Bangkinang
Sign in to saveBangkinang (Jawi: ), is a town in Riau Province of Indonesia. It is the capital of Kampar Regency, in that province, and is from Pekanbaru, the Riau provincial capital. As the capital of the regency it is connected both to the provincial capital and to the area of West Sumatra. The majority of the population is Muslim.
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- Bangkinang
- Region
- Riau
- Country
- Indonesia
- Population
- 0
- Timezone
- Asia/Jakarta
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- capital of regency
- Country
- Indonesia
- Located in
- Riau
- Time zone
- UTC+07:00
- Capital of
- Kampar
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Bangkinang (Jawi: ), is a town in Riau Province of Indonesia. It is the capital of Kampar Regency, in that province, and is from Pekanbaru, the Riau provincial capital. As the capital of the regency it is connected both to the provincial capital and to the area of West Sumatra. The majority of the population is Muslim.
==History== Based on the decree of the Military Governor of Central Sumatra Number: 10/GM/STE/49 dated 9 November 1949, Kampar Regency was one area in Riau Province of which the capital was Pekanbaru. Then, based on Law No. 12 of 1956, the capital was moved to Bangkinang, a change which was implemented on 6 June 1967. The factors that supported the transfer of the capital to Bangkinang included:
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