Dumai

This article is about the city in Indonesia. For the Indonesian navy ship, see KRI Dumai (652). For dūmài (督脈), the extraordinary meridian, see Meridian (Chinese medicine).

Not to be confused with Dubai or Dumais.

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
Country	Indonesia
Region	Sumatra
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 Minangkabau Javanese Batak
• 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, about 188 km from Pekanbaru, the provincial capital. 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). Dumai has a domestic airport, Pinang Kampai Airport. The city is an important transport and trade centre, both regionally and internationally, especially for traffic to and from Malaysia. The region is rich in oil (petroleum and palm oil).

History

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 been an administrative town (kotif) in Bengkalis Regency.

Administration

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

Kode 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
14.72.03	Bukit Kapur	336.04	38,051	51,564	55,163	Bukit Nenas	7
14.72.05	Medang Kampai	169.74	10,199	16,794	18,838	Teluk Makmur	4
13.72.04	Sungai Sembilan	1,423.79	27,465	41,738	46,564	Lubuk Gaung	6
13.72.01	Dumai Barat (West Dumai)	36.02	89,978	44,292	46,141	Purnama	4
13.72.07	Dumai Selatan (South Dumai)	66.96	(a)	52,791	55,642	Bukit Datuk	5
13.72.02	Dumai Timur (East Dumai)	28.81	88,110	68,930	73,634	Teluk Binjai	5
13.72.06	Dumai Kota (Dumai town)	4.24	(a)	40,673	42,082	Laksamana	5
	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:

Kode Wilayah	Name of kelurahan	Area in km2	Pop'n estimate mid 2023	Post code
14.72.03.1001	Bukit Nenas	61.60	9,069	28882
14.72.03.1002	Bukit Kayu Kapur	15.94	6,952	28882
14.72.03.1003	Gurun Panjang	84.76	5,628	28882
14.72.03.1004	Bagan Besar	38.44	9,365	28882
14.72.03.1005	Kampung Baru	63.25	7,835	28882
14.72.03.1006	Bagan Besar Timur	14.03	7,457	28882
14.72.03.1007	Bukit Kapur (village)	58.02	8,857	28882
14.72.05.1001	Teluk Makmur	28.64	5,079	28825
14.72.05.1002	Mundam	28.19	4,541	28825
14.72.05.1003	Guntung	15.73	2,210	28825
14.72.05.1004	Pelintung	97.18	7,008	28825
13.72.04.1001	Lubuk Gaung	96.66	12,694	28826
13.72.04.1002	Tanjung Penyembal	116.96	9,995	28826
13.72.04.1003	Bangsal Aceh	201.48	6,030	28826
13.72.04.1004	Basilam Baru	141.37	6,083	28826
13.72.04.1005	Batu Teritip	543.21	5,713	28826
13.72.04.1006	Sungai Geniot	324.11	6,049	28826
13.72.01.1003	Pangkalan Sesai	3.71	10,670	28824
13.72.01.1006	Purnama	11.57	18,162	28823
13.72.01.1008	Bagan Keladi	17.84	6,816	28821
13.72.01.1009	Simpang Tetap Darul Ihsan	2.90	10,493	28824
13.72.07.1001	Ratu Sima	4.72	15,190	28825
13.72.07.1002	Bukit Timah	16.17	8,948	28826
13.72.07.1003	Mekar Sari	21.07	7,232	28821
13.72.07.1004	Bukit Datuk	20.45	12,910	28825
13.72.07.1005	Bumi Ayu	4.55	11,362	28813
13.72.02.1002	Teluk Binjai	2.65	19,741	28813
13.72.02.1003	Tanjung Palas	12.72	12,357	28816
13.72.02.1004	Jaya Mukti	3.73	20,648	28815
13.72.02.1006	Buluh Kasap	1.61	6,926	28814
13.72.02.1009	Bukit Batrem	8.10	13,962	28811
13.72.06.1001	Laksamana	0.74	3,617	28821
13.72.06.1002	Rimba Sekampung	1.47	14,576	28822
13.72.06.1003	Dumai Kota (village)	0.79	7,483	28811
13.72.06.1004	Bintan	0.60	6,628	28812
13.72.06.1005	Sukajadi	0.64	9,778	28812

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 districts in Dumai (Sungai Sembilan, Medang Kampai, lime and West 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.

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

Tourism

The Great Mosque of Al Mannan

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, among others:

• 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