Selat Panjang | |
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Town | |
Other transcription(s) | |
• Jawi | سلاتفنجاغ |
• Chinese | 石叻班讓 |
• Peh-oe-ji | siā la̍t pan jiāng |
Country | Indonesia |
Province | Riau |
Area | |
• Total | 89.38 km2 (34.51 sq mi) |
Population (mid 2023 estimate) | |
• Total | 66,400 |
• Density | 740/km2 (1,900/sq mi) |
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Time zone | UTC+7 (WIB) |
• Summer (DST) | Not observed |
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Traditional Chinese | 石叻班讓 | ||||||||||||||||||
Simplified Chinese | 石叻班让 | ||||||||||||||||||
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Selat Panjang (Jawi: سلاتفنجاغ; Chinese: 石叻班讓; pinyin: shílèbānràng) is the capital of Kepulauan Meranti Regency, which is part of the province of Riau in Indonesia. The regency is a new regency in Riau province which was established on 19 December 2008 after being separated from Bengkalis Regency. The city is located on Tebing Tinggi Island, which is separated by a narrow channel from Sumatra, and across the Strait of Malacca from Singapore.