Rangsang is an island of the
Meranti Islands Regency of
Riau
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Province in the
Strait of Malacca
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,
Sumatra
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,
Indonesia
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. Administratively, it consists of the three districts (''kecamatan'') of Rangsang, Rangsang Pesisir (Coastal Rangsang) and Rangsang Barat (West Rangsang); Rangsang District covers the eastern part of the island (including some smaller islands off its southeast end), while Rangsang Pesisir District covers the entire central part of the island.
The island had a population of 51,452 at the 2010 Census and 58,464 at the 2020 Census;
[Badan Pusat Statistik, Jakarta, 2021.] the official estimate as at mid 2023 was 60,840.
[Badan Pusat Statistik, Jakarta, 28 February 2024, ''Kabupaten Kepulauan Meranti Dalam Angka 2024'' (Katalog-BPS 1102001.1410)] It is just north of
Tebing Tinggi Island, about south-west of
Great Karimun
Great Karimun (), also known as Mawas Island, is one of the islands in the Riau Islands province of Indonesia, administratively part of Karimun Regency. It lies about 37 km southwest of Singapore, 54 km west of Batam, 24 km northeas ...
island and west of
Kundur Island.
The island measures in area. An
Indonesian Navy
The Indonesian Navy (, TNI-AL) is the Navy, naval branch of the Indonesian National Armed Forces. It was founded on 10 September 1945 and has a role to patrol Indonesia's lengthy coastline, to enforce and patrol the territorial waters and Exclus ...
warship is named after the island (KRI ''Pulau Rangsang'')
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Islands of Sumatra
Populated places in Indonesia
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