Investor Presentaiton
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BRIEF DESCRIPTION OF RIAU
■ The population of Riau Province in 2022 is 6 million people, with Malays being the largest community
with a composition of 33.% of the entire population of Riau.
The Provincial Government of Riau recognizes a number of customary law communities such as Sakai
Bathin Sobanga Tribe in Bengkalis District and seven customary communities in Kampar District namely
Kenegerian Kampa, Kenegerian Petapahan, Kenegerian Bertaluk Gajah, Kenegerian Aur Kuning,
Kenegerian Kanal and Kenegerian Suku Petopang. This recognition has been regulated in Provincial
Regulation No 14/ 2018 that concerns guidelines for customary people recognition and Provincial
Regulation No 10/2015 on customary land and its utilization.
The provincial government targets 1.2 million ha for the social forestry program, giving customary
people the opportunity to register their forest land under social forestry program, Through this program,
the provincial government identifies around 32,538 ha of customary forest in Riau, but so far, there are
only two customary peoples in Riau who received forest land rights from the Ministry of Environment and
Forestry (MoEF). They are Kenegerian Petapahan Customary Forest with an area of 251 ha and
Kenegerian Kampa Customary Forest with an area of 156.8 ha.
■ In 2022, Riau Province is the province with 5th largest Gross Regional Domestic Product (GRDP) in
Indonesia and with an economic growth rate at 4.55%. The investment in Riau is worth IDR 82.5 trillion
with the unemployment rate around 4.37% (low), while the same condition also with the poverty rate
which is low with 6.78%.View entire presentation