Administrative Division
This province is divided into five regencies (kabupaten) and two cities (kota), listed below with their (provisional) populations at the 2010 Census:
| Name | Area (km2) | Population Census 2000 |
Population Census 2010 |
Capital | Notes | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Batam (city) | 1,010.88 | 455,103 | 949,775 | Batam | includes Bulan, Galang and Rempang islands, as well as all of Batam Island |
|
| Tanjung Pinang (city) | 153.66 | 142,929 | 187,687 | Tanjung Pinang | on Bintan Island | |
| Bintan Regency | 1,335.08 | 110,068 | 142,382 | Bandar Seri Bentan | ||
| Karimun Regency | 920.64 | 171,405 | 212,812 | Tanjung Balai | including Karimun and Kundur Islands | |
| Lingga Regency | 2,205.95 | 79,451 | 86,230 | Daik | covering the Lingga Islands | |
| Anambas Islands Regency (Kepulauan Anambas) |
637.10 | 28,510 | 37,493 | Tarempa | ||
| Natuna Regency | 1,992.79 | 52,741 | 69,319 | Ranai |
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