Dumai

Dumai
Dumai
City
	City of Dumai; Kota Dumai
Other transcription(s)
• Chinese	杜迈
• Jawi	دوماي
	Office building in Dumai
	Flag Coat of arms
	Location within Riau
	Dumai Location in Sumatra and Indonesia Dumai Dumai (Indonesia)
	Coordinates: 1°40′0″N 101°27′0″E / 1.66667°N 101.45000°E
Country	Indonesia
Province	Riau
Government
• Mayor	Zulkifli A.S.
• Vice Mayor	Eko Suharjo
Area
• Total	2,065.59 km2 (797.53 sq mi)
Population (mid 2023 estimate)
• Total	338,064
• Density	160/km2 (420/sq mi)
Demographics
• Ethnic groups	Malay 45%; Javanese 18%; Batak 16%; Minangkabau 10%; Others 11%
• Religion	Islam 85.14%; Protestant 10.62%; Buddhism 3.17%; Catholic 0.85%; Confucianism 0.19%; Others 0.03%
Time zone	UTC+7 (WIB)
Area code	(+62) 765
Website	http://www.dumaikota.go.id/

Dumai (Jawi: دوماي‎, Chinese: 杜迈), is a coastal city in Riau Province on the island of Sumatra, Indonesia. The city has an area of 2,065.59 km² and had 338,064 inhabitants at the mid 2023 official estimate (comprising 173,758 males and 164,306 females).^[1] Dumai has a domestic airport, Pinang Kampai Airport. Dumai is an important transport and trade centre, both regionally and internationally, especially to Malaysia. Dumai is rich in oil (petroleum and palm oil).^[4]

History

Dumai is on the coast of Sumatra, 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 three districts, containing 13 urban villages and 9 rural villages, with a population of just 15,699 people and a density of 83.85/km². It now (2020 census) consists of seven districts.

Administration

The city is divided into seven districts (kecamatan), tabulated below with their areas and their populations at the 2010 census^[5] and the 2020 census,^[6] together with the official estimates as at mid 2023.^[1] The table also includes the locations of the district administrative centres, the number of administrative villages in each district (all 36 classed as urban kelurahan), and its post code.

KIode Wilayah	Name of District (kecamatan)	Area in km²	Pop'n census 2010	Pop'n census 2020	Pop'n estimate mid 2023	Admin centre	No. of villages	Post code(s)
14.72.03	Bukit Kapur	336.04	38,051	51,564	55,163	Bukit Nenas	7	28882
14.72.05	Medang Kampai	169.74	10,199	16,794	18,838	Teluk Makmur	4	28825
13.72.04	Sungai Sembilan	1,423.79	27,465	41,738	46,564	Lubuk Gaung	6	28826
13.72.01	Dumai Barat (West Dumai)	36.01	89,978	44,292	46,141	Purnama	4	28821, 28823, 28824
13.72.07	Dumai Selatan (South Dumai)	66.96	^(a)	52,791	55,642	Bukit Datuk	5	28813, 28821, 28825, 28826
13.72.02	Dumai Timur (East Dumai)	28.81	88,110	68,930	73,634	Teluk Binjai	5	28811, 28813 - 28816
13.72.06	Dumai Kota (Dumai town)	4.24	^(a)	40,673	42,082	Laksamana	5	28811, 28812, 28821, 28822
	Total City	2,065.59	253,803	316,782	338,064		36

Notes: (a) the 2010 populations of the Dumai Selatan and Dumai Kota Districts are included in the figures for Dumai Barat and Dumai Timur Districts, from which they were cut out in 2009.

The villages (Kelurahan) into which those districts are subdivided are:

Bukit Kapur, the Villages:
Dumai Barat, the Villages:
Dumai Timur, the Villages:
Medang Kampai, the Villages:
- Guntung
- Mundam
- Teluk Makmur
- Pelintung
Sungai Sembilan, the Villages:
Dumai Kota, the Villages:
Dumai Selatan, the Villages:

Economy

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. Rapid economic growth rate has also provided job opportunities for people, so that the social welfare in Dumai increases.

Obstacles faced in addition to capital issues is the Status of land still touted ex HPH. Four subdistricts in Dumai District of Sungai Sembilan, Medang Kampai, lime and Western Damai is an area that has the potential of land resources for the development of agribusiness and agro-industries with appropriate technology engineering byocyclo such as rice farming, crops, vegetables, bananas, pineapples, durian, mango, rambutan, palm, cattle (cows, goats, ducks and chickens) as well as the cultivation of farmed freshwater fish (catfish, carp, carp and ornamental fish). more on the produce of the district the river nine to forward is Palm, banana, and crops. Currently the town River nine new basilam village in particular is very deficient means of infra-structures for the construction of the road. Especially the main road construction kaplingan up to the junction with the durian.

Transportation

Land

There are several transportation modes in Pekanbaru such as taxi, bus, oplet (share taxi), bajaj (auto rickshaw), and ojek (motorcycle taxi). For land transport, Dumai is connected to Trans-Sumatran Highway and Trans-Sumatra Toll Road. Bus services operate to Duri, Padang, Medan, Jambi, Pekanbaru and other cities and regions in Riau Province and Sumatra (Terminal AKAP).

Sea

Dumai Port (Pelabuhan Dumai) is located in Dumai, connecting Dumai with regions in Riau Province, other destinations in Indonesia, and the world. This port is a major port in Riau.

Air

Pinang Kampai Airport is a domestic airport that serves daily flights to/from several cities in Indonesia such as Jakarta, Pekanbaru, Medan, Batam, etc.^[7]^{[user-generated source]}

Climate

Dumai has a tropical rainforest climate (Af) with heavy rainfall year-round.

Climate data for Dumai
Month	Jan	Feb	Mar	Apr	May	Jun	Jul	Aug	Sep	Oct	Nov	Dec	Year
Mean daily maximum °C (°F)	31.4 (88.5)	31.9 (89.4)	32.4 (90.3)	32.2 (90.0)	32.2 (90.0)	31.9 (89.4)	31.7 (89.1)	31.6 (88.9)	31.5 (88.7)	31.7 (89.1)	31.3 (88.3)	31.3 (88.3)	31.8 (89.2)
Daily mean °C (°F)	26.7 (80.1)	27.1 (80.8)	27.5 (81.5)	27.5 (81.5)	27.6 (81.7)	27.4 (81.3)	27.1 (80.8)	27.1 (80.8)	27.0 (80.6)	27.2 (81.0)	26.9 (80.4)	26.8 (80.2)	27.2 (80.9)
Mean daily minimum °C (°F)	22.1 (71.8)	22.3 (72.1)	22.6 (72.7)	22.9 (73.2)	23.1 (73.6)	22.9 (73.2)	22.6 (72.7)	22.6 (72.7)	22.6 (72.7)	22.7 (72.9)	22.6 (72.7)	22.4 (72.3)	22.6 (72.7)
Average rainfall mm (inches)	200 (7.9)	150 (5.9)	202 (8.0)	225 (8.9)	191 (7.5)	159 (6.3)	159 (6.3)	200 (7.9)	255 (10.0)	293 (11.5)	299 (11.8)	258 (10.2)	2,591 (102.2)
Source: Climate-Data.org^[8]

Tourism

Dumai is situated on the waterfront has the potential of tourism development such as nature tourism, culture and shopping. Several area attractions including conservation areas in district Nine, forest River in district of Western and Eastern Damai Damai, Prosperous Gulf Coast region in district and Lake Kampai Phoebe Flowers of seven in Eastern Damai. As the main gate to enter the Riau Mainland, some tourists have repeatedly visited the Dumai, especially those that like to visit Malacca. Dumai is very easily accessible due to good transportation connections. There are some interesting sights on the way to Dumai, such as the Sakai tribe, tropical forests along the River, and water colour is unique as the color of tea. Moreover, it also can be seen hundreds of bobbing oil who raised the pipe from the bowels of the Earth. Ramayana shopping center on General Sudirman street was opened in 2007. At night, a variety of Indonesian food is sold along Ombak street. Dumai has some interesting places to be visit,^[9] among others:^[10]

Teluk Makmur Beach
Putri Tujuh Grave (Makam Putri Tujuh)
Seascape of Dumai
The Great Mosque of Al-Badar (Masjid Raya Al-Badar)
Bunga Tujuh Lake
Pelintung Cave (Goa Pelintung)
Forest Tour of Dumai
The Great Mosque of Dumai (Masjid Raya Dumai)
Pawang Leon Grave (Makam Pawang Leon)
Siti of Sea Grave (Makam Siti Laut)
The Great Mosque of Al-Mannan (Masjid Raya Al-Mannan)
Magic Footprint Tiger (Tapak Harimau Sakti)
Tepak Sirih Monument (Tugu Tepak Sirih)

Sister Cities

Sister Cities	Country
Alor Gajah	Malaysia

References

^ ^a ^b ^c Badan Pusat Statistik, Jakarta, 28 February 2024, Kota Dumai Dalam Angka 2024 (Katalog-BPS 1102001.1472)
^ Local Power and Politics in Indonesia. Institute of Southeast Asian Studies. 2003. ISBN 9789814515245
^ Data Jumlah Penduduk Kota Dumai Berdasarkan Agama 2019 - Badan Pusat Statistik Republik Indonesia <https://datin.dumaikota.go.id/data-dasar/index.php?page=capil-jpma>
^ "Statistics Indonesia". Dds.bps.go.id. Archived from the original on 2012-04-15. Retrieved 2012-06-21.
^ Biro Pusat Statistik, Jakarta, 2011.
^ Badan Pusat Statistik, Jakarta, 2021.
^ Pinang Kampai Airport
^ "Climate: Dumai". Climate-Data.org. Retrieved 10 November 2020.
^ "Wisa Tamelayu". Archived from the original on 2009-02-16. Retrieved 2013-02-24.
^ "Wisata Dumai | The Aroengbinang Wisata". thearoengbinangproject.com. Archived from the original on 2012-09-28.