Meranti Islands

regency in Riau Province, Indonesia
AdministrativeArea regency_of_indonesia Q7630
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Summary

Meranti Islands is a regency of Indonesia[1]. It draws 72 Wikipedia views per month (regency of indonesia category, ranking #43 of 401).[2]

Key Facts

  • Located in the administrative territorial entity: Riau[3]
  • Country: Indonesia[4]
  • Capital: Selat Panjang[5]
  • Shares border with: Bengkalis[6], Siak[7], Pelalawan[8]
  • Contains the administrative territorial entity: Merbau[9], Pulaumerbau[10], Rangsang[11], West Rangsang[12], Rangsang Pesisir[13], Tasik Putri Puyu[14], Tebing Tinggi[15], West Tebing Tinggi[16], East Tebing Tinggi[17]
  • Legislative body: Dewan Perwakilan Rakyat Daerah Kabupaten Kepulauan Meranti[18]
  • Executive body: Q114186847[19]
  • Highest judicial authority: Q140470541[20]
  • Commons category: Meranti Islands Regency[21]
  • Inception: January 16, 2009[22]
  • Separated from: Bengkalis[23]
  • Official website: http://www.merantikab.go.id/[24]
  • Topic's main category: Category:Meranti Islands Regency[25]
  • Population: 203,703[26]
  • Office held by head of government: Regent of Meranti Islands[27]
  • Statistics Indonesia area code: 1410[28]
  • Elevation above sea level: 14 m[29]
  • Area: 3707.84 km²[30]
  • Name: Kepulauan Meranti[31]
  • On focus list of Wikimedia project: Govdirectory[32]
  • Related category: Category:District in Meranti Islands Regency[33]

Why It Matters

Meranti Islands has Wikipedia articles in 10 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[34] It is known by 15 alternative names across languages and contexts.[35]

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] ↑ . Law of the Republic of Indonesia Number 12 of 2009. wikidata.org.
  3. [6] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  4. [7] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  5. [8] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  6. [3] ↑ . Indonesian Minister of Home Affairs Decree 100.1.1-6117 Of 2022. wikidata.org.
  7. [9] ↑ . Riau Province Administrative Division Data and Code 2015. wikidata.org.
  8. [10] ↑ . Riau Province Administrative Division Data and Code 2015. wikidata.org.
  9. [11] ↑ . Riau Province Administrative Division Data and Code 2015. wikidata.org.
  10. [12] ↑ . Riau Province Administrative Division Data and Code 2015. wikidata.org.
  11. [13] ↑ . Riau Province Administrative Division Data and Code 2015. wikidata.org.
  12. [14] ↑ . Riau Province Administrative Division Data and Code 2015. wikidata.org.
  13. [15] ↑ . Riau Province Administrative Division Data and Code 2015. wikidata.org.
  14. [16] ↑ . Riau Province Administrative Division Data and Code 2015. wikidata.org.
  15. [17] ↑ . Riau Province Administrative Division Data and Code 2015. wikidata.org.
  16. [18] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  17. [19] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  18. [20] ↑ . archive.org. archive.org. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  19. [21] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  20. [22] ↑ . Law of the Republic of Indonesia Number 12 of 2009. wikidata.org.
  21. [23] ↑ . Law of the Republic of Indonesia Number 12 of 2009. wikidata.org.
  22. [24] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  23. [25] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  24. [26] ↑ . The Master Book of Indonesian Territory Data 2015. wikidata.org.
  25. [27] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  26. [28] ↑ . sig.bps.go.id. Retrieved . sig.bps.go.id. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  27. [29] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  28. [30] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  29. [31] ↑ . Statistics Indonesia Regulation Number 5 Of 2021. wikidata.org.
  30. [32] ↑ . govdirectory.org. Retrieved . govdirectory.org. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  31. [33] ↑ . wikidata.org.

Class ancestry

  1. [1] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org.

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [2] ↑ . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [34] ↑ . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  3. [35] ↑ . 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. 3d ago · FenyMufyd · 2026-10-11 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Sitelink count → 19
    Executive body → Q114186847
    Wikipedia languages → ['ban', 'be', 'bew', 'ceb', 'de', 'en', 'fr', 'id', 'it', 'jv', 'min', 'ms', 'nl
    Claims rich → —
    "/* wbeditentity-update:0| */ QuickStatements 3.0 [[:toollabs:qs-dev/batch/59105|batch #59105]]: executive body"
  2. 18d ago · FenyMufyd · 2026-09-26 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Highest judicial authority → Q140470541
    "/* wbeditentity-update:0| */ QuickStatements 3.0 [[:toollabs:qs-dev/batch/56462|batch #56462]]: kabupaten/kota highest judicial authority"
  3. 8w ago · FenyMufyd · 2026-08-19 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Legislative body → Dewan Perwakilan Rakyat Daerah Kabupaten Kepulauan Meranti
    "/* wbeditentity-update:0| */ QuickStatements 3.0 [[:toollabs:qs-dev/batch/48356|batch #48356]]: add legislative branch to each kabkot"
  4. 23w ago · Danil Satria · 2026-05-05 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Website → —
    Topic's main category → Category:Meranti Islands Regency
    Shares border with → Bengkalis, Siak, Pelalawan
    Located in → —
    + 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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