Monday, April 25, 2011

Pekanbaru City | History of Pekanbaru City

    Pekanbaru City
    Pekanbaru name was formerly known by the name "Senapelan" which at that time headed by a Chief called Inner. The area originally as a field, gradually became the township. Then township Senapelan move to new settlements, later known as Hamlet Umbrella Sekaki located on the banks of the Siak river estuary.

    Pekanbaru is the third most populous city on Sumatra Island, after Medan and Palembang with a population of 903,902 recorded in the 2010 census. The city is highly urbanized, drawing many of its people from the neighbouring province of West Sumatra. In addition to Riau Malays natives, the city also has other ethnic groups. TheMinangkabauare the largest ethnic group, forming 37.7% of population. Javanese, Batak, and Tionghoa are the other main ethnic groups inhabiting Pekanbaru.
    Umbrella Name Sekaki not well known in his time but Senapelan. Senapelan development is closely linked to the development of the Kingdom of Siak Sri Indrapura. Since the Sultan Abdul Jalil Shah Alamudin Senapelan settled in, he built his palace in Kampung Bukit adjacent to the township Senapelan. It is estimated that the palace is situated in the vicinity of the Grand Mosque today. Sultan Abdul Jalil Shah Alamudin have the initiative to create a week in Senapelan but not developed. Businesses that have been pioneered was later followed by his son Raja Muda Muhammad Ali in a new place that is around the harbor now.

    Then on Tuesday, 21 Rajah 1204 H or dated June 23, 1784 AD based on consensus-progenitor progenitor four tribes (Coast, Fifty, Tanah Datar and Kampar), Senapelan country was renamed "Week for new" then celebrated as the birthday of Pekanbaru City . From then on Senapelan designation was abandoned and became popular as the "Week for new", which in everyday language is called PEKANBARU.

    Pekanbaru City lies between 101 ° 14 '- 101 ° 34' east longitude and 0 ° 25 '- 0 ° 45 ' North latitude. With altitude ranging from 50-50 meters.
    The surface area of ​​the
    northern sloping and undulating with an altitude ranging between 5-11 meters.
    Based on Government Regulation No. 19 of 1987 Date 7 September 1987 Regional Pekanbaru expanded from ± 62.96 to ± 446.50 km ² km ², consisting of 8 Districts and 45 Sub-district / village. From the results of measurements / enclosure in the field by BPN Tk. I then set Riau Pekanbaru City area is 632.26 km ².

    With the increase in construction activity led to increased activity in all sectors of the population ultimately improve also the demands and needs of the community towards the provision of urban facilities and utilities as well as the needs of Others. To further the creation of orderly government and development area that is wide enough, then dibentuklan New District with Regulation No. Pekanbaru City. 4 of 2003 into 12 Districts and Villages / New Villages with the law in 2003 to 58 Kelurahan / Village.

    Pekanbaru City cleaved by the Siak River flowing from west to east. Have some tributaries include: River sling Sari, Air Hitam, Siban, Setukul, Pengambang, Ukui, Sago, Senapelan, Limau, Charming and River Sail.
    Siak River is also a transportation route traffic into the city economy and the rural people from other regions.

    Pekanbaru is the capital of Riau province that have a straight distance with other cities as other Provincial Capital as follows:
    Taluk Kuantan = 118 Km
    Rengat = 159 Km
    Tembilahan = 21.3,5 Km
    Kerinci = 33,5 Km
    Siak = 74,5 Km
    Bangkinang = 51 Km
    Pasir Pangaraian = 132,5 Km
    Bengkalis = 128 Km
    Bagan = 192,5 Km
    Dumai  = 125 Km

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