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Residency of Riouw and Dependencies Residentie Riouw en Onderhoorigheden | |
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Residency of Sumatra | |
1824–1942 | |
Riouw and Dependencies in 1860 | |
Capital | Tandjoengpinang |
History | |
2 June 1824 | |
14 February–28 March 1942 | |
Today part of | Riau Riau Islands |
The Residency of Riouw and Dependencies (Dutch: Residentie Riouw en Onderhoorigheden) was a subdivision of the Governorate of Sumatra with its capital in Tanjungpinang, it was created after the Anglo-Dutch treaty of 1824 was ratified by the Dutch parliament. Riouw once host over the Sultanate of Riau-Lingga until its abolition in 1911.