Pekanbaru

Also known as Pekanbaru City

Pekanbaru () is the capital city of the Indonesian province of Riau, and a major economic center on the eastern side of Sumatra Island with its name derived from the Malay (Indonesian) word for 'new market' ('pekan' is market and 'baru' is new). It has an area of , with a population of 897,767 at the 2010 Census, and 983,356 at the 2020 Census; the official estimate as at mid 2024 was 1,167,599 (comprising 586,917 males and 580,682 females). It is located on the banks of the Siak River, which flows into the Strait of Malacca, Pekanbaru has direct access to the busy strait and has long been kno

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Pekanbaru is the capital city of Indonesia's Riau province and a major economic center located on eastern Sumatra Island, whose name means "new market" in Malay. With a population of over 1.1 million people as of 2024, it sits on the Siak River with direct access to the Strait of Malacca, making it an important hub for trade and commerce.

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Key facts

Settlement.name: Pekanbaru
Settlement.official_name: City of Pekanbaru
Settlement.settlement_type: City
Settlement.image_flag: Flag of Pekanbaru City.png
Settlement.image_shield: Pekanbaru coa.GIF
Settlement.nicknames: "PKU", "Pekan", "Pokan", "Pekanbaru", “Pekanbaghu”, "Kota Pekanbaru", "Kota Bertuah",
Settlement.image_map: Lokasi Riau Kota Pekanbaru.svg
Settlement.mapsize: 250px
Settlement.map_caption: Location of Pekanbaru in Indonesia
Settlement.subdivision_type: Country
Settlement.subdivision_type1: Province
Settlement.established_title: Founded
Settlement.established_date: 22 June 1784
Settlement.government_type: Mayor-council
Settlement.governing_body: Tanjungpinang City Government
Settlement.leader_title: Mayor
Settlement.leader_name: (Democratic)
Settlement.leader_title1: Vice Mayor

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Wikidata facts

Official name: Kota Pekanbaru
Population: 983356
Area: 632.26
Elevation: 12
Official website: pekanbaru.go.id
Image: Pekanbaru 2019.jpg
Dialing code: 0761
Licence plate code: BM
Motto: Pekanbaru Kota Madani

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Commons category: Pekanbaru
hashtag: pekanbaru
P12749: Aremark Municipality
inception: 1784-06-22
Statistics Indonesia area code: 1471
postal code: 0761
nickname: kota madani
name: Pakanbaru

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Etymology
History
Dutch East Indies
Second World War
Indonesian era
Politics
Reputation
Demographics
Ethnicities
Religions
Languages
Administrative districts
Climate
Economy
Transportation
Land
Rivers
Air
Education
Tourism
Sports
Media
Sister cities
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A settlement has existed on the site since the 17th century. In the late 19th century, the city was developed to serve the coffee and coal industries, and the Dutch built roads to help ship goods to Singapore and Malacca. This city has an airport called Sultan Syarif Kasim II International Airport, and a port called Sungai Duku that is located by the Siak River.