Kampar Regency

Kampar Regency
Kabupaten Kampar
Islamic Centre of Kampar in Bangkinang town
Islamic Centre of Kampar in Bangkinang town
Coat of arms of Kampar Regency
Coordinates: 1°00′40″N 101°14′30″E / 1.01111°N 101.24167°E / 1.01111; 101.24167
CountryIndonesia
ProvinceRiau
Regency seatBangkinang
Government
 • RegentMuhammad Firdaus, S.E., MM.
Area
 • Total11,289.28 km2 (4,358.82 sq mi)
Population
 (mid 2023 estimate)[1]
 • Total860,379
 • Density76/km2 (200/sq mi)
Time zoneUTC+7 (WIB)
Websitewww.kamparkab.go.id

Kampar is a regency (kabupaten) of Riau Province of Indonesia. The regency formerly included a much larger part of Riau Province, but on 4 October 1999 the western districts were split off to form a separate Rokan Hulu Regency, and the eastern districts were split off to form a new Pelalawan Regency. It now has an area of 11,289.28 km2 (36% of its former area) and had a population of 688,204 at the 2010 Census,[2] and 841,332 at the 2020 Census;[3] the official estimate as at mid 2023 was 860,379 (comprising 421,231 males and 439,148 females).[1] The administrative centre of the regency is located at the town of Bangkinang.

The regency is bordered by:

Heading Border
North Bengkalis Regency, Siak Regency and Rokan Hulu Regency
South Kuantan Singingi Regency
West Lima Puluh Kota Regency (West Sumatra) and Rokan Hulu Regency
East Pelalawan Regency and Pekanbaru city

The Kabun and Tandun Districts of Rokan Hulu Regency form a salient into the west side of the Kampar Regency.

  1. ^ a b Badan Pusat Statistik, Jakarta, 28 February 2024, Kabupaten Kampar Dalam Angka 2024 (Katalog-BPS 1102001.1401)
  2. ^ Biro Pusat Statistik, Jakarta, 2011.
  3. ^ Badan Pusat Statistik, Jakarta, 2021.

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