Pekanbaru

Geographical unit

Pekanbaru ( German " Neuer Markt " ) is the capital of the Indonesian province of Riau in and is located near the east coast of the island of Sumatra.

The city has an area of ​​446.5 km ² and is located between two flowing in a west-east direction rivers (one of the Siak ). In 2006, it had approximately 677 741 inhabitants.

Pekanbaru is a river port on the Siak, which is crossed by the ship traffic to the Strait of Malacca. To the south of the city center is the Sultan Syarif Qasim II International Airport

The town consists of 9 sub-districts ( Kecamatan ).

Since the 17th century there was in this place a settlement that grew into a city with coffee trade and coal industries in the late 19th century. In 1939 oil was discovered near the town, which forms a driving force behind the economic development Pekanbarus.

The streets here are remarkably wide. The city is one of the cleanest in Indonesia and received the 2006 and 2007 " Adipura " award ( "Clean City "). In the dry season, the city often suffers from the smoke of the erupting in the surrounding forest fires.

Pekanbaru is an important Einreisesort for tourists coming from Singapore. Popular markets are the Pasar Pusat (Essen ) and Pasar Bawah and Pasar Tengeh (Chinese goods ). Tourist interest are the Great Mosque An-Nur, the fish ponds Alam Mayang, Sang Nila Utama Museum, Riau Cultural Park, Princess Kaca Mayang Garden, the Soeman HS library and the sari - dam. Pekanbaru has developed into a center of Malay culture, since 2004 a Malay culture is celebrated.