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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Lokasi Riau Kota Dumai.svg
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
Province Coat of arms of Riau.svg Riau
Government
  Mayor Zulkifli A.S.
  Vice Mayor Eko Suharjo
Area
  Total1,727.38 km2 (666.95 sq mi)
Population
 (mid 2022 estimate)
  Total331,832
  Density190/km2 (500/sq mi)
  [1]
Demographics
  Ethnic groups [2] Malay 50%
Minangkabau 17%
Javanese 14%
Batak 10%
Others 8%
  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. The city has an area of 2,066.72 km2 and had 331,832 inhabitants at mid 2022 official estimate (comprising 170,201 males and 161,631 females). [1] Dumai has a domestic airport, Pinang Kampai Airport. Dumai is an important transport and trade centre, both regionally and internationally, especially to Malaysia. Dumai is rich in oil (petroleum and palm oil). [4]

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History

Dumai is on the coast of Sumatra, about 188 km from Pekanbaru. 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 had a town administrative (kotif) in Bengkalis Regency. 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. It now (2020 census) consists of seven districts.

Administration

The city is 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 2022. [1] The table also includes the locations of the district administrative centres, the number of administrative villages in each district (classed as urban kelurahan), and its post code.

KIode
Wilayah
Name of
District
(kecamatan)
Area
in
km2
Pop'n
census
2010
Pop'n
census
2020
Pop'n
estimate
mid 2022
Admin
centre
No.
of
villages
Post
code(s)
14.72.03Bukit Kapur339.2638,05151,56454,734Bukit Nenas728882
14.72.05Medang Kampai163.4910,19916,79418,512Teluk Makmur428825
13.72.04Sungai Sembilan1,420.9227,46541,73845,298Lubuk Gaung628826
13.72.01Dumai Barat
(West Dumai)
36.1689,97844,29246,198Purnama428821, 28823,
28824
13.72.07Dumai Selatan
(South Dumai)
66.08(a)52,79154,276Bukit Datuk528813, 28821,
28825, 28826
13.72.02Dumai Timur
(East Dumai)
35.5288,11068,93072,106Teluk Binjai528811,
28813 - 28816
13.72.06Dumai Kota
(Dumai town)
5.29(a)40,67340,708Laksamana528811, 28812,
28821, 28822
Total City2,066.72253,803316,782331,83236

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:

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 subdistricts in Dumai District of Sungai Sembilan, Medang Kampai, lime and Western 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. [7] [ 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 [8]

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, [9] among others: [10]

Sister Cities

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Neighboring Countries Flag of Malaysia.svg Malaysia

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