List Of Cities And Regencies In Riau Island (Kepulauan Riau) Province

As already mentioned in my article entitled "List Of Province In Indonesia" that the province of Riau  Island (Kepuluan Riau) is divided into 7 cities and regencies. Where 5 of them are regencies and the remaining 2 are cities. In this article, I will give you the list of those cities and regencies existing in Riau Island (Kepulauan Riau) province. But, let me tell you first what is the differences between city and regency. Briefly, the differences between cities and regencies can be seen from the life of the residents, where the residents of a city are usually more develop than the resident of a regency. Other than that, there are still some point that becomes differences between city and regency.

Here are the difference between city and regency that I present in table form:

Point Of Difference	City	Regency
Led By	Mayor	Regent
Geographical / Area	More narrow than regency	Wider than City
Population income	Relatively higher	Relatively lower
The livelihood of its residents	Most of the population works as farmers	Most of the population works as traders, businessmen or office workers

That's some difference between city and regency. Now, we go back to the main point, "List of cities and regencies in Riau Island (Kepulauan Riau) province". Here it is :

1. Bintan Kepuluan Regency 

Bintan Kepulauan Regency is one of regencies in Riau Island province whose its central goverment located in Kota Kijang. Bintan Kepulauan Regency is currently led by a regent which name is Apri Sujadi. Bintan Kepulauan Regency has an area of 60.057 km² which divided into 10 districts (we call it "kecamatan"). Those 10 districts are then divided again into 51 sub-district (we call it "kelurahan/desa").

2. Karimun Regency 

Karimun Regency is one of regencies in Riau Island province whose its central goverment located in Tanjung Balai Karimun. Karimun Regency is currently led by a regent which name is Aunur Rafiq. Karimun Regency has an area of 920 km² which divided into 12 districts (we call it "kecamatan"). Those 12 districts are then divided again into 71 sub-district (we call it "kelurahan/desa").

3. Lingga Regency 

Lingga Regency is one of regencies in Riau Island province whose its central goverment located in Daik. Lingga Regency is currently led by a regent which name is Alias Wello. Lingga Regency has an area of 211.772 km² which divided into 10 districts (we call it "kecamatan"). Those 10 districts are then divided again into 82 sub-district (we call it "kelurahan/desa").

4. Anambas Island (Kepulauan Anabas) Regency 

Anambas Island Regency is one of regencies in Riau Island province whose its central goverment located in Tarempa. Anambas Island Regency is currently led by a regent which name is Abdul Harris. Anambas Island Regency has an area of 631 km² which divided into 7 districts (we call it "kecamatan"). Those 7 districts are then divided again into 54 sub-district (we call it "kelurahan/desa").

5. Natuna Regency 

Natuna Regency is one of regencies in Riau Island province whose its central goverment located in Ranai. Natuna Regency is currently led by a regent which name is Hamid Rizal. Natuna Regency has an area of 2.009 km² which divided into 15 districts (we call it "kecamatan"). Those 15 districts are then divided again into 76 sub-district (we call it "kelurahan/desa").

6. Batam City

Batam City is one of cities in Riau Island province. Batam City is currently led by a mayor which name is Muhammad Rudi. Batam City has an area of 415 km² which divided into 12 districts (we call it "kecamatan"). Those 12 districts are then divided again into 64 sub-district (we call it "kelurahan/desa").

7. Tanjung Pinang City

Tanjung Pinang City is one of cities in Riau Island province. Tanjung Pinang is capital city of Riau Island Province. Tanjung Pinang City is currently led by a mayor which name is Lis Darmansyah. Tanjung Pinang City has an area of 239 km² which divided into 4 districts (we call it "kecamatan"). Those 4 districts are then divided again into 18 sub-district (we call it "kelurahan/desa").

That's all 7 Cities And Regencies in Riau Island Province. Hope this article can increase your knowledge about Indonesia.