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Ranai Kota, Indonesia

Ranai Kota is a town of 8,735 people in Riau Islands, Indonesia.

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Population8,735 GeoNames

RegionRiau Islands

Elevation1 m 3 ft

Time zoneAsia/Pontianak

Nearest airportRanai Airport (NTX) 4 km

Why visit Ranai Kota

Townapedia lists 1 museum or landmark, 1 park or trail and 6 places to stay in and around town.

Highlights include Pantai Piwang Natuna.

About Ranai Kota

Ranai Kota (lit. 'Ranai Town') is the administrative capital of the Natuna Regency archipelago in the Riau Islands, 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 29,675 in mid 2025, of whom 9,361 lived in Ranai town (Ranai Kota), 3,536 in Ranai Darat, 5,738 in Bandarsyah and 5,258 in Batu Hitam; the four kelurahan (urban villages) thus together had 23,893 inhabitants in 2025, in an area of 47.68 km2.

From the Wikipedia article Ranai, Natuna Island (this version), under CC BY-SA 4.0.

Museums and landmarks1

Pusat Informasi Pariwisata

Monument and historic site · 2.0 km

W9XV+8MC, Ranai Kota, East Bunguran, Natuna Regency, Riau Islands 29783, Indonesia

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Parks, trails and playgrounds1

Pantai Piwang Natuna

Park · 1.0 km

Soekarno- Hatta, ranai

setiap hari

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Where to stay6

Wisma Star Inn

Motel and hotel · 0.7 km

7 Jl. Jenderal Sudirman No.07, Ranai Kota, Kec. Bunguran Tim., Kabupaten Natuna, Kepulauan Riau 29783

24/7

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Mira

Motel and hotel · 0.8 km

55 Jl. Soekarno-Hatta No.55, Ranai Kota, Kec. Bunguran Tim., Kabupaten Natuna, Kepulauan Riau 29783

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De Best Hotel

Motel and hotel · 1.8 km

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Elmas hotel

Motel and hotel · 1.6 km

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Natuna Hotel

Motel and hotel · 1.3 km

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Natuna island

Motel and hotel · 1.3 km

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Churches and places of worship2

Masjid Agung Natuna

Masjid Agung Natuna

Place of worship · 1.5 km

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Mesjid Au Nur

Place of worship · 1.4 km

W9HJ+5MJ, Tim.,, Ranai Kota, Kec. Bunguran Tim., Kabupaten Natuna, Kepulauan Riau 29783

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Healthcare1

Natuna Hospital

Hospital · 1.5 km

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Map of Ranai Kota

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Getting there and nearby towns

Ranai Airport (NTX) is the nearest airport with scheduled flights listed in OpenStreetMap, 4 km away.

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Sources and licences

GeoNames (CC BY 4.0): population, coordinates, regions and time zone
OpenStreetMap contributors (ODbL 1.0): places, airports, map data
Wikidata (CC0 1.0): elevation, founding date, time zone, website
Wikimedia Commons (see each image): photos
Wikipedia (CC BY-SA 4.0): overview and history text

Photo credits

Mount Ranai in Natuna, a_rabin, CC BY 2.0
Masjid Natuna, Government of Natuna, Indonesia, Public domain

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