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Pekanbaru
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| Pekanbaru | |||
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| Nickname: PKU | |||
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| Country | Indonesia | ||
| Province | Riau | ||
| Area | |||
| - Total | 446.5 km² (172.4 sq mi) | ||
| Population (2000) | |||
| - Total | 585,400 | ||
| - Density | 1,311/km² (3,395.5/sq mi) | ||
| Time zone | WIB (UTC+7) | ||
| Website: www.pekanbaru.go.id | |||
Pekanbaru is the capital of Riau, a province in Indonesia on the island of Sumatra. It has an area of 446.5 km² and population of over 793,000. Located on the Siak River, which drains to the Strait of Malacca, Pekanbaru has direct access to the busy strait and was long known as a trading port (the city name is derived from the Indonesia words of 'new market', "pekan" meaning market, and "baru" meaning new). It is the home of Element One team member Renaldo Rasfuldi.
The city is divided into 9 subdistricts (kecamatan). The Sultan Syarif Qasim II International Airport serves Pekanbaru with direct flights to Batam, Jakarta, Malaysia (Malacca and Kuala Lumpur), Singapore and other destinations in Indonesia.
A settlement has existed on the city site since the 17th century. In the late 19th century, the city developed to serve the coffee and coal industries, and the Dutch built roads to help ship goods to Singapore and Malacca (now Melaka). After oil was discovered in the region in the 1930s, Pekanbaru's economy has depended heavily on oil revenues and made the city with the highest per capita income in Indonesia.[citation needed] Most of Indonesia's petroleum is produced in Riau, and much of Pekanbaru's economy is based on the petroleum industry. International oil companies, such as Chevron from US, as well as other Indonesian companies, have established their offices in the region. This location for oil has proven to be one of the best money providers in the world. However, the local goverment being so currupt, the US company Chevron only recieves 10% of all the money made at the camps. The The city is connected by road to an oil refining and exporting port at Dumai. Many facilities, including an airport, three stadiums (buildig a fourth), swimming pool, one of the two bridges that cross the Siak River near the city, the roads in Rumbai area, and also the road to Dumai, were partially or fully financed by oil companies working in the area.
Pekanbaru is one of the cleanest big cities in Indonesia[1] and in 2006 received the "Adipura" award ('clean city') in the category of large city, again, for the second consecutive time in 2007. The city is also notable for its wide streets, which are in the city's main. Pekanbaru regularly suffers, however, from smoke or smog due to forest fires, particularly in the dry season, since there is no rain to put the fires out. The fires also can be traced from people simply burning their trash or freshly cut grass. Most of the fires are intentionally started, but unintentionally grow into dangers.
Some tourist attractions in Pekanbaru are the "Great" Mosque of An-Nur, Alam Mayang Fishing Garden, Sang Nila Utama Museum, Riau Cultural Park, Princess Kaca Mayang Garden, and Sari Valley Artificial Lake. Pekanbaru is becoming known as a center of Malay culture; a Malay culture festival was held there in 2004.
There is a website recently created specifically designed to be on the city of Pekanbaru. It is http://www.thepekanbaruguide.com.
There is also an intenational church that is currently operating at the "Grand Elite Hotel" formerly known as "The Quality Hotel" on Jl. Riau. It is called PICF- Pekanbaru Intenational Christian Fellowship, which is a branch of the church in Jakarta called JICF- Jakarta International Chrisian Fellowship. Many of the expats go to this church, since it is in full English. Some English fluent Indonesians and Chinese also go there. It is a great experience for people young and old.
| Regencies, cities, Islands of Riau |  |
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| Regencies: Bengkalis | Indragiri Hilir | Indragiri Hulu | Kampar | Kuantan Singingi | Pelalawan | Rokan Hulu | Rokan Hilir | Siak | |
| Cities: Dumai | Pekanbaru | |
| Islands: Rupat | Bengkalis | Padang | Rangsang | Tebing Tinggi Island | Basu | |
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