Bengkalis
regency in Riau Province, Indonesia
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Summary
Bengkalis is a regency of Indonesia[1]. Bengkalis ranks in the top 9% of regency of indonesia entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (122 views/month).[2]
Key Facts
- Located in the administrative territorial entity: Riau[3]
- Country: Indonesia[4]
- Instance of: second-level administrative country subdivision in Indonesia[5]
- Capital: Bengkalis City[6]
- Shares border with: Meranti Islands[7], Siak[8], Rokan Hulu[9], Rokan Hilir[10], Dumai[11]
- Contains the administrative territorial entity: Bantan[12], Bengkalis[13], Bukit Batu[14], Mandau[15], Pinggir[16], Rupat[17], North Rupat[18], Siak Kecil[19], Talang Muandau[20], Bathin Solapan[21], Bandar Laksamana[22]
- Legislative body: Dewan Perwakilan Rakyat Daerah Kabupaten Bengkalis[23]
- Executive body: Q114186705[24]
- Highest judicial authority: Q140470541[25]
- Commons category: Bengkalis Regency[26]
- Significant event: boundary change[27]
- Official website: http://www.bengkalis.go.id/[28]
- Topic's main category: Category:Bengkalis Regency[29]
- Population: 522,125[30]
- Office held by head of government: Regent of Bengkalis[31]
- Official name: Daerah Tingkat II Kabupaten Bengkalis[32], Kabupaten Bengkalis[33], Daerah Swatantra Tingkat II Bengkalis[34], Daerah Tingkat II Bengkalis[35]
- Statistics Indonesia area code: 1408[36]
- Different from: Bengkalis Kota[37], Bengkalis City[38], Bengkalis[39]
- Elevation above sea level: 11 m[40]
- Area: 929 km²[41]
- Name: Bengkalis[42]
- On focus list of Wikimedia project: Govdirectory[43]
- Related category: Category:District in Bengkalis Regency[44]
Why It Matters
Bengkalis has Wikipedia articles in 11 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[45] Bengkalis is known by 16 alternative names across languages and contexts.[46]