Ranai Kota () is the administrative capital of the

Natuna Regency Natuna Regency is an islands 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& ...

archipelago in the

Riau Islands The Riau Islands () is a provinces of Indonesia, province of Indonesia consisting of a group of islands located in the western part of the country. It was established in 2002 after being separated from the neighboring Riau Province. The capit ...

, Indonesia. It has one airport and can be reached by boat. It is located on Bunguran Island, in East Bunguran District (''kecamatan Bunguran Timur''), which had a population of 29,080 in mid 2023,Badan Pusat Statistik, Jakarta, 28 February 2024, ''Kabupaten Natuna Dalam Angka 2024'' (Katalog-BPS 1102001.2103) of whom 8,735 lived in Ranai Kota.

Medical

There is a hospital, Rumah Sakit Umum Daerah Natuna (RSUD Natuna) located on Jalan Ali Murtopo.

Transport

Air

Raden Sadjad Airport Ranai-Natuna Airport or Natuna-Ranai Airport, formerly Raden Sadjad Airport , is located in Ranai Kota, the capital city of Natuna Regency, on the Natuna archipelago in the Natuna Sea. The airport is also a Type B airbase of the Indonesian Air ...

located in Ranai Kota serves flights to

Batam Batam, officially the City of Batam (, not to be confused with ''Batam Kota'', a kecamatan, district within this city), is the largest List of regencies and cities of Indonesia, city in the Indonesian province of Riau Islands. The city administra ...

and

Tanjungpinang Tanjungpinang, also colloquially written as Tanjung Pinang, is the capital city of the Indonesian Provinces of Indonesia, province of Riau Islands. It covers a land area of 144.56 km2, mainly in the southern part of Bintan Island, as well ...

Sea

Ranai Kota also has a port, its name is

Port of Penagi A port is a maritime facility comprising one or more wharves or loading areas, where ships load and discharge cargo and passengers. Although usually situated on a sea coast or estuary, ports can also be found far inland, such as Hamburg, Manches ...

Climate

Ranai Kota has a

tropical rainforest climate A tropical rainforest climate or equatorial climate is a tropical climate sub-type usually found within 10 to 15 degrees latitude of the equator. There are some other areas at higher latitudes, such as the coast of southeast Florida, United States ...

(Af) with heavy rainfall year-round.

Religion

A couple of mosques exist, some being the Nurul Falah Mosque and the Ibnu Salim Mosque. Ranai Kota also has several churches, located not far from the downtown and also airport.

References

Populated places in the Riau Islands Natuna Regency Regency seats of the Riau Islands {{RiauIslands-geo-stub