Riau Islands

province of Indonesia
AdministrativeArea province_of_indonesia Q2223
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Riau Islands

Summary

Riau Islands is a province of Indonesia[1]. It draws 20 Wikipedia views per month (province_of_indonesia category, ranking #6 of 39).[2]

Key Facts

  • Riau Islands is located in Indonesia[3].
  • Riau Islands is in the country of Indonesia[4].
  • Riau Islands's head of government is recorded as Ansar Ahmad[5].
  • Riau Islands's instance of is recorded as province of Indonesia[6].
  • Riau Islands's capital is recorded as Tanjungpinang[7].
  • Riau Islands's shares border with is recorded as Bangka Belitung Islands[8].
  • Riau Islands's shares border with is recorded as Jambi[9].
  • Riau Islands's shares border with is recorded as Riau[10].
  • Riau Islands's shares border with is recorded as West Kalimantan[11].
  • Riau Islands's shares border with is recorded as Malaysia[12].
  • Riau Islands's shares border with is recorded as Singapore[13].
  • Riau Islands's contains the administrative territorial entity is recorded as Batam[14].
  • Riau Islands's contains the administrative territorial entity is recorded as Bintan[15].
  • Riau Islands's contains the administrative territorial entity is recorded as Karimun[16].
  • Riau Islands's contains the administrative territorial entity is recorded as Anambas Islands[17].
  • Riau Islands's contains the administrative territorial entity is recorded as Lingga[18].
  • Riau Islands's contains the administrative territorial entity is recorded as Natuna[19].
  • Riau Islands's contains the administrative territorial entity is recorded as Tanjungpinang[20].
  • Riau Islands's contains the administrative territorial entity is recorded as Kepulauan Riau[21].
  • Riau Islands's legislative body is recorded as Riau Islands Regional House of Representatives[22].
  • Riau Islands's executive body is recorded as Government of Riau Islands[23].
  • Riau Islands's highest judicial authority is recorded as Riau Islands High Court[24].
  • Riau Islands's coat of arms is recorded as Q10858717[25].
  • Riau Islands's postal code is recorded as 29000–29999[26].
  • Riau Islands's Commons category is recorded as Riau Islands[27].

Body

Geography

Riau Islands is in the country of Indonesia[4]. It is located in Indonesia[3].

Physical Characteristics

Riau Islands covers an area of {'unit': 'Q712226', 'amount': '+21992'}[28]. Population counts include {'amount': '+1679163'}[29] and {'amount': '+2183300'}[30].

Designation and Status

Riau Islands's instance of is recorded as province of Indonesia[6].

History and Context

October 25, 2002 marks the founding of Riau Islands[31].

Why It Matters

Riau Islands draws 20 Wikipedia views per month (province_of_indonesia category, ranking #6 of 39).[2] It has Wikipedia articles in 25 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[32] It is known by 11 alternative names across languages and contexts.[33]

References

Programmatic citations — every numbered marker resolves to a verifiable graph row below.

Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [5] . wikidata.org.
  2. [4] . Riau Islands Province Administrative Division Data and Code 2015. wikidata.org.
  3. [6] . Riau Islands Province Administrative Division Data and Code 2015. wikidata.org.
  4. [7] . Law of the Republic of Indonesia Number 25 of 2002. wikidata.org.
  5. [8] . wikidata.org.
  6. [9] . wikidata.org.
  7. [10] . wikidata.org.
  8. [11] . wikidata.org.
  9. [12] . wikidata.org.
  10. [13] . wikidata.org.
  11. [3] . Indonesian Minister of Home Affairs Decree 100.1.1-6117 Of 2022. wikidata.org.
  12. [14] . Indonesian Minister of Home Affairs Decree 300.2.2-2138 of 2025. wikidata.org.
  13. [15] . Indonesian Minister of Home Affairs Decree 300.2.2-2138 of 2025. wikidata.org.
  14. [16] . Indonesian Minister of Home Affairs Decree 300.2.2-2138 of 2025. wikidata.org.
  15. [17] . Riau Islands Province Administrative Division Data and Code 2015. wikidata.org.
  16. [18] . Indonesian Minister of Home Affairs Decree 300.2.2-2138 of 2025. wikidata.org.
  17. [19] . Indonesian Minister of Home Affairs Decree 300.2.2-2138 of 2025. wikidata.org.
  18. [20] . Indonesian Minister of Home Affairs Decree 300.2.2-2138 of 2025. wikidata.org.
  19. [21] . Law of the Republic of Indonesia Number 25 of 2002. wikidata.org.
  20. [22] . wikidata.org.
  21. [23] . wikidata.org.
  22. [24] . wikidata.org.
  23. [25] . wikidata.org.
  24. [26] . wikidata.org.
  25. [27] . wikidata.org.
  26. [31] . Law of the Republic of Indonesia Number 25 of 2002. wikidata.org.
  27. [29] . wikidata.org.
  28. [30] . sulut.bps.go.id. sulut.bps.go.id. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  29. [28] . wikidata.org.

Class ancestry

  1. [1] . Wikidata. wikidata.org.

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [2] . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [32] . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  3. [33] . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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Rolling log of changes to this entity's Wikidata record. Values shown reflect the current state of each edited property — follow the history link to see the precise diff for any edit.

  1. 4d ago · Lembayung Indah · 2026-05-28 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Human development index +0.7797
    "/* wbsetclaim-create:2||1 */ [[Property:P1081]]: 0.7797"
  2. 4d ago · Lembayung Indah · 2026-05-28 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Minimum wage +3402492
    "/* wbsetclaim-create:2||1 */ [[Property:P6794]]: 3,402,492 rupiah"
  3. 4d ago · Lembayung Indah · 2026-05-28 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Unemployment rate {'amount': '+138300'}
    "/* wbsetclaim-update:2||1 */ [[Property:P1198]]: 6.39 percent"
  4. 14d ago · Lembayung Indah · 2026-05-18 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Elevation above sea level +1165
    "/* wbsetclaim-create:2||1 */ [[Property:P2044]]: 1,165 metre"
  5. 4w ago · Danil Satria · 2026-05-01 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Inception
    Highest judicial authority Riau Islands High Court
    Area {'unit': 'Q712226', 'amount': '+21992'}
    Shares border with Bangka Belitung Islands, Jambi, Riau +3
    + 32 other properties edited (see Wikidata diff for full list)
    "/* wbeditentity-update:0| */ QuickStatements 3.0 [[:toollabs:qs-dev/batch/29477|batch #29477]]: name stated in [[Q112136164]]"
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