Siak Regency

Siak Regency Kabupaten Siak
Regency
Sultanate of Siak Palace
Coat of arms
Coordinates: 1°16′30″N 100°54′21″E / 1.27500°N 100.90583°E / 1.27500; 100.90583
Country	Indonesia
Province	Riau
Regency seat	Siak Sri Indrapura[a]
Government
• Regent	Alfedri [id]
• Vice Regent	Husni Merza [id]
Area
• Total	8,556.09 km2 (3,303.52 sq mi)
Population  (mid 2024 estimate)[2]
• Total	495,760
• Density	58/km2 (150/sq mi)
Time zone	UTC+7 (WIB)
Website	siakkab.go.id

Siak (Jawi: سياك‎), is a regency (kabupaten) of Riau Province, on the island of Sumatra, Indonesia. It has an area of 8,556.09 km² and had a population of 376,742 at the 2010 Census^[3] and 457,940 at the 2020 Census;^[4] the official estimate as at mid 2024 was 495,760, comprising 254,501 males and 241,259 females.^[2] The administrative centre of the regency is located at Siak Sri Indrapura in Mempura District . The northern part of this regency contains a large part of the Bukit Batu Biosphere Reserve.

Previously the area was part of the Sultanate of Siak Sri Indrapura. At the beginning of the independence of Indonesia, Sultan Syarif Kasim II, the Sultanate of Siak was the last state to join the Republic of Indonesia. Later this region was included in an area under the Siak Kewedanan Bengkalis. On 4 October 1999 under Law No. 53 of 1999, a Siak Regency was established from what had previously been the southern districts of Bengkalis Regency, and Siak Sri Indrapura was declared the administrative capital of Siak Regency.

Administrative districts

Siak Regency is divided into fourteen administrative districts (kecamatan), listed below with their areas and their populations at the 2010 Census^[3] and the 2020 Census,^[4] together with the official estimates as at mid 2024.^[2] The table also includes the locations of the district administrative centres, the number of administrative villages in each district (a total of 122 rural desa and 9 urban kelurahan), and its post code.

Notes: (a) includes the kelurahan of Minas Jaya. (b) includes 3 kelurahan - Kandis Kota (with 14,087 inhabitants as at mid 2023), Simpang Belutu (with 9,036 inhabitants) and Telaga Sam Sam (with 8,958 inhabitants).^[5]
(c) includes 2 kelurahan - Kampung Dalam (with 8,074 inhabitants in mid 2023) and Kampung Rempak (with 8,772 inhabitants in mid 2023).^[6]
(d) includes the kelurahan of Perawang. In this district, Perawang kelurahan had 36,066 inhabitants as at mid 2023, while the neighbouring desa of Perawang Barat had 32,960 inhabitants and Tualang desa had 18,569 inhabitants.^[7]
(e) includes the kelurahan of Sungai Mempura (with 4,110 inhabitants as at mid 2023).^[8] (f) includes the kelurahan of Sungai Apit.

Transportation

Land

Other than by river, Siak can also be reached by road, From Pekanbaru which is about a 3 to 4 hour journey. In addition Siak has a bridge that connects Siak with its capital which is named Tengku Agung Sultana Latifah which is the name of a previous Sultan of Siak. This bridge was inaugurated on 11 August 2007 and was known as the longest bridge in Indonesia until 2010, until the construction of the Suramadu Bridge in Surabaya was finished.

Tourism

Tours of Siak include the Siak Sri Indrapura Palace, which is a historic palace of the Sultanate of Siak. The palace is very famous, many tourists visit to see the grandeur of the palace and the objects located within, such as the golden throne which belonged to the Sultan, the royal dining chairs and a Komet Music Box of which only one other remains in the world. This palace is open from 10 am to 4 pm.

Borders

Notes

References

External links

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• (in Indonesian) Berita dan Informasi
• DINAS PARIWISATA PROVINSI RIAU