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Midai

District in Natuna Regency, Riau Islands Province, Indonesia

Midai is a district in the Natuna Regency, Riau Islands, Indonesia. It is located on the eastern half of Midai island and shares the island with the district of Suak Midai.

01Villages

All 3 villages in Midai rely on wells for their water. There is only one medical facility in Sabang that is an inpatient health center and a pharmacy. All but 5 families use electricity in the district, and they are in Sebelat. There are 4 mosques in the district, with 1 in each village and 2 in Sabang. There are also 13 musallas, 2 in Air Putih, 3 in Sebelat, and 8 in Sabang as well as a monastery in Sabang. The district is almost exclusively Muslim, with around 1% of people in Sabang being Buddhist and 0.7% of people being Christian. There are 4 lodges in the village of Sabang. The district has one post office in Sabang and the districts postal code is 29784.

Villages of Serasan
Village Area (km2) % of subdistrict area Topography
Sebelat 4.73 34.33 Slopes
Air Putih 3.96 28.76 Plains
Sabang Barat 5.08 36.90 Plains
Population
Village Males Females Total % of total population
Sebelat 286 277 563 15.49
Air Putih 252 227 479 13.18
Sabang Barat 1,305 1,288 2,593 71.33
Total 1,843 1,792 3,635 100.00
Population Statistics
Village Population density (km2) Sex ratio # of households
Sebelat 119.09 103.25 207
Air Putih 120.95 111.01 148
Sabang Barat 510.35 101.32 875
Total 264.01 102.85 1,230

02Education

# of Schools Students Teachers
Type of school Public Private Public Private Public Private
Kindergarten 1 0 42 0 7 0
Elementary School 4 0 344 0 48 0
Madrasah Ibtidaiyah 0 1 0 66 0 11
Junior High School 1 0 159 0 16 0
Madrasah Tsanawiyah 1 0 120 0 22 0
Senior High School 1 0 214 0 27 0
Madrasah Aliyah 0 1 0 55 0 17
Total 8 2 879 121 120 128
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