Meranti Islands (Kepulauan Meranti) is an archipelago, most of which forms a regency (kabupaten) of Riau Province and lies off the eastern coast of the island of Sumatra, Indonesia.

It was created on 19 December 2008 by the separating of these large islands from the mainly mainland regency of Bengkalis.

The principal town is Selat Panjang (also written as Selatpanjang) on Tebing Tinggi Island.

The additional four districts are Tebing Tinggi Timur (East Tebing Tinggi Island, leaving the residual area of Tebing Tinggi District to cover the town of Selat Panjang and its surroundings), Rangsang Pesisir (Coastal Rangsang, actually the central part of that island), Pulau Merbau (Merbau Island, leaving the residual area of Merbau District to cover the southern part of Padang Island) and Tasik Putri Puyu (covering the northern part of Padang Island).

and Rangsang in the east (including smaller islands off its southeast end).