Karimun Regency

The Karimun Regency is located in the Riau Islands Province, Indonesia. Besides the main island of Great Karimun, the regency also includes the island of Kundur and a number of smaller islands. The district covers a land area of 912.7 km2, and its population was 212,561 at the 2010 Census;[1] the latest official estimate (as at 2017) is 227,277.[2]

Karimun Regency

Kabupaten Karimun
Regency
Seal
Location within Riau Islands
Karimun Regency
Location in Sumatra and Indonesia
Karimun Regency
Karimun Regency (Indonesia)
Coordinates: 1°3′0″N 103°22′0″E
CountryIndonesia
ProvinceRiau Islands
CapitalTanjung Balai Karimun
Government
 • RegentAunur Rafiq
 • Vice RegantAnwar Hasyim
Area
 • Total912.7 km2 (352.4 sq mi)
Population
 (2017)
 • Total227,277
 • Density250/km2 (640/sq mi)
Time zoneUTC+7 (Indonesia Western Time)
Area code(+62) 777
Websitekarimunkab.go.id

Administration

As at 2010, the Regency is divided into nine districts (kecamatan) – tabulated below with their areas and 2010 Census populations, together with the number of administrative villages in each:[3]

NameArea
km2		Population
Census 2010[4]		No. of
Villages		Post
Code
Moro235.817,5121229663
Durai36.95,821429665
Kundur130.433,8781629662
Kundur Utara
(North Kundur)		176.817,066529662
Kundur Barat
(West Kundur)		110.816,1461529662
Karimun36.042,591929661
Buru65.18,967429664
Meral67.544,6271629666
Tebing62.325,943629668

Note: 1 number remaining after splitting of that district.

Since 2010, three new districts have been created - Belat (from part of Kundur Barat district), Meral Barat (out of the western part of Meral) and Ungar (from part of Kundur district).

Demografics

Religion
Religion in Karimun Regency (2017)[5]
religion percent
Islam
 
 84.09%
Buddhism
 
 10.68%
Protestantism
 
 3.77%
Roman Catholicism
 
 1.08%
Confucianism
 
 0.37%
Hinduism
 
 0.01%

Islam is the dominant religion in the regency, with 84.09% of the total population identify themselves as Muslim. Other religions are Buddhism, which forms 10.68% of the total population, Christianity, which forms 4.85% of the total population, Hinduism, which forms 0.01% of the total population and Confucianism, which forms 0.37% of the total population.

References
  1. Biro Pusat Statistik, Jakarta, 2011.
  2. Badan Pusat Statistik, Jakarta, 2019.
  3. Biro Pusat Statistik, Jakarta, 2011.
  4. Biro Pusat Statistik, Jakarta, 2011.
  5. "Riau Islands Province in Figures 2017". BPS Kepulauan Riau. Retrieved 22 July 2018.

See also
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