Bengkalis Regency

Infobox Regency of Indonesia
official_name = Bengkalis Regency
native_name =
province = Riau
motto = Negeri Junjungan
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mapsize = 120px
map_caption = Map of Indonesia showing Riau province
capital = Bengkalis
leader_title =
leader_name = Syamsurizal
area_magnitude = 1 E+10
area_total = 11,481.77
TotalArea_sq_mi =
population_as_of = 2000
population_note =
population_total = 690,366
population_density =
population_density_mi2 =
timezone = WIB
utc_offset = +7
timezone_DST =
utc_offset_DST =
coordinates = coord|1|29|23|N|102|4|47|E|type:city|display=inline,title
elevation =
elevation_ft =
website = [http://www.bengkalis.go.id www.bengkalis.go.id]
footnotes =

Bengkalis Regency is a regency of Indonesia in the Riau province. The regency, which comprises the whole Bengkalis island in the Strait of Malacca, has been established since 1956. The regency is divided into 13 subdistricts (or "kecamatan") and 24 villages (or "kelurahan").

Bengkalis Regency produces natural resources, particularly petroleum, rubber, and coconut.

Geography

Bengkalis Regency comprises the whole Bengkalis island which is located in the Straits of Malacca. The Bengkalis Strait separates island with Sumatra as well as Padang Island and Tebing Tinggi Island.