Riau Islands Travel Guide — Things to Do, Food & Hotels
province of Indonesia
About Riau Islands
This is also the name of the new Indonesian province which was created in 2004 which was carved out of Riau province. The province includes all the islands off the Sumatra coast which were previously part of the province, namely Karimun, Riau, Singkep-Lingga, Anambas and Natuna in the South China Sea. The remainder of Riau province on the Sumatra mainland retains the nameRiauprovince with its capital atPekanbaru. An archipelago of over 3,000 islands, the province has benefited greatly from its location - just 40 minutes from Singapore. Its two main islandsBatamandBintanare some of the most developed and affluent parts of Indonesia. WhileBintanandBatamget many visitors fromSingaporeandMalaysiaviaJohor Bahru, the rest of the islands in the province are very much off the beaten track, offerin
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