Karimun Regency

Regency in Riau Islands, Indonesia

Karimun Regency

Kabupaten Karimun

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Karimun Regency

Karimun Regency (Indonesia)

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Coordinates: 1°3′0″N 103°22′0″E﻿ / ﻿1.05000°N 103.36667°E﻿ / 1.05000; 103.36667
Country| Indonesia
Province| Riau Islands
Regency seat| Tanjung Balai Karimun
Government

• Regent| Aunur Rafiq
• Vice Regant| Anwar Hasyim
Area

• Total| 1,339.90 km2 (517.34 sq mi)
Population

(2023 estimate)[1]

• Total| 270,121
• Density| 200/km2 (520/sq mi)
Time zone| UTC+7 (Indonesia Western Time)
Area code| (+62) 777
Website| karimunkab.go.id

The Karimun Regency is located in the Riau Islands Province, Indonesia. Besides the central island of Great Karimun, the regency also includes the island of Kundur and over 240 lesser islands. The district covers a land area of 1,339.9 km2 and a sea area of 6,460 km2, and its population was 212,561 at the 2010 census[2] and 253,457 at the 2020 census;[3] the official estimate as at mid 2023 was 270,121.[1]

## Administrative districts

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The regency was originally divided into three districts (kecamatan) — Moro, Kundur and Karimun. In accordance with Law (Undang-Undang) Nomor 53 of 1999, enacted in Jakarta on 4 October 1999, these three were expanded to nine districts, with the creation of the new districts of Meral, Tebing, Buru, Kundur Utara, Kundur Barat and Durai. On 11 June 2012 a further three districts were added, based on Regional Regulation No. 02 of 2012, effective in July 2012 – Ungar (from part of Kundur District), Belat (from part of Kundur Utara District), and Meral Barat (out of the western part of Meral District). Then in 2022 two additional districts were created, based on Regional Regulation No. 2 of 2022, effective in February 2022 – Sugie Besar (from part of Moro District) and Selat Gelam (from part of Buru District).

The fourteen districts are tabulated below with their areas and populations at the 2010 [2] and 2020 censuses,[3] together with the official estimates as at mid 2023.[1] The table also includes the locations of the district administrative centres, the number of administrative villages (rural desa and urban kelurahan) and the number of islands within each district, and their postal codes. However, for the two most recent districts created in 2022, their 2010 and 2020 Census populations, and the numbers of islands in these new districts are included with the figures for the districts from which they were removed.

Great Karimun Island (Pulau Karimunbesar) comprises the districts of Karimun (which forms Tanjung Balai town), Meral, Tebing and Meral Barat. Kundur Island is a group of islands comprising the districts of Kundur, Kundur Utara, Kundur Barat, Ungar, Belat, Buru and Selat Mendaun (or Selat Gelam).

Kode
Wilayah | Name of
District
(kecamatan) | Area

km2 | Pop'n
Census
2010 | Pop'n
Census
2020 | Pop'n
Estimate
mid 2023 | Admin
centre | No.

kelu-
rahan | No.

desa | No.

islands | Post
Code

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21.02.01 | Moro (a) [4] | 50.16 | 17,512 | 18,640 | 11,431 | Moro | 2 (b) | 3 | 86 | 29663
21.02.09 | Durai (c) [5] | 170.42 | 5,821 | 6,026 | 6,451 | Telaga Tujuh | - | 4 | 47 | 29665
21.02.14 | Sugie Besar (a) [6] | 175.07 |  |  | 7,967 | Rawajaya | - | 7 |  | 29663
21.02.02 | Kundur [7] | 138.20 | 33,878 | 30,490 | 31,335 | Tanjung Batu Kota | 3 (d) | 3 | 24 | 29662
21.02.07 | Kundur Utara [8]
(North Kundur) | 149.40 | 17,066 | 12,653 | 13,048 | Tanjung Berlian Kota | 1 (e) | 4 | 23 | 29662
21.02.08 | Kundur Barat [9]
(West Kundur) | 121.10 | 16,146 | 18,854 | 19,444 | Sawang | 1 (e) | 4 | 12 | 29662
21.02.11 | Ungar [10] | 47.10 | (f) | 5,660 | 5,943 | Sei Buluh | 1 (e) | 3 | 26 | 29669
21.02.12 | Belat [11] | 85.01 | (g) | 6,346 | 6,805 | Sebele | - | 6 | 22 | 29660
21.02.03 | Karimun [12] | 16.84 | 42,601 | 51,353 | 47,765 | Tanjung Balai Kota | 6 (h) | - | 24 | 29661
21.02.06 | Buru (i) [13] | 57.99 | 8,967 | 9,770 | 10,646 | Buru | 2 (j) | 2 | 7 | 29664
21.02.04 | Meral [14] | 25.57 | 44,627 | 48,964 | 53,255 | Meral Kota | 6 (k) | - | 4 | 29666
21.02.05 | Tebing [15] | 52.76 | 25,943 | 29,721 | 34,544 | Tebing | 5 (l) | 1 | 2 | 29668
21.02.10 | Meral Barat [16]
(West Meral) | 54.25 | (m) | 14,980 | 17,245 | Darussalam | 2 (n) | 2 | 22 | 29667
21.02.13 | Selat Gelam (i) [17] | 196.03 |  |  | 4,242 | Parit | - | 3 |  | 29661
21.02 | Totals | 1,339.90 | 212,561 | 253,457 | 270,121 |  | 29 | 42 | 256 |

Note: (a) a group of islands east of Kundur, situated to the southwest of Batam Island; the largest islands are Sugie, Citlim and Moro Tengah (others are Sugibawah, Moro Laut, Moro Darat and Durian); in 2022 an extra district was cut out of Moro District; this Sugie Besar District incorporates 7 of the 10 desa formerly in Moro District.
(b) the two kelurahan are Moro and Moro Timur. (c) a group of islands situated to the southeast of Kundur Island. (d) the 3 kelurahan are Gading Sari, Tanjung Batu Barat and Tanjung Batu Kota.
(e) includes one kelurahan. (f) the 2010 Census figure for the new Ungar District is included with that for Kundur District, from which the new district was cut out on 11 June 2012.
(g) the 2010 Census figure for the new Belat District is included with that for Kundur Utara District, from which the new district was cut out on 11 June 2012.
(h) the 6 kelurahan are Lubuk Semut, Sungai Lakam Barat, Sungai Lakam Timur, Tanjung Balai, Tanjung Balai Kota and Teluk Air.
(i) In 2022 an extra district was cut out of Buru District; this Selat Gelam District (alternatively called Selat Mendaun District) incorporates 3 of the 5 desa formerly in Buru District, i.e. Parit, Tulang and Selat Mendaun desa.
(j) the two kelurahan are Buru and Lubuk Puding. (k) the 6 kelurahan are Baran Barat, Baran Timur, Meral Kota, Parit Benut, Sungai Raya and Sungai Pasir. (l) the 5 kelurahan are Harjosari, Kapling, Pamak, Tebing and Teluk Uma.
(m) the 2010 Census figure for the new Meral Barat District is included with that for Meral District, from which the new district was cut out on 11 June 2012. (n) the two kelurahan are Darussalam and Pasir Panjang.

## Demographics

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### Religion

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Religion in Karimun Regency (2023)[18]

religion |  | percent
Islam |

| 85.90%
Buddhism |

| 9.02%
Protestantism |

| 3.71%
Roman Catholicism |

| 1.03%
Confucianism |

| 0.33%
Hinduism |

| 0.01%

Islam is the dominant religion in the regency, with 84.09% of the total population identifying 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.[19]

## References

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1. ^ a b c Badan Pusat Statistik, Jakarta, 26 September 2024, Kabupaten Karimun Dalam Angka 2024 (summation of figures from District Katalogs mentioned as references in table.)
2. ^ a b Biro Pusat Statistik, Jakarta, 2011.
3. ^ a b Badan Pusat Statistik, Jakarta, 2021.
4. ^ Badan Pusat Statistik, Jakarta, 26 September 2024, Kecamatan Moro Dalam Angka 2024 (Katalog-BPS 1102001.2101010)
5. ^ Badan Pusat Statistik, Jakarta, 26 September 2024, Kecamatan Durai Dalam Angka 2024 (Katalog-BPS 1102001.2101011)
6. ^ Badan Pusat Statistik, Jakarta, 26 September 2024, Kecamatan Sugie Besar Dalam Angka 2024 (Katalog-BPS 1102001.2101012)
7. ^ Badan Pusat Statistik, Jakarta, 26 September 2024, Kecamatan Kundur Dalam Angka 2024 (Katalog-BPS 1102001.2101020)
8. ^ Badan Pusat Statistik, Jakarta, 26 September 2024, Kecamatan Kundur Utara Dalam Angka 2024 (Katalog-BPS 1102001.2101021)
9. ^ Badan Pusat Statistik, Jakarta, 26 September 2024, Kecamatan Kundur Barat Dalam Angka 2024 (Katalog-BPS 1102001.2101022)
10. ^ Badan Pusat Statistik, Jakarta, 26 September 2024, Kecamatan Ungar Dalam Angka 2024 (Katalog-BPS 1102001.2101023)
11. ^ Badan Pusat Statistik, Jakarta, 26 September 2024, Kecamatan Belat Dalam Angka 2024 (Katalog-BPS 1102001.2101024)
12. ^ Badan Pusat Statistik, Jakarta, 26 September 2024, Kecamatan Karimun Dalam Angka 2024 (Katalog-BPS 1102001.2101030)
13. ^ Badan Pusat Statistik, Jakarta, 26 September 2024, Kecamatan Buru Dalam Angka 2024 (Katalog-BPS 1102001.2101031)
14. ^ Badan Pusat Statistik, Jakarta, 26 September 2024, Kecamatan Meral Dalam Angka 2024 (Katalog-BPS 1102001.2101032)
15. ^ Badan Pusat Statistik, Jakarta, 26 September 2024, Kecamatan Tebing Dalam Angka 2024 (Katalog-BPS 1102001.2101033)
16. ^ Badan Pusat Statistik, Jakarta, 26 September 2024, Kecamatan Meral Barat Dalam Angka 2024 (Katalog-BPS 1102001.2101034)
17. ^ Badan Pusat Statistik, Jakarta, 26 September 2024, Kecamatan Selat Gelam Dalam Angka 2024 (Katalog-BPS 1102001.2101035)
18. ^ "Religion in Indonesia".
19. ^ "Riau Islands Province in Figures 2017". BPS Kepulauan Riau. Retrieved 22 July 2018.

## External links

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Wikimedia Commons has media related to Karimun Regency.

* Official website (in Indonesian)

## See also

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* Great Karimun, the main island in the regency
* Little Karimun
* Kundur Island

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Capital: Tanjungpinang

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* Anambas Islands
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