Alang Besar Island
Halang Island or Pulau Halang, is an island in Rokan Hilir, Riau, Indonesia. It has two fishing villages; Front Island and Back Island, both mostly inhabited by Hokkien people who originated from Cin-kang Fujian Province in China.- Type: Island
- Description: island in Rokan Hilir Regency, Riau Province, Indonesia
- Also known as: “Big Alang Island”, “Groot Halang”, “Halang”, “Halang Besar”, “Halang Island”, and “Pulau Alang Besar”
- Historically known as: “Pulo Lalang Besar”
Alang Besar Island
- Categories: coastline, locality, and landform
- Location: Riau, Sumatra, Indonesia, Southeast Asia, Asia
- View on OpenStreetMap
Latitude
2.19105° or 2° 11′ 28″ northLongitude
100.65796° or 100° 39′ 29″ eastOpen location code
6PJ25MR5+C5OpenStreetMap ID
way 58697933OpenStreetMap feature
natural=coastlineOpenStreetMap feature
place=island
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Satellite Map
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In Other Languages
From Cebuano to Swedish—“Alang Besar Island” goes by many names.
- Cebuano: “Pulau Halang”
- Dutch: “Groot Halang”
- Indonesian: “Halang Besar”
- Indonesian: “Halang Island”
- Indonesian: “Halang”
- Indonesian: “Pulau Alang-besar”
- Indonesian: “Pulau Halang”
- Indonesian: “Pulo Lalang Besar”
- Swedish: “Pulau Halang”
- “Alang Besar”
- “Alang-besar”
- “Groot Halang”
- “Lalang Besar”
- “Pulau Halang”
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