Selat Panjang

Selat Panjang
Town
Other transcription(s)
  Jawiسلاتفنجاغ
  Chinese石叻班讓
  Peh-oe-jisiā la̍t pan jiāng
Night streetview of Selat Panjang
Country Indonesia
Province Riau
Area
  Total
89.38 km2 (34.51 sq mi)
Population
 (mid 2023 estimate)
  Total
66,400
  Density740/km2 (1,900/sq mi)
 
Time zoneUTC+7 (WIB)
  Summer (DST)Not observed
Selat Panjang
Traditional Chinese石叻班讓
Simplified Chinese石叻班让
Transcriptions
Standard Mandarin
Hanyu PinyinShílèbānràng
Hakka
Romanizationsa̍k le̍t pân ngiong
Yue: Cantonese
Jyutpingdaam3 lak6 baan1 joeng6
Southern Min
Hokkien POJchio̍h lak pan niū

Selat Panjang (Jawi: سلاتفنجاغ; Chinese: 石叻班讓; pinyin: shílèbānràng) is the capital of Kepulauan Meranti Regency, which is part of the province of Riau in Indonesia. The regency is a new regency in Riau province which was established on 19 December 2008 after being separated from Bengkalis Regency. The city is located on Tebing Tinggi Island, which is separated by a narrow channel from Sumatra, and across the Strait of Malacca from Singapore.