The Lingga Islands or Lingga Archipelago (Indonesian: Kepulauan Lingga) are a group of islands in Indonesia, located south of Singapore, along both sides of the equator, off the eastern coast of Riau Islands province on Sumatra island. They are south of the populated Riau Archipelago, known for the industrial island of Batam and the tourist-frequented island of Bintan, although the Lingga Islands themselves are rarely visited due to the infrequent local transportation. The equator goes through the northern tip of Lingga, the name of the main island in the archipelago. The population are mainly Malay, Bugis and Chinese (predominantly Hakka, Teochew and Hokkien).
Benan island is one of the island under Lingga local Goverment territory. Benan island is closed to Batam islands, its take 1 - 1,5 hrs by sea from Batam Barelang 6 bridge, Batam.
