Padang (island)
| Padang | ||
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| Waters | Strait of Malacca | |
| Geographical location | 1 ° 9 ′ N , 102 ° 21 ′ E | |
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| length | 60 km | |
| width | 29 km | |
| surface | 1 109.4 km² | |
| main place | Teluk Belitung | |
Padang ( Indonesian Pulau Padang ) is an Indonesian island off the east coast of Sumatra in the Strait of Malacca .
geography
With an area of around 1109 km², it is the third largest of a series of islands in this region after Rantau and Rupat , each separated by an inlets just a few kilometers wide. To the west of Padang lies Sumatra, to the east the island of Merbau , to the southeast the island of Rantau and to the north the island of Bengkalis . Padang is 60 km long in north-south direction, up to 29 km wide and consistently flat.
administration
Administratively, the island of Padang belongs to the administrative district ( Kabupaten ) Kepulauan Meranti of the province of Riau and, together with the island of Merbau to the east, forms the sub-district ( Kecamatan ) Merbau , which has 47,370 inhabitants (status: 2007). The 15 or so villages are all close to the coast. The main town is Teluk Belitung .
Individual evidence
- ↑ UNEP Islands (English)
- ↑ Management card
