03.11
Rupat Utara
378.51
13,020
14,117
14,416
Tanjung Medang
8
28782
14.03.01
Bengkalis
442.60
72,221
83,085
85,825
Bengkalis Kota
31 (h)
28711 - 28741
14.03.02
Bantan
464.85
36,039
41,907
43,379
Selat Baru
23
28763
Total Regency
8,628.05
498,336
565,569
582,973
Bengkalis
155
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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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