Tanjung Pinang

Kota Tanjung Pinang
City
Other transcription(s)
• Jawi	تنجوڠ ڤينڠ
• Chinese	丹戎槟榔
• Pinyin	Dān róng bīn láng
Port of Tanjung Pinang
Seal
Motto: Jujur Bertutur Bijak Bertindak
Location in Bintan.
Coordinates: 1°5′0″N 104°29′0″E / 1.08333°N 104.48333°E / 1.08333; 104.48333Coordinates: 1°5′0″N 104°29′0″E / 1.08333°N 104.48333°E / 1.08333; 104.48333
Country	Indonesia
Province	Riau Islands
Government
• Mayor	H. Lis Darmansyah
• Deputy	Drs. H. Syahrul, S.Pd
Area
• Total	812.7 km2 (313.8 sq mi)
Elevation	18 m (59 ft)
Population
• Total	225,086
• Density	236.8/km2 (613/sq mi)
Time zone	WIB (UTC+7)
Area code(s)	+62 771
Website	www.tanjungpinangkota.go.id

Tanjung Pinang (Jawi: تنجوڠ ڤينڠ ‎, Chinese: 丹戎槟榔; pinyin: Dān róng bīnláng),is the capital and second largest city of the Indonesian province of Riau Islands after Batam. A city with roughly 200,000 residents, it is a trading port between islands in the Riau archipelago. Tanjung Pinang is located on south of Bintan island and has ferry and speedboat connections to Batam, Singapore (40 km away), and Johor Bahru.

Tanjung Pinang has been known for a long time. This is due to its strategic position on the island of Bintan as a center of Malay culture and trade traffic. Tanjung Pinang history is inseparable from the Johor-Riau Malay kingdom.

Name of Tanjung Pinang is taken from the position of beach nut tree that juts into the sea.Trees that are in the Cape which is a guide for voyagers who will go to Bintan River.Tanjung Pinang River is the entrance to Bintan, where there Bentan empire based in Bukit Batu.

Tanjungpinang existence is increasingly recognized in the Kingdom of Johor, the Sultan Abdul Jalil Shah Tun Abdul Jamil Laksemana ordered to open a commercial trading port on Bintan island, precisely in the River Carang, Hulu Sungai Riau. The new trading port has become a bustling trading port known as Bandar Riau. Tanjung Pinang is known as a very important buffer zone and the entrance of Bandar Riau.

Expertise of the government at that time to make Bandar Riau is a major trading port and even to compete with the port of Malacca that control by the Portuguese and finally fell to the Dutch.In some history, there are some traders who want to trade in Malacca they turn directions to Riau, and even the people of Malacca buy rice and cloth in Riau. This is due to Bandar Riau is a safe area with relatively competitive prices with the dealer Malacca.