The formation of the Regency Indragiri the Upstream was initially maintained with Number. UU 12 in 1956 about the formation of the Area of Autonomy of the Regency in the Central Sumatra province environment that was given by the name of the Indragiri Regency that covered the Crack territory and Tembilahan on the side Lower.

During 1965 the Indragiri Regency has growth became the Indragiri Hulu Regency and Lower was based on Number. UU 6 in 1965.
In 1999 Indragiri Hulu has separated became two regencies that is the Kuantan Singingi Regency and the Indragiri Hulu Regency.

After the Indragiri Hulu Regency became 2 regencies.
One year afterwards to be precise in 2000 the available Subdistrict in the Indragiri Hulu Regency dimekarkan also, time pemekaran the Indragiri Hulu Regency in 1999 Kecamatan in the Indragiri Hulu Regency remained at 6 subdistrict.

After being increased 3 subdistricts, then the Subdistrict in the Indragiri Hulu Regency now becomes 9 subdistricts was based on No. Regional Regulations 9 in 2000.

The topography of the Indragiri Hulu Regency consisted of the Plain, High Land, Rawa - the swamp with the height 5 - 400 of the sea levels and was to the Sumatran eastern crossing route.

In an astronomical manner the Position of the Indragiri Hulu Regency was located in the tropical area then automatic had a tropical climate/the wet tropics with the relatively high temperature, minimal 21,4o Celcius and the maximum 32,8o Celcius.
The condition for humid air with the rainfall around 2.448,94 Mm/year

According to the language origin, Indragiri came from the Sansekerta Language that meant the Kingdom of the Palace, Kabupaten Indragiri Hulu was formed was based on No. UU 6 in 1965, that was led by a Regent with the capital of the regency was the Crack that consisted of 9 subdistricts.

The Indragiri Hulu regency was located in the Riau province widely 8,198.26 Km2, in an astronomical manner was between 0o15’ - 1o5‘ North & 100 o10’ - 102 o48’ West.