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Kampar is a regency (kabupaten) of Riau Province of Indonesia. The regency formerly included a much larger part of Riau Province, but on 4 October 1999 the western districts were split off to form a separate Rokan Hulu Regency, and the eastern districts were split off to form a new Pelalawan Regency. It now has an area of 11,289.28 km2 (about 40% of its former area) and had a population of 688,204 at the 2010 Census, and 841,332 at the 2020 Census; the official estimate as at mid 2025 was 922,846 (comprising 470,879 males and 451,967 females). The administrative centre of the regency is located at the town of Bangkinang.

The Kabun and Tandun Districts of Rokan Hulu Regency form a salient into the west side of the Kampar Regency.

Colloquially Kampar language is similar to the Minangkabau language, or the so-called language Ocu one variant which is similar to the language used in Luhak Limopuluah. The language is different accent variants Minangkabau language spoken by the people of Luhak Agam, Tanah Datar Luhak Minangkabau and other coastal areas. In addition, Limo Koto Kampar also has some sorts of traditional musical instruments called Calempong and Oguong.

Pada awalnya Kampar termasuk sebuah kawasan yang luas, merupakan sebuah kawasan yang dilalui oleh sebuah sungai besar, yang disebut dengan Sungai Kampar. Berkaitan dengan Prasasti Kedukan Bukit, beberapa sejarawan menafsirkan Minanga Tanvar dapat bermaksud dengan pertemuan dua sungai yang diasumsikan pertemuan Sungai Kampar Kanan dan Sungai Kampar Kiri. Penafsiran ini didukung dengan penemuan Candi Muara Takus di tepian Sungai Kampar Kanan, yang diperkirakan telah ada pada masa Sriwijaya.

Berdasarkan Sulalatus Salatin, disebutkan adanya keterkaitan Kesultanan Melayu Melaka dengan Kampar. Kemudian juga disebutkan Sultan Melaka terakhir, Sultan Mahmud Shah setelah jatuhnya Bintan tahun 1526 ke tangan Portugis, melarikan diri ke Kampar, dua tahun berikutnya mangkat dan dimakamkan di Kampar. Dalam catatan Portugal, disebutkan bahwa di Kampar waktu itu telah dipimpim oleh seorang raja, yang juga memiliki hubungan dengan penguasa Minangkabau. Tomas Dias dalam ekspedisinya ke pedalaman Minangkabau tahun 1684, menyebutkan bahwa ia menelusuri Sungai Siak kemudian sampai pada suatu kawasan, pindah dan melanjutkan perjalanan darat menuju Sungai Kampar. Dalam perjalanan tersebut ia berjumpa dengan penguasa setempat dan meminta izin menuju Pagaruyung.

Pekanbaru-Bangkinang Highway Road seen across the regency The Kampar Regency covers an area of 11,289.28 km2, lying between 1 ° 00'40 "north latitude to 0 ° 27'00" south latitude and 100 ° 28'30 "- 101 ° 14'30" east longitude. The Kampar Regency is traversed by two major rivers and several small rivers. These include the Kampar River about 413.5 km long with an average depth of 7.7 metres and an average width of 143 metres. All parts of the river are included in Kampar Regency, which includes the districts of XIII Koto Kampar, Bangkinang, Kuok (formerly Bangkinang West), Kampar, Siak Hulu, and Kampar Kiri. The other major river is the Siak River's upstream part with a length of about 90 km and an average depth of 8–12 metres across Tapung District. The major rivers located in Kampar Regency are partly still functioning well as a means of transportation, clean water sources, fish farms, as well as a source of electrical energy (hydropower Koto Panjang). Kampar Regency has a generally tropical climate, the minimum temperature occurring in November and December amounting to 21 °C. The maximum temperature occurs in July with a temperature of 35 °C. The number of rainy days in 2009, the vast majority were around Bangkinang Seberang and Kampar Kiri.