Dumai

Dumai-Riau
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Location of Dumai in Indonesia
Land	Indonesien
Province	Riau
Regierung
• Mayor	Drs. H. Khairul Anwar,SH
Area
• City	2,039.35 km2 (787.40 sq mi)
• Metro	5,861 km2 (2,263 sq mi)
Population  (Mei 2012)
• City	293,355
• Density	143.87/km2 (372.6/sq mi)
• Metro	1,196,885
• Metro density	204.2/km2 (529/sq mi)
Time zone	UTC+7 (WIB)
Website	http://www.dumaikota.go.id/

Dumai is a city in Riau province on the island of Sumatra, Indonesia. The city has an area of 2,039.35 km² and had 293,355 inhabitants at the 2012. Dumai has a National Airport, that is Pinang Kampai Airport. Dumai is an important transport and trade centre, both regionally and internationally, especially to Malaysia. Dumai is rich in oil (fuel and palm oil).

History

Dumai is a city in Riau province, Indonesia, about 188 km from Pekanbaru. Now, Dumai City is one of the major cities in Indonesia. Currently Dumai City is the second largest city in the province of Riau. Recorded history, Dumai is a small hamlet on the east coast of Riau Province who are now beginning to squirm a pearl on the east coast of Sumatra. Dumai is a result of the expansion Bengkalis Regency. Inaugurated as a city on April 20, 1999, by Law no. 16 year 1999 dated 20 April 1999 having previously had a city administrative (kotif) in Bengkalis Regency. At its inception, the Dumai City only consists of 3 districts, 13 villages and 9 villages with a population of just 15,699 souls with density 83.85/km2. The city started the 2013 Southeast Asian haze when farmers burned down large areas of forest for land clearing.

Subdistricts (Kecamatan) & Villages (Kelurahan)

Dumai is divided in 7 subdistricts (kecamatan):

• Bukit Kapur, the Villages:
  • Bagan Besar
  • Bukit Kayu Kapur
  • Bukit Nenas
  • Gurun Panjang
  • Kampung Baru
• Dumai Barat, the Villages:
  • Bagan Keladi
  • Pangkalan Sesai
  • Purnama
  • Simpang Tetap Darul Ichsan
• Dumai Timur, the Villages:
  • Bukit Batrem
  • Buluh Kasap
  • Jaya Mukti
  • Tanjung Palas
  • Teluk Binjai
• Medang Kampai, the Villages:
  • Guntung
  • Mundam
  • Teluk Makmur
  • Pelintung
• Sungai Sembilan, the Villages:
  • Bangsal Aceh
  • Basilam Baru
  • Batu Teritip
  • Lubuk Gaung
  • Tanjung Penyembal
• Dumai Kota, the Villages:
  • Laksamana
  • Rimba Sekampung
  • Bintan
  • Dumai Kota
  • Sukajadi
• Dumai Selatan, the Villages:
  • Bukit Timah
  • Mekar Sari
  • Bumi Ayu
  • Ratu Sima
  • Bukit Datuk

Transport

There are several transportation mode in Pekanbaru such as Taxi, Bus, Oplet (Share taxi), Bajaj (Auto rickshaw), Ojek (Motorcycle taxi).

For land transport, Dumai is connected to Duri, Padang, Medan, Jambi, Pekanbaru, and other cities or regions in Riau Province and Sumatra Island by the existence of Terminal Bus (Terminal AKAP).

Dumai Port (Pelabuhan Dumai) is located in Dumai, connecting Dumai with regions in Riau Province and other Destination in Indonesia and others Destination in the World. This port one of the major port in Riau and Indonesia.

Pinang Kampai Airport is an National airport that serves flights in Dumai to/from several cities in Indonesia, that is Pekanbaru, Medan, Jakarta, Batam, etc.

Tourism

The Great Mosque of AL Mannan

Dumai has some interesting place to be visit, among others:

• Teluk Makmur Beach
• Putri Tujuh Grave (Makam Putri Tujuh)
• Seascape of Dumai
• The Great Mosque of Al-Badar (Masjid Raya Al-Badar)
• Bunga Tujuh Lake
• Pelintung Cave (Goa Pelintung)
• Forest Tour of Dumai
• The Great Mosque of Dumai (Masjid Raya Dumai)
• Pawang Leon Grave (Makam Pawang Leon)
• Siti of Sea Grave (Makam Siti Laut)
• The Great Mosque of Al-Mannan (Masjid Raya Al-Mannan)
• Magic Footprint Tiger (Tapak Harimau Sakti)
• Tepak Sirih Monument (Tugu Tepak Sirih)

Sister Cities

Sister Cities	Land
Alor Gajah	Malaysia
Tawau	Malaysia
Lahad Datu	Malaysia