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Dumai

Dumai
Kota Dumai
City
Other transcription(s)
 • Chinese 杜迈
 • Jawi دوماي
Ramayana Department Store in Dumai
Ramayana Department Store in Dumai
Official seal of Dumai
Seal
Location of Dumai in Indonesia
Location of Dumai in Indonesia
Dumai is located in Indonesia
Dumai
Dumai
Location of Dumai in Indonesia
Coordinates: 1°40′0″N 101°27′0″E / 1.66667°N 101.45000°E / 1.66667; 101.45000Coordinates: 1°40′0″N 101°27′0″E / 1.66667°N 101.45000°E / 1.66667; 101.45000
Country Indonesia
Province Riau
Government
 • Walikota Dumai Lucky Ang / H.Wan Syamsir Yus. / Drs H.Zulkifli AS,MSi. / Drs. H. Khairul Anwar,SH
Area
 • City 2,039.35 km2 (787.40 sq mi)
 • Metro 5,861 km2 (2,263 sq mi)
Population (Mei 2012)
 • City 293,355
 • Density 143.87/km2 (372.6/sq mi)
 • Metro 1,196,885
 • Metro density 204.2/km2 (529/sq mi)
Time zone WIB (UTC+7)
Area code(s) +62 765
Website http://www.dumaikota.go.id/

Dumai (Jawi: دوماي‎, Chinese: 杜迈; pinyin: Dù mài), is a city in Riau province on the island of Sumatra, Indonesia. The city has an area of 2,039.35 km² and had 293,355 inhabitants in 2012. Dumai has a National Airport, that is Pinang Kampai Airport. Dumai is an important transport and trade centre, both regionally and internationally, especially to Malaysia. Dumai is rich in oil (fuel and palm oil).

Dumai is a city in Riau province, Indonesia, 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 3 districts, 13 villages and 9 villages with a population of just 15,699 souls with density 83.85/km2.

The city is divided into seven districts (kecamatan), tabulated below with the villages (Kelurahan) into which those districts are subdivided:

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. Economic growth rate rapidly has also provided job opportunities for people on social welfare so that the Dumai increases.


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