Riau (Jawi: رياو ; Chinese: 廖内; pinyin: liàonèi) is a province of Indonesia, located in the center of Sumatra along the Strait of Malacca. Originally the province included the Riau Islands, a large group of small islands located east of Sumatra Island and south of Singapore, before they were split off as a separate province in July 2004. The biggest islands in the archipelago are Batam and Bintan Island. The provincial capital of Riau Province an...
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Country:
Contained by:
Contains:
- Bengkalis ,
- Indragiri Hilir ,
- Indragiri Hulu ,
- Kampar Regency ,
- Kuantan Singingi ,
- Pelalawan ,
- Rokan Hulu ,
- Rokan Hilir ,
- Siak ,
- Dumai
Also known as:
- Daerah Tingkat I Riau,
- Propinsi Riau,
- Provinsi Riau,
- Riauw,
- Riouw
