Ranai, Natuna Island
{{Short description|City in Riau Islands, Indonesia}}
{{redirect|Ranai|the Hawaiian island occasionally known by this name|Lanai}}
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| image_skyline = Mount Ranai in Natuna.jpg
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| coordinates = {{coord|3|56|N|108|23|E|type:adm2|display=i}}
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| subdivision_type = Country
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| subdivision_type2 = Regency
| subdivision_name2 = Natuna Regency
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| subdivision_name3 = East Bunguran
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| population_footnotes = Badan Pusat Statistik, Jakarta, 28 February 2024, Kabupaten Natuna Dalam Angka 2024 (Katalog-BPS 1102001.2103)
| population_total = 8735
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| timezone1 = Indonesia Western Time
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| postal_code = 29783
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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 (or Natuna) 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
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Raden Sadjad Airport located in Ranai Kota serves flights to Batam and Tanjungpinang.
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Climate
Ranai Kota has a tropical rainforest climate (Af) with heavy rainfall year-round.
{{Weather box
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| location = Ranai Kota
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| Jan high C = 28.1
| Feb high C = 28.5
| Mar high C = 29.7
| Apr high C = 30.9
| May high C = 31.1
| Jun high C = 30.7
| Jul high C = 30.7
| Aug high C = 30.5
| Sep high C = 30.6
| Oct high C = 30.2
| Nov high C = 29.8
| Dec high C = 28.7
| Jan mean C = 25.5
| Feb mean C = 25.8
| Mar mean C = 26.6
| Apr mean C = 27.2
| May mean C = 27.4
| Jun mean C = 27.2
| Jul mean C = 27.1
| Aug mean C = 26.9
| Sep mean C = 27.1
| Oct mean C = 26.8
| Nov mean C = 26.6
| Dec mean C = 26.0
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| Jan low C = 22.9
| Feb low C = 23.2
| Mar low C = 23.5
| Apr low C = 23.6
| May low C = 23.8
| Jun low C = 23.7
| Jul low C = 23.5
| Aug low C = 23.4
| Sep low C = 23.6
| Oct low C = 23.5
| Nov low C = 23.4
| Dec low C = 23.3
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|Jan precipitation mm=232
|Feb precipitation mm=129
|Mar precipitation mm=177
|Apr precipitation mm=141
|May precipitation mm=162
|Jun precipitation mm=167
|Jul precipitation mm=155
|Aug precipitation mm=144
|Sep precipitation mm=187
|Oct precipitation mm=291
|Nov precipitation mm=257
|Dec precipitation mm=279
|source 1 = Climate-Data.org{{cite web
|url = https://en.climate-data.org/location/571886/
|title = Climate: Ranai
|publisher=Climate-Data.org
|accessdate = November 11, 2020}}
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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
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{{coord|3|56|N|108|23|E|display=title|region:ID_type:city_source:GNS-enwiki}}
Category:Populated places in the Riau Islands
Category:Regency seats of the Riau Islands
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