Bintan

Bintan Island or Negeri Segantang Lada is an island in the Riau archipelago of . It is part of the province, the capital of which, Tanjung Pinang, lies in the island's south and is the island's main community.
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Essential Destinations

Top destinations include Tanjung Pinang and Bintan Resorts.

is the main town on the island of Bintan, and the capital of province. The town has an instantly likeable 'feel' despite being somewhat of a culture shock after squeaky clean Singapore.

, also known as Lagoi, is a gated tourist colony at the northern end of the island of Bintan. Very much a family-oriented destination, there are ten or so independently owned and operated beach resorts, four designer golf courses and a range of recreational facilities and attractions.

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is the collective name of the northeastern beaches on Bintan, . is actually quite a long stretch of separate beaches, with beaches numbered from south to north as one to four.

Destinations to Discover

Explore places such as Kijang and Sumpat.

is a small but expanding town in the south-east coast of Bintan island, less than 30 km east of Tanjung Pinang, the capital of the Kepulauan Riau province. It was home to about 26,000 people in 2010.

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is the area along Bay, in the north of Bintan island in , between and .

is a small town on the western side of Bintan Island, 7 km from Lobam Industrial Estate…

Bintan

Latitude of center
1.1° or 1° 6′ north
Longitude of center
104.525° or 104° 31′ 30″ east
Elevation
19 metres (62 feet)
Geo­Names ID
1648710
Wiki­data ID
Q774859
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Satellite Map

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In Other Languages

From Arabic to Vietnamese—“Bintan” goes by many names.
  • Arabic: بنتان
  • Arabic: بنتن
  • Asturian: Bintan
  • Belarusian: Бінтан
  • Belarusian: Востраў Бінтан
  • Bulgarian: Бинтан
  • Catalan: Bintan
  • Cebuano: Pulau Bintan
  • Chinese: 宾坦岛
  • Chinese: 民丹岛
  • Chinese: 民丹島
  • Chinese: 賓坦島
  • Czech: Bintan
  • Danish: Bintan
  • Dutch: Bintan
  • Esperanto: Bintan
  • Finnish: Bintan
  • French: Bintan
  • Galician: Bintan
  • German: Bintan
  • Hebrew: בינטאן
  • Igbo: Àgwàetiti Bintan
  • Indonesian: Bintan
  • Indonesian: Pulau Bintan
  • Irish: Oileán Bintan
  • Italian: Bintan
  • Japanese: ビンタン島
  • Javanese: Pulo Bintan
  • Korean: 빈탄섬
  • Latvian: Bintana
  • Malay: Pulau Bintan
  • Malay: ڤولاو بينتن
  • Malayalam: ബിന്‍താന്‍ ദ്വീപ്
  • Norwegian Bokmål: Bintan
  • Norwegian: Bintan
  • Persian: بینتان
  • Persian: جزیره بینتان
  • Polish: Bintan
  • Portuguese: Bintão
  • Russian: Бинтан
  • Spanish: Bintan
  • Swedish: Bintan
  • Tamil: பிந்தான் தீவு
  • Thai: เกาะบินตัน
  • Ukrainian: Бінтан (острів)
  • Ukrainian: Бінтан
  • Vietnamese: Bintan
  • Bintan
  • Bintang
  • Pulau Bintan
  • Riouw

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