Riau Islands (
Indonesian: Kepulauan Riau (Kepri or Riau Kepulauan) is a province of
Indonesia, consisting of
Riau Archipelago,
Natuna Islands,
Anambas, and
Lingga Islands. Originally part of the
Riau Province, the Riau Islands were split off as a separate
province in July
2004 with
Tanjung Pinang as its
capital. The archipelagos of
Anambas and
Natuna, located between mainland
Malaysia and
Borneo were attached to the new province.
Batam has a majority of the province's population. Other populated major islands include
Bintan,
Batam and
Karimun. Sizewise, however, the sparsely populated
Natuna Islands are larger. There are around 3,200 islands in the province.
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