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Riau
Riau
is a
province
of
Indonesia
. It is located in the central eastern coast of
Sumatra
along the
Strait of Malacca
. Until 2004 the province included the offshore
Riau Islands
, a large group of small islands (of which the principal islands are
Batam
and
Bintan
) located east of Sumatra Island and south of
Singapore
, before these islands were split off as
Riau Islands Province
in July 2004. The provincial capital of Riau Province and its largest city is
Pekanbaru
. Other major cities include
Dumai
,
Selat Panjang
,
Bagansiapiapi
,
Bengkalis
,
Bangkinang
,
Rengat
and
Siak Sri Indrapura
.
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