Meranti Islands Regency
Meranti Islands is a regency of Riau Province, and lies off the eastern coast of the island of Sumatra, Indonesia. The regency comprises the islands of Tebing Tinggi, Rangsang, Padang and Merbau, together with minor offshore islands. The principal town is Selat Panjang on Tebing Tinggi Island. The regency covers an area of 3,714.19 km2, and had a population of 176,290 at the 2010 Census and 180,946 at the 2015 Census; the latest official estimate was 186,965.
Administrative districts
When created, the regency was divided into five districts, listed below with their populations at the 2010 Census:| Name | English name | Population Census 2010 |
| Tebing Tinggi Barat | Western Tebing Tinggi Island | 15,260 |
| Tebing Tinggi | Tebing Tinggi Island | 65,748 |
| Rangsang | Rangsang Island | 26,526 |
| Rangsang Barat | Western Rangsang Island | 24,926 |
| Merbau | Merbau and Padang Islands | 44,030 |
On 26 January 2011 the regency was re-divided into nine districts. The additional four districts are Tebing Tinggi Timur, Rangsang Pesisir, Pulau Merbau and Tasik Putri Puyu. The nine districts have areas as follows:
| Name | Area in km2 |
| Tebing Tinggi Barat | 587.33 |
| Tebing Tinggi | 81.00 |
| Tebing Tinggi Timur | 768.00 |
| Rangsang | 411.12 |
| Rangsang Pesisir | 371.14 |
| Rangsang Barat | 128.20 |
| Merbau | 436.00 |
| Pulau Merbau | 380.40 |
| Tasik Putri Puyu | 551.00 |