Editing Natuna Regency (section)

{{Short description|Regency in Riau Islands, Indonesia}}
{{EngvarB|date=March 2015}}
{{Use dmy dates|date=March 2015}}
{{Infobox settlement
| name               = Natuna Regency
| native_name        = ''Kabupaten Natuna''
| native_name_lang   = id
| settlement_type    = [[List of regencies and cities of Indonesia|Regency]]
| image_skyline      = {{multiple image
| border                  = infobox
| total_width             = 250px
| perrow                  = 1/2/2/1
| image1                  = Natuna Sea.jpg
| image2                  = Mount Ranai in Natuna.jpg
| image3                  = Bandara-ranai.jpg
| image4                  = Green Iora (Aegithina viridissima).jpg
| image5                  = Scenery_at_Serasan_Harbor,_Natuna_Islands,_Riau_Islands_Province,_Indonesia.jpg
| image6                  = Panorama Pulau Laut yang dilihat dari Pulau Sekatung, Kepulauan Riau, 01022015.jpg
}}
| image_caption      = '''From top, left to right:'''<br>Natuna Sea, Mount Ranai, Ranai Airport, Endangered bird, Serasan Island harbour, Sekatung Island
<!-- transliteration(s) -->| translit_lang1     = Other
| translit_lang1_type = [[Jawi alphabet|Jawi]]
| translit_lang1_info = {{script/Arabic|كڤولاوان ناتونا}}
<!-- images, nickname, motto -->| image_shield       = Lambang Kabupaten Natuna.png
| motto              = ''{{langx|ms|Laut Sakti Rantau Bertuah}}''<br><small>(Sacred Ocean, Fortune Land)</small>
<!-- maps and coordinates -->| image_map          = {{maplink|frame=y|plain=yes|frame-align=center|zoom=6|type=shape<!--line-->|id=|stroke-color=|stroke-width=2|frame-lat=3|frame-long=108|frame-width=250|frame-height=250|}}
| pushpin_map        = Indonesia Riau Islands#Indonesia Sumatra#Indonesia#South China Sea
| pushpin_map_caption = Location of Natuna Regency
| map_caption        = Interactive map
| pushpin_label      = <!-- only necessary if "name" or "official_name" are too long -->
| pushpin_label_position = left
| coordinates        = {{Coord|4|0|0|N|108|15|0|E}}
| coor_pinpoint      = <!-- to specify exact location of coordinates (was coor_type) -->
| coordinates_footnotes = <!-- for references: use <ref> tags -->
| grid_name          = <!-- name of a regional grid system -->
| grid_position      = <!-- position on the regional grid system -->
<!-- location -->| subdivision_type   = Country
| subdivision_name   = [[Indonesia]]
| subdivision_type1  = Province
| subdivision_name1  = {{flag|Riau Islands}}
<!-- established -->| established_title  = <!-- Founded -->
| established_date   = <!-- requires established_title= -->
| established_title1 = <!-- Incorporated (town) -->
| established_date1  = <!-- requires established_title1= -->
| established_title2 = Discovery by [[Yijing (monk)|I-Tsing]]
| established_date2  = 671 A.D.<ref name = "chinese-notes"/>
| established_title3 = [[Condominium (international law)|Condominium]] of [[Johor Sultanate]] and [[Pattani Kingdom]]
| established_date3  = 1597<ref name = "chinese-notes"/>
| established_title4 = ''Afdeeling'' van Pulau Tudjuh
| established_date4  = 1913
| established_title5 = Regency established
| established_date5  = 12 October 1999<ref name="establishment of regency">{{cite web |url = https://natunakab.go.id/upacara-peringatan-hari-jadi-kabupaten-natuna-ke-21-tahun-2020/ |language = id |access-date = 2021-07-18 |date = 2020-10-12 |title = Official Ceremony of 21st years of Regency of Natuna Islands' Anniversary on 2020 |website = Regency of Natuna |publisher = Government of Regency of Natuna Islands |author = Diana}}</ref>
| established_title6 = Incorporation of [[Tambelan Archipelago]] into [[Bintan Regency]]
| established_date6  = 18 December 2003<ref>{{cite web | url = https://bintankab.go.id/sejarah | access-date = 2021-07-20 | date = 2021 | title = History of Regency of Bintan | language = id | website = Regency of Bintan | publisher = Government of [[Bintan Regency]]}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|url=https://peraturan.bpk.go.id/Home/Details/44132/uu-no-31-tahun-2003|title = UU No. 31 Tahun 2003 tentang Pembentukan Kabupaten Lingga di Provinsi Kepulauan Riau &#91;JDIH BPK RI&#93;}}</ref>
| established_title7 = Creation of [[Anambas Islands]] Regency
| established_date7  = 31 July 2008<ref name="removing-anambas-from-natuna">{{cite journal | url = https://jmb.lipi.go.id/index.php/jmb/article/download/937/499 | language = id |date = 2020 | volume = 22 | issue = 1 | last1 = Setiawan | first1 = Budiana | title = Nationalism: The Case of People in Natuna | access-date= 2021-07-20 | format = pdf | pages = 44–45 | journal = Jurnal Masyarakat & Budaya}}</ref>
| extinct_title      = 
| extinct_date       = 
| founder            = 
| named_for          = <!-- seat, smaller parts -->
| seat_type          = [[Regency seat]]
| seat               = [[Ranai, Natuna Island|Ranai]]
| seat1_type         = <!-- defaults to: Former seat -->
| seat1              = 
| parts_type         = Administrative division
| parts              = 15 districts<ref name="KKP"/><br>77 villages
| p1                 = 
| p2                 = <!-- etc., up to p50: for separate parts to be listed-->
<!-- government type, leaders -->| government_footnotes = <!-- for references: use <ref> tags -->
| government_type    = 
| governing_body     = Regency's Government of Natuna Islands
| leader_party       = 
| leader_title       = Regent <small>(''Bupati'')</small>
| leader_name        = {{Ill|Cen Sui Lan|lt=Cen Sui Lan|id}}
| leader_title1      = Vice Regent <small>(''Wakil Bupati'')</small>
| leader_name1       = {{Ill|Jarmin Sidik|lt=Jarmin Sidik|id}}
| leader_title2      = Council
| leader_name2       = [[:id:Dewan Perwakilan Rakyat Daerah Kabupaten Natuna|Regency Council of Natuna]]
| leader_title3      = [[:id:Dewan Perwakilan Rakyat Daerah Provinsi Kepulauan Riau#Daftar Anggota|Member of Provincial Parliament]]
| leader_name3       = {{Collapsible list
| title = List of MPPs
| frame_style=border:none; padding: 0;
| title_style =
| list_style  = text-align:left;display:none;
| 1=Hadi Chandra ([[Golkar]])
| 2=Ilyas Sabli ([[Nasdem Party|Nat.Dem.]])
| 3=Taufik ([[Indonesian Democratic Party of Struggle|PDI-P]])}}
<!-- display settings -->| total_type         = Total
| unit_pref          = <!-- area -->
| area_footnotes     = <ref name="KKP"/>
| area_total_km2     = 28200.37
| area_total_ha      = 
| area_total_acre    = 
| area_land_km2      = 1978.49
| area_land_sq_mi    = 
| area_land_ha       = 
| area_land_acre     = 
| area_water_km2     = 26222.06
| area_water_sq_mi   = 
| area_water_ha      = 
| area_water_acre    = 
| area_water_percent = 99.25
| area_urban_footnotes = <!-- for references: use <ref> tags -->
| area_urban_km2     = 
| area_urban_sq_mi   = 
| area_urban_ha      = 
| area_urban_acre    = 
| area_rural_footnotes = <!-- for references: use <ref> tags -->
| area_rural_km2     = 
| area_rural_sq_mi   = 
| area_rural_ha      = 
| area_rural_acre    = 
| area_metro_footnotes = <!-- for references: use <ref> tags -->
| area_metro_km2     = 
| area_metro_sq_mi   = 
| area_metro_ha      = 
| area_metro_acre    = 
| area_rank          = 
| area_note          = <!---- population with no point or commas ---->
| population_total   = 86760
| population_as_of   = mid 2025 estimate<ref name="Badan Pusat Statistik 2025">Badan Pusat Statistik, Jakarta, 28 February 2025, ''Kabupaten Natuna Dalam Angka 2025'' (Katalog-BPS 1102001.2103).</ref>
| population_density_km2 = 42
| timezone1          = [[Time in Indonesia|Western Indonesia Time]]/W.I.B
| utc_offset1        = +07:00
| timezone1_DST      = 
| utc_offset1_DST    = <!---- postal codes, area code ---->
| postal_code_type   = [[Postal codes in Indonesia|Postcodes]]
| postal_code        = {{unbulleted list|29775 to 29778 – [[Natuna Besar]]|29779 – [[Subi Island]]|2978x – rest of the islands}}
| area_code_type     = [[Telephone numbers in Indonesia|Area code]]
| area_code          = (+62) 773
| registration_plate_type = [[Vehicle registration plates of Indonesia|Registration plates]]
| registration_plate = BP 1234 N×<ref>{{cite web |url = https://www.autobild.co.id/2020/09/plat-nomor-kendaraan-riau.html |title = Ini Plat Nomor Kendaaraan Kepulauan Riau Dan Daftar Kode Belakangnya |language = id |date = 2020-09-10 |access-date = 2021-07-17 |website = [[Auto Bild]] |publisher = Auto Bild Indonesia}}</ref>
| blank1_name        = [[Human Development Index|HDI]] (2020)
| blank1_info        = {{Increase}} 0.7275 <span style="color:#D3FF00;">High</span><ref>{{cite web | url = https://natunakab.bps.go.id/indicator/26/94/1/indeks-pembangunan-manusia.html | date = 2021-05-11 | access-date = 2021-07-18 | title = Human Development Index | language = id | website = [[Statistics Indonesia]] | publisher = Natuna Islands Regency Census Department}}</ref>
<!---- website, footnotes ---->
| website            = {{URL|natunakab.go.id}}
}}
'''Natuna Regency''' is an islands [[regency (Indonesia)|regency]] located in the northernmost part of the Province of [[Riau Islands]], Indonesia. It contains at least 154 islands, of which 127 of them are reported as uninhabited. This archipelago, with a land area of 1,978.49&nbsp;km<sup>2</sup> out of a total area of 264,198.37&nbsp;km<sup>2</sup> area,<ref name="KKP">{{cite web |url = https://kkp.go.id/SKPT/Natuna/page/1181-skpt-natuna |title = SKPT NATUNA |access-date = 2021-07-15 |language = id |website = [[Ministry of Marine Affairs and Fisheries (Indonesia)|Ministry of Marine Affairs and Fisheries]] |publisher = Sentra Kelautan dan Perikanan Terpadu}}</ref> This area is divided into island clusters such as the Natuna Island Cluster and the Serasan Island Cluster. However, several other islands that are not located in the two clusters are spread over a wider area. This division reflects the geographical and administrative location of the district, but there are also other small islands that are outside these two main clusters and are not always included in the grouping.<ref>{{Cite web |last=Redaksi |title=Kondisi Geografis Kabupaten Natuna |url=https://natunakab.go.id/ekonomi-daerah-di-kabupaten-natuna/kondisi-geografis-kabupaten-natuna/ |access-date=2024-11-10 |website=PEMKAB NATUNA |language=en-US}}</ref> Administratively, this area is divided into 17 districts (''kecamatan'') which function to facilitate management and services for the local community and support the development of the potential of the region which is rich in natural resources and tourism.<ref>{{Cite web |date=2024-02-09 |title=Mengenal Kabupaten Natuna dan Segala Potensi Kekayaan Alamnya |url=https://marwahkepri.com/2024/02/09/mengenal-kabupaten-natuna-dan-segala-potensi-kekayaan-alamnya/ |access-date=2024-11-10 |website=Marwah Kepri |language=en-US}}</ref> This regency also plays an important role in maintaining Indonesia's sovereignty in the northern border area.<ref>{{Cite web |last=Ramdani |first=Dani |date=2023-12-30 |editor-last=Natuna Today |editor-first=Team |title=Sejarah Komando Armada I, Salah Satu Gugus Tempurnya Ada di Natuna |url=https://natuna.pikiran-rakyat.com/nasional/pr-3057534434/sejarah-komando-armada-i-salah-satu-gugus-tempurnya-ada-di-natuna |access-date=10 November 2024 |website=Pikiran Rakyat}}</ref>

With 69,003 inhabitants at the 2010 Census<ref name="Biro Pusat Statistik 2011">Biro Pusat Statistik, Jakarta, 2011.</ref> and 81,495 at the 2020 Census,<ref name="Badan Pusat Statistik 2021">Badan Pusat Statistik, Jakarta, 2021.</ref> most of the population are [[Malay Indonesians|Malays]] with 11% of [[Javanese people|Javanese]] migrants, [[Chinese Indonesians|Chinese]], [[Minangkabau people|Minang]], [[Batak]], [[Banjar people]], [[Dayak people]], [[Buginese people]], [[Sundanese people]], and tiny percentage of migrants who come from [[Sulawesi]], [[Bali]], and other provinces across Indonesia.<ref>{{cite book |title = Natuna: Potret Masyarakat dan Budayanya |language = id |access-date = 2021-07-15 |date=November 2018 |url = http://repositori.kemdikbud.go.id/17211/1/Natunan%20Potret%20masyarakat%20dan%20Budaya.pdf |last2 = Swastiwi |first2 = Anastasia Wiwik |last1 = Arman |first1 = Dedi |location = [[Tanjungpinang]] |publisher = Balai Pelestarian Nilai Budaya Kepulauan Riau in [[Ministry of Education, Culture, Research and Technology (Indonesia)|Ministry of Education and Culture]]}}</ref> The official estimate as at mid 2025 was 86,760 (comprising 44,580 males and 42,180 females).<ref name="Badan Pusat Statistik 2025">Badan Pusat Statistik, Jakarta, 28 February 2025, ''Kabupaten Natuna Dalam Angka 2025'' (Katalog-BPS 1102001.2103).</ref>

Some 80% of its inhabitants are of Malay origin, numerous being descended from [[Terengganuan Malay people|Terengganuan]], Johorean, and [[Thai Malays|Pattanian]] descent as results of contact established since 1597. The consequence of this is the usage of [[Terengganuan Malay]] beside the  [[Indonesian language]] as the official language and the [[Malay language]] as a [[lingua franca]] across the Province of Riau Islands.<ref>{{cite news |url = https://www.astroawani.com/berita-dunia/natuna-islands-malaysian-geography-indonesian-sovereignty-94430 |language = English |access-date = 2021-07-15 |date = 2016-02-15 |last1 = Mohd Rusli |first1 = Mohd Hazmi |last2 = Talaat |first2 = Izatul Asma |title = The Natuna Islands: 'Malaysian in geography', Indonesian in sovereignty |website = [[Astro Awani]]}}</ref>

Indonesia's [[exclusive economic zone]] (EEZ) off the coast of Natuna is slightly overlapped by China's widely disputed [[nine-dash line|South China Sea claim]].<ref name=BBC14>[https://www.bbc.com/news/world-asia-29655874 The sleepy island Indonesia is guarding from China], BBC News, Karishma Vaswani, 19 October 2014</ref>