Natuna Regency
Natuna Regency is an islands regency located in the northernmost part of the Province of Riau Islands, Indonesia. It contains at least 154 islands, of which 127 of them are reported as uninhabited. This archipelago, with a land area of 1,978.31 km2 out of a total area of 264,198.37 km2 area, contains 15 districts, including the island district of Pulau Laut, Bunguran/Greater Natuna Island, the island district of Pulau Tiga, the island district of Midai, the island district of Subi, and the island district of Serasan.
Natuna Regency
Kabupaten Natuna | |
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| • Jawi | كڤولاوان ناتونا |
From top, left to right: Natuna Sea, Mount Ranai, Ranai Airport, Endangered bird, Serasan Island harbour, Sekatung Island | |
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| Motto(s): Malay: Laut Sakti Rantau Bertuah (Sacred Ocean, Fortune Land) | |
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| Coordinates: 4°0′0″N 108°15′0″E | |
| Country | Indonesia |
| Province | Riau Islands |
| Discovery by I-Tsing | 671 A.D. |
| Condominium of Johor Sultanate and Pattani Kingdom | 1597 |
| Afdeeling van Pulau Tudjuh | 1913 |
| Regency established | 12 October 1999 |
| Incorporation of Tambelan Archipelago into Bintan Regency | 18 December 2003 |
| Creation of Anambas Islands Regency | 31 July 2008 |
| Regency seat | Ranai |
| Administrative division | 15 districts 77 villages |
| Government | |
| • Body | Regency's Government of Natuna Islands |
| • Leader | Wahyu Dwi Sugianto |
| • Regent (Bupati) | Wan Siswandi Wan Abdulatif |
| • Vice Regent (Wakil Bupati) | Rodhial Huda (Hanura) |
| • Council | Regency Council of Natuna |
| • Member of Provincial Parliament | List of MPPs |
| Area | |
| • Total | 28,200.37 km2 (10,888.22 sq mi) |
| • Land | 1,978.31 km2 (763.83 sq mi) |
| • Water | 26,222.06 km2 (10,124.39 sq mi) 99.25% |
| Population (mid 2022 estimate) | |
| • Total | 85,446 |
| • Density | 3.0/km2 (7.8/sq mi) |
| Time zone | UTC+07:00 (Western Indonesia Time/W.I.B) |
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| Area code | (+62) 773 |
| Registration plates | BP 1234 N× |
| HDI (2020) | 0.7275 High |
| Website | natunakab |
With 69,003 inhabitants at the 2010 Census and 81,495 at the 2020 Census, most of the population are Malays with 11% of Javanese migrants, Chinese, Minang, Batak, Banjar people, Dayak people, Buginese people, Sundanese people, and tiny percentage of migrants who come from Sulawesi, Bali, and other provinces across Indonesia. From 80% of its Malay inhabitants or 65,196 of them, numerous were descended from Terengganuan, Johorean, and Pattanian descent as results of contact established since 1597. The consequence of this is the usage of Terengganuan Malay beside Indonesian language as official language and Malay language as lingua franca across Province of Riau Islands.
Indonesia's exclusive economic zone (EEZ) off the coast of Natuna is slightly overlapped by China's widely disputed South China Sea claim.