Siak

regency in Riau Province, Indonesia
AdministrativeArea regency_of_indonesia Q7777
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Summary

Siak is a regency of Indonesia[1]. Siak ranks in the top 6% of regency of indonesia entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (137 views/month).[2]

Key Facts

  • Located in the administrative territorial entity: Riau[3]
  • Country: Indonesia[4]
  • Capital: Siak[5], Siak Sri Indrapura[6]
  • Shares border with: Pekanbaru[7], Kampar[8], Rokan Hulu[9], Bengkalis[10], Meranti Islands[11], Pelalawan[12]
  • Contains the administrative territorial entity: Bunga Raya[13], Dayun[14], Kandis[15], Kerinci Kanan[16], Koto Gasib[17], Lubuk Dalam[18], Mempura[19], Minas[20], Pusako[21], Sabak Auh[22], Siak[23], Sungai Apit[24], Sungai Mandau[25], Tualang[26]
  • Legislative body: Dewan Perwakilan Rakyat Daerah Kabupaten Siak[27]
  • Executive body: Q114187115[28]
  • Highest judicial authority: Q140470710[29]
  • Commons category: Siak Regency[30]
  • Inception: October 4, 1999[31]
  • Separated from: Bengkalis[32]
  • Official website: http://siakkab.go.id[33]
  • Topic's main category: Category:Siak Regency[34]
  • Population: 407,093[35]
  • Office held by head of government: Regent of Siak[36]
  • Official name: Kabupaten Siak[37]
  • Statistics Indonesia area code: 1405[38]
  • Elevation above sea level: 5 m[39]
  • Area: 8275.18 km²[40]
  • Name: S I A K[41], Siak[42]
  • On focus list of Wikimedia project: Govdirectory[43]
  • Related category: Category:District in Siak Regency[44]

Why It Matters

Siak has Wikipedia articles in 12 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[45] Siak is known by 24 alternative names across languages and contexts.[46]

References

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

Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [4] ↑ . Indonesian Minister of Home Affairs Decree 100.1.1-6117 Of 2022. wikidata.org.
  2. [5] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  3. [6] ↑ . Law of the Republic of Indonesia Number 53 of 1999. wikidata.org.
  4. [7] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  5. [8] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  6. [9] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  7. [10] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  8. [11] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  9. [12] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  10. [3] ↑ . Indonesian Minister of Home Affairs Decree 100.1.1-6117 Of 2022. wikidata.org.
  11. [13] ↑ . Indonesian Minister of Home Affairs Decree 300.2.2-2138 of 2025. 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] ↑ . Indonesian Minister of Home Affairs Decree 300.2.2-2138 of 2025. 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] ↑ . Law of the Republic of Indonesia Number 53 of 1999. wikidata.org.
  19. [21] ↑ . Riau Province Administrative Division Data and Code 2015. wikidata.org.
  20. [22] ↑ . Indonesian Minister of Home Affairs Decree 300.2.2-2138 of 2025. wikidata.org.
  21. [23] ↑ . Law of the Republic of Indonesia Number 53 of 1999. wikidata.org.
  22. [24] ↑ . Law of the Republic of Indonesia Number 53 of 1999. wikidata.org.
  23. [25] ↑ . Indonesian Minister of Home Affairs Decree 300.2.2-2138 of 2025. wikidata.org.
  24. [26] ↑ . Indonesian Minister of Home Affairs Decree 300.2.2-2138 of 2025. wikidata.org.
  25. [27] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  26. [28] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  27. [29] ↑ . archive.org. archive.org. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  28. [30] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  29. [31] ↑ . Law of the Republic of Indonesia Number 53 of 1999. wikidata.org.
  30. [32] ↑ . Law of the Republic of Indonesia Number 53 of 1999. wikidata.org.
  31. [33] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  32. [34] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  33. [35] ↑ . The Master Book of Indonesian Territory Data 2015. wikidata.org.
  34. [36] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  35. [37] ↑ . Law of the Republic of Indonesia Number 53 of 1999. wikidata.org.
  36. [38] ↑ . sig.bps.go.id. Retrieved . sig.bps.go.id. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  37. [39] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  38. [40] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  39. [41] ↑ . Statistics Indonesia Regulation Number 5 Of 2021. wikidata.org.
  40. [42] ↑ . Indonesian Minister of Home Affairs Decree 300.2.2-2138 of 2025. wikidata.org.
  41. [43] ↑ . govdirectory.org. Retrieved . govdirectory.org. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  42. [44] ↑ . wikidata.org.

Class ancestry

  1. [1] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org.

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [2] ↑ . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [45] ↑ . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  3. [46] ↑ . 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 · FenyMufyd · 2026-10-11 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Sitelink count → 20
    Executive body → Q114187115
    Wikipedia languages → ['ar', 'ban', 'be', 'bew', 'ceb', 'de', 'en', 'fr', 'hi', 'id', 'it', 'jv', 'min
    Claims rich → —
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  2. 19d ago · FenyMufyd · 2026-09-26 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Highest judicial authority → Q140470710
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  3. 8w ago · FenyMufyd · 2026-08-19 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Legislative body → Dewan Perwakilan Rakyat Daerah Kabupaten Siak
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  4. 23w ago · Danil Satria · 2026-05-05 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Website → —
    Country → —
    Separated from → Bengkalis
    Capital → —
    + 22 other properties edited (see Wikidata diff for full list)
    "/* wbeditentity-update:0| */ QuickStatements 3.0 [[:toollabs:qs-dev/batch/29988|batch #29988]]: name stated in Indonesian Minister of Home Affairs Decree Number 050-145 of 2022"
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