Riau: Meaning (information, definition, explanation, facts)
Riau is a province of Indonesia, located in the center of Sumatra island.
Riau is rich with natural resources, such as:
- oil and natural gas
- rubber
- palm oil
- fishes
- woods
Riau has many natural forests and one of them is conserved by the WWF at a small town called Rengat.
The capital city is Pekanbaru.
The Riau Islands were part of the Riau province until 2004.
| Provinces of Indonesia |  |
|---|---|
| Sumatra:
DI Aceh | North Sumatra (Sumatera Utara) | West Sumatra (Sumatera Barat) | Bengkulu | Riau | Riau Islands (Kepulauan Riau) | Jambi | South Sumatra (Sumatera Selatan) | Lampung | Bangka-Belitung |
|
| Java:
DKI Jaya | West Java (Jawa Barat) | Banten | Central Java (Jawa Tengah) | DI Yogyakarta | East Java (Jawa Timur) |
|
| Kalimantan:
West Kalimantan (Kalimantan Barat) | Central Kalimantan (Kalimantan Tengah) | South Kalimantan (Kalimantan Selatan) | East Kalimantan (Kalimantan Timur) |
|
| Bali and Nusa Tenggara:
Bali | West Nusa Tenggara (Nusa Tenggara Barat) | East Nusa Tenggara (Nusa Tenggara Timur) |
|
| Sulawesi:
North Sulawesi (Sulawesi Utara) | Central Sulawesi (Sulawesi Tengah) | South Sulawesi (Sulawesi Selatan) | South East Sulawesi (Sulawesi Tenggara) | Gorontalo |
|
| Maluku and Papua:
Maluku | North Maluku (Maluku Utara) | Irian Jaya Barat | Papua |
|
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