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Riau

Province

Riau is a province of Indonesia on the eastern coast of central Sumatra, fronting the Strait of Malacca and bordered by North Sumatra, West Sumatra, Jambi and the South China Sea. Its capital is Pekanbaru, and the province is a major center of Indonesia's petroleum industry.

Facts
Population
6,811,158 1
Area (sq km)
69,900.78 1
Admission Year
1957 1
Connections

Adjacent To

West Sumatra, States or Territories

Associated With

Indonesia, Countries

Has Capital

Pekanbaru, Cities
Source GeoNames: Pekanbaru
Sources
1. Riau (Wikipedia)
Wikimedia Foundation
  • Infobox: area_total_km2
    69900.78
  • Infobox: population_total
    6811158
  • Infobox, Province status field
    10 August 1957
  • Part Of: Indonesia, Lead paragraph
    (Jawi: رياو) is a province of Indonesia.
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Wikidata: Riau
Wikidata Q2175, class allow-list match verified against P17/real-world identity (w-geo-qidcite-0926).View the Source
GeoNames: Pekanbaru
Has Capital: Pekanbaru, GeoNames hierarchy and feature code
Quote, Has Capital: Pekanbaru, GeoNames hierarchy and feature code
Feature code P PPLA
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