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11 Facts About Pekanbaru

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Pekanbaru is the capital of Indonesian province of Riau, and a major economic center on the eastern part of Sumatra Island.

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Origin of Pekanbaru was inseparable from the existence of the Siak River as a distributing route for commodities from the Minangkabau Highlands to the Strait of Malacca.

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Pekanbaru Railway was constructed under harsh conditions using forced labour.

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4.

In 2011, Pekanbaru received the "Adipura" award in the category of large city for the seventh consecutive time.

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Pekanbaru is the third most populous city on Sumatra Island after Medan and Palembang, with a population of 983,356 according to the official Census for 2020.

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Many Minang in Pekanbaru have lived there for generations and has since assimilated into the Malay community.

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Pekanbaru has a tropical rainforest climate under the Koppen climate classification.

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Pekanbaru is really close with some of the home of mega-companies, such as PT Riau Andalan Pulp Paper, PT.

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Chevron Pacific Indonesia, and PT Perkebunan Nusantara V and some wood-sawmill, CPOs, and rubber-processing companies, and Pekanbaru is often said to be one of the cities with the highest money and banking rotation in Indonesia.

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Land transport, Pekanbaru is connected to Padang, Medan, Jambi, Palembang, and other cities or regions in Riau Province and Sumatra Island by the existence of Bandar Raya Payung Sekaki Bus Terminal.

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Pekanbaru's airport is utilized separately as the airbase of the TNI-AU and home base of the 12th Squadron, a shelter to some Hawk Mk.

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