Siak Regency
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 and 457,940 at the 2020 Census; the official estimate as at mid 2022 was 477,550, comprising 246,186 males and 231,364 females. The administrative centre of the regency is located at Siak Sri Indrapura. The northern part of this regency contains a large part of the Bukit Batu Biosphere Reserve.
Siak Regency
Kabupaten Siak | |
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Sultanate of Siak Palace | |
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Coat of arms | |
| Coordinates: 1°16′30″N 100°54′21″E | |
| Country | Indonesia |
| Province | Riau |
| Regency seat | Siak Sri Indrapura |
| Government | |
| • Regent | Drs H Syamsuar, MSi |
| Area | |
| • Total | 8,556.09 km2 (3,303.52 sq mi) |
| Population (2023 estimate) | |
| • Total | 486,618 |
| • Density | 57/km2 (150/sq mi) |
| Time zone | UTC+7 (WIB) |
| Website | siakkab.go.id |
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 (in Mempura District) was declared the administrative capital of Siak Regency.