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Riau

Riau (Jawi: رياو‎) is a province of Indonesia. It is located on the central eastern coast of the island of Sumatra, and extends from the eastern slopes of the Barisan Mountains to the Malacca Strait, including several large islands situated within the Strait. The province shares land borders with North Sumatra to the northwest, West Sumatra to the west…

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- Growth
4.55%
- Per capita
Rp 149.9 million (4th) US$ 10,096 Int$ 31,504 (PPP)
- Total
Rp 991.6 trillion (5th) US$ 66.8 billion Int$ 208.4 billion (PPP)
Capital and largest city
Pekanbaru
Country
Indonesia
GDP (nominal)
2022

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Riau

Nodes397
Edges396
Triples625
Avg. degree2
Density0.005038
Components1

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related to Transportation · 44
Riau → Airport, Bandung, Bangkinang, Dumai, Furthermore, Harbor, Indonesia, International Airport, International AirportTanjung Buton Ferry, It, Jakarta, Japura Airport, Jeddah, July, Kuala Lumpur, Malacca, Malay, Malaysia, Medan, Medina
related to Early historic era · 37
Riau → Abd, According, Aziz, Before, Bintan, Buddhist Srivijaya Empire, Bukit Seguntang, Caliph Umar, Egypt, French, George Cœdès, Hindu-Buddhist, His, In, India, Islam, Islamic, Its, Maharaja, Malay
related to Administrative divisions · 36
Riau → August, Batam, Bengkalis, Bengkalis Regency, Bintan, Bintan Regency, Censuses, Central Sumatra, December, Dumai, Finally, Indragiri, Indragiri Hilir Regency, Indragiri Hulu Regency, Indragiri Regency, June, Kampar, Kampar Regency, Karimun, Kuantan Singingi Regency
related to Colonial rule · 35
Riau → Asahan Sultanate, Bengkalis, Britain, British, Deli Sultanate, Dutch, Dutch East Indies, February, From, Furthermore, In, Inderagiri Sultanate, Johor, Langkat Sultanate, Likewise, Lingga Island, Malacca, Netherlands, Penyengat Island, Residency
related to Islamic sultanates · 34
Riau → Aceh, Bengkalis, Bintan, Brunei, Hinduism, In, Indragiri, Islam, Islamic, Jambi, Kampar, Kuantan, Law, Lingga, Malacca, Malay, Malay Peninsula, Many, Melaka, Mindanao
related to Language · 29
Riau → Arab-Melayu, Arabic-based, Ayam, Bengkalis, Classical Malay, Dumai, For, However, Indonesia, Indonesian, Indragiri Hilir, Indragiri Hulu, It, Jawi, Johor, Johor-Riau Sultanate, Malay, Malaysia, Non-mainstream, Orang Akit
related to Japanese occupation · 26
Riau → All, As, August, British, Construction, During, Dutch, Dutch East Indies, European, Hundreds, Indo-Europeans, Indonesian, Indonesians, Japan, Japanese, Javanese, March, Muaro Sijunjung, Pekanbaru, Pekanbaru Death Railway
related to Ethnic groups · 24
Riau → As, Banjar, Batak, Bengkalis, Bugis, Chinese, Dumai, Inderagiri Hilir, Inderagiri Hulu, Indragiri Sultanate, Javanese, Malay, Malays, Minangkabau, Others, Pelalawan, Pelalawan Sultanate, Pulau Meranti, Rokan Hilir, Siak
related to Independence and contemporary era · 24
Riau → Along, As Riau, At, Bukittinggi, Central Sumatra, Emergency Law Number, Inderapura, Indonesia, Indonesia's, Jambi, Kaharuddin Nasution, Kampar, North Sumatra, Operation Tegas, PRRI, Republic, Revolutionary Government, Riau Residency, Siak Sri Sultanate, South Sumatra
related to Prehistoric era · 16
Riau → August, BC, Central Java, Earlier, Homo, It, Kampar, Kuantan Singingi Regency, Muara Takus Temple, Pithecanthropus, Pleistocene, Sangiran, Sengingi River, Stone, The, These

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malay also siak province sumatra pekanbaru used people indonesia minangkabau malacca regency traditional sultan area sultanate dutch many per house

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SubjectPredicateObjectConfidenceSrc
Riau- Growth4.55%1.00infobox
Riau- Per capitaRp 149.9 million (4th) US$ 10,096 Int$ 31,504 (PPP)1.00infobox
Riau- TotalRp 991.6 trillion (5th) US$ 66.8 billion Int$ 208.4 billion (PPP)1.00infobox
RiauCapital and largest cityPekanbaru1.00infobox
RiauCountryIndonesia1.00infobox
RiauGDP (nominal)20221.00infobox
RiauHDI (2024)0.757 (10th) – high1.00infobox
RiauHighest elevation (Mount Mandiangin)1,284 m (4,213 ft)1.00infobox
RiauISO 3166 codeID-RI1.00infobox
RiauProvince status10 August 19571.00infobox
RiauRegionSumatra (Western Indonesia)1.00infobox
RiauTime zoneUTC+7 (Indonesia Western Time)1.00infobox
RiauWebsiteriau.go.id1.00infobox
Riau• BodyRiau Provincial Government1.00infobox
Riau• Density97.44037/km2 (252.3694/sq mi)1.00infobox
Riau• Ethnic groups (2010)45% Riau Malay 25% Javanese 12% Batak 8% Minangkabau 10% Others1.00infobox
Riau• GovernorAbdul Wahid (PKB)1.00infobox
Riau• Languages and dialectsIndonesian (official), Riau Malay (native), Minangkabau, Hokkien1.00infobox
Riau• LegislatureRiau Regional House of Representatives (DPRD)1.00infobox
Riau• Rank5th1.00infobox
Riau• Rank10th1.00infobox
Riau• Rank24th1.00infobox
Riau• Religion (2024)10.83% Christianity 9.76% Protestantism 1.07% Catholicism1.00infobox
Riau• Religion (2024)9.76% Protestantism1.00infobox
Riau• Religion (2024)1.07% Catholicism1.00infobox
Riau• Total69,900.78 km2 (26,988.84 sq mi)1.00infobox
Riau• Total6,811,1581.00infobox
Riau• Vice GovernorSofyan Franyata Hariyanto1.00infobox
Riauis ahomeland of the Malays0.90text

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