Dumai

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Dumai
City of Dumai
Kota Dumai
Other transcription(s)
   Chinese 杜迈
   Jawi دوماي
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Office building in Dumai
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Location within Riau
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Dumai
Location in Sumatra and Indonesia
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Dumai
Dumai (Indonesia)
Coordinates: 1°40′0″N101°27′0″E / 1.66667°N 101.45000°E / 1.66667; 101.45000
Country Flag of Indonesia.svg  Indonesia
Region Sumatra
Province Flag of Riau.svg Riau
Government
  Mayor Zulkifli A.S.
  Vice Mayor Eko Suharjo
Area
  Total
2,065.59 km2 (797.53 sq mi)
Population
 (mid 2023 estimate)
  Total
338,064
  Density160/km2 (420/sq mi)
  [1]
Demographics
  Ethnic groups [2] Malay
Minangkabau
Javanese
Batak
  Religion [3] Islam 85.14%
Protestant 10.62%
Buddhism 3.17%
Catholic 0.85%
Confucianism 0.19%
Others 0.03%
Time zone UTC+7 (WIB)
Area code (+62) 765
Website http://www.dumaikota.go.id/

Dumai (Jawi: دوماي, Chinese :杜迈), is a coastal city in Riau Province on the island of Sumatra, Indonesia, about 188 km from Pekanbaru, the provincial capital. The city has an area of 2,065.59 km2 and had 338,064 inhabitants at the mid 2023 official estimate (comprising 173,758 males and 164,306 females). [1] Dumai has a domestic airport, Pinang Kampai Airport. The city is an important transport and trade centre, both regionally and internationally, especially for traffic to and from Malaysia. The region is rich in oil (petroleum and palm oil). [4]

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History

Currently Dumai City is the second largest city in the province of Riau, but earlier it was a small hamlet on the east coast of Riau Province. It was inaugurated as a city on 20 April 1999, by Law no. 16 of year 1999, having previously been an administrative town (kotif) in Bengkalis Regency.

Administration

At its inception, the city only consisted of three districts, containing 13 urban villages and 9 rural villages, with a population of just 15,699 people and a density of 83.85/km2.The city is now divided into seven districts (kecamatan), tabulated below with their areas and their populations at the 2010 census [5] and the 2020 census, [6] together with the official estimates as at mid 2023. [1] The table also includes the locations of the district administrative centres and the number of administrative villages in each district (all 36 classed as urban kelurahan).

Kode
Wilayah
Name of
District
(kecamatan)
Area
in
km2
Pop'n
census
2010
Pop'n
census
2020
Pop'n
estimate
mid 2023
Admin
centre
No.
of
villages
14.72.03Bukit Kapur [7] 336.0438,05151,56455,163Bukit Nenas7
14.72.05Medang Kampai [8] 169.7410,19916,79418,838Teluk Makmur4
13.72.04Sungai Sembilan [9] 1,423.7927,46541,73846,564Lubuk Gaung6
13.72.01Dumai Barat [10]
(West Dumai)
36.0289,97844,29246,141Purnama4
13.72.07Dumai Selatan [11]
(South Dumai)
66.96(a)52,79155,642Bukit Datuk5
13.72.02Dumai Timur [12]
(East Dumai)
28.8188,11068,93073,634Teluk Binjai5
13.72.06Dumai Kota [13]
(Dumai town)
4.24(a)40,67342,082Laksamana5
Total City2,065.59253,803316,782338,06436

Notes: (a) the 2010 populations of the Dumai Selatan and Dumai Kota Districts are included in the figures for Dumai Barat and Dumai Timur Districts, from which they were cut out in 2009.

The villages (Kelurahan) into which those districts are subdivided are:

Kode
Wilayah
Name of
kelurahan
Area
in
km2
Pop'n
estimate
mid 2023
Post
code
14.72.03.1001Bukit Nenas61.609,06928882
14.72.03.1002Bukit Kayu Kapur15.946,95228882
14.72.03.1003Gurun Panjang84.765,62828882
14.72.03.1004Bagan Besar38.449,36528882
14.72.03.1005Kampung Baru63.257,83528882
14.72.03.1006Bagan Besar Timur14.037,45728882
14.72.03.1007Bukit Kapur (village)58.028,85728882
14.72.05.1001Teluk Makmur28.645,07928825
14.72.05.1002Mundam28.194,54128825
14.72.05.1003Guntung15.732,21028825
14.72.05.1004Pelintung97.187,00828825
13.72.04.1001Lubuk Gaung96.6612,69428826
13.72.04.1002Tanjung Penyembal116.969,99528826
13.72.04.1003Bangsal Aceh201.486,03028826
13.72.04.1004Basilam Baru141.376,08328826
13.72.04.1005Batu Teritip543.215,71328826
13.72.04.1006Sungai Geniot324.116,04928826
13.72.01.1003Pangkalan Sesai3.7110,67028824
13.72.01.1006Purnama11.5718,16228823
13.72.01.1008Bagan Keladi17.846,81628821
13.72.01.1009Simpang Tetap
Darul Ihsan
2.9010,49328824
13.72.07.1001Ratu Sima4.7215,19028825
13.72.07.1002Bukit Timah16.178,94828826
13.72.07.1003Mekar Sari21.077,23228821
13.72.07.1004Bukit Datuk20.4512,91028825
13.72.07.1005Bumi Ayu4.5511,36228813
13.72.02.1002Teluk Binjai2.6519,74128813
13.72.02.1003Tanjung Palas12.7212,35728816
13.72.02.1004Jaya Mukti3.7320,64828815
13.72.02.1006Buluh Kasap1.616,92628814
13.72.02.1009Bukit Batrem8.1013,96228811
13.72.06.1001Laksamana0.743,61728821
13.72.06.1002Rimba Sekampung1.4714,57628822
13.72.06.1003Dumai Kota (village)0.797,48328811
13.72.06.1004Bintan0.606,62828812
13.72.06.1005Sukajadi0.649,77828812

Economy

Macro-economic indicators of the gross Regional Domestic Product (GRDP) Dumai increasing each year since 2000–2005 is a picture of the success of the development of economy in Dumai. To support the increase in GDP that heavy economic development point of Dumai is to maintain the dominance of construction on industrial sectors, trade, transport and buildings in addition to paying attention to the agricultural sector as a producer of industrial raw materials. Rapid economic growth rate has also provided job opportunities for people, so that the social welfare in Dumai increases.

Obstacles faced in addition to capital issues is the Status of land still touted ex HPH. Four districts in Dumai (Sungai Sembilan, Medang Kampai, lime and West Damai) is an area that has the potential of land resources for the development of agribusiness and agro-industries with appropriate technology engineering byocyclo such as rice farming, crops, vegetables, bananas, pineapples, durian, mango, rambutan, palm, cattle (cows, goats, ducks and chickens) as well as the cultivation of farmed freshwater fish (catfish, carp, carp and ornamental fish). more on the produce of the district the river nine to forward is Palm, banana, and crops. Currently the town River nine new basilam village in particular is very deficient means of infra-structures for the construction of the road. Especially the main road construction kaplingan up to the junction with the durian.

Transportation

Land

There are several transportation modes in Pekanbaru such as taxi, bus, oplet (share taxi), bajaj (auto rickshaw), and ojek (motorcycle taxi). For land transport, Dumai is connected to Trans-Sumatran Highway and Trans-Sumatra Toll Road. Bus services operate to Duri, Padang, Medan, Jambi, Pekanbaru and other cities and regions in Riau Province and Sumatra (Terminal AKAP).

Sea

Dumai Port (Pelabuhan Dumai) is located in Dumai, connecting Dumai with regions in Riau Province, other destinations in Indonesia, and the world. This port is a major port in Riau.

Air

Pinang Kampai Airport is a domestic airport that serves daily flights to/from several cities in Indonesia such as Jakarta, Pekanbaru, Medan, Batam, etc. [14] [ user-generated source ]

Climate

Dumai has a tropical rainforest climate (Af) with heavy rainfall year-round.

Climate data for Dumai
MonthJanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecYear
Mean daily maximum °C (°F)31.4
(88.5)
31.9
(89.4)
32.4
(90.3)
32.2
(90.0)
32.2
(90.0)
31.9
(89.4)
31.7
(89.1)
31.6
(88.9)
31.5
(88.7)
31.7
(89.1)
31.3
(88.3)
31.3
(88.3)
31.8
(89.2)
Daily mean °C (°F)26.7
(80.1)
27.1
(80.8)
27.5
(81.5)
27.5
(81.5)
27.6
(81.7)
27.4
(81.3)
27.1
(80.8)
27.1
(80.8)
27.0
(80.6)
27.2
(81.0)
26.9
(80.4)
26.8
(80.2)
27.2
(80.9)
Mean daily minimum °C (°F)22.1
(71.8)
22.3
(72.1)
22.6
(72.7)
22.9
(73.2)
23.1
(73.6)
22.9
(73.2)
22.6
(72.7)
22.6
(72.7)
22.6
(72.7)
22.7
(72.9)
22.6
(72.7)
22.4
(72.3)
22.6
(72.7)
Average rainfall mm (inches)200
(7.9)
150
(5.9)
202
(8.0)
225
(8.9)
191
(7.5)
159
(6.3)
159
(6.3)
200
(7.9)
255
(10.0)
293
(11.5)
299
(11.8)
258
(10.2)
2,591
(102.2)
Source: Climate-Data.org [15]

Tourism

The Great Mosque of Al Mannan Dumai Mosque.jpg
The Great Mosque of Al Mannan

Dumai is situated on the waterfront has the potential of tourism development such as nature tourism, culture and shopping. Several area attractions including conservation areas in district Nine, forest River in district of Western and Eastern Damai Damai, Prosperous Gulf Coast region in district and Lake Kampai Phoebe Flowers of seven in Eastern Damai. As the main gate to enter the Riau Mainland, some tourists have repeatedly visited the Dumai, especially those that like to visit Malacca. Dumai is very easily accessible due to good transportation connections. There are some interesting sights on the way to Dumai, such as the Sakai tribe, tropical forests along the River, and water colour is unique as the color of tea. Moreover, it also can be seen hundreds of bobbing oil who raised the pipe from the bowels of the Earth. Ramayana shopping center on General Sudirman street was opened in 2007. At night, a variety of Indonesian food is sold along Ombak street. Dumai has some interesting places to be visit, [16] among others: [17]

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