Rupat Island – Riau

Rupat Island Rupat is an island in the Strait of Malacca, and administratively part of Bengkalis regency, Riau province. It lies just off the eastern coast of Sumatra, across from Dumai city, across the Strait of Rupat (Selat Rupat). Rupat was one of thousands of abandoned islands, but now the population is growing year after year, then it makes them expand the area for the settlement. This island is can be reached from Pekanbaru, Dumai or Bengkalis. The main transportation line from and to the island is by the sea.…