Dumai (Jawi: , ) 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 2,063.24 km2 and had 358,365 inhabitants at the mid 2025 official estimate (comprising 184,124 males and 174,241 females).Badan Pusat Statistik, Jakarta, 27 February 2026, Kota Dumai Dalam Angka 2026 (Katalog-BPS 1102001.1473) 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 () 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 censusBiro Pusat Statistik, Jakarta, 2011. and the 2020 census,Badan Pusat Statistik, Jakarta, 2021. together with the official estimates as of mid-2024.Badan Pusat Statistik, Jakarta, 28 February 2025, Kota Dumai Dalam Angka 2025 (Katalog-BPS 1102001.1473) 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 ofDistrict(kecamatan) Area in km2 Pop'ncensus2010 Pop'ncensus2020 Pop'nestimatemid 2025 Admin centre No. ofvillages 14.72.03 Bukit Kapur Badan Pusat Statistik, Jakarta, 26 September 2024, Kecamatan Bukit Kapur Dalam Angka 2024 (Katalog-BPS 1102001.1473010) 281.4438,05151,56458,908Bukit Nenas7 14.72.05 Medang Kampai Badan Pusat Statistik, Jakarta, 26 September 2024, Kecamatan Medang Kampai Dalam Angka 2024 (Katalog-BPS 1102001.1473011) 221.2910,19916,79421,011Teluk Makmur4 13.72.04 Sungai Sembilan Badan Pusat Statistik, Jakarta, 26 September 2024, Kecamatan Sungai Sembilan Dalam Angka 2024 (Katalog-BPS 1102001.1473012) 1,421.5927,46541,73851,204Lubuk Gaung6 13.72.01 Dumai Barat Badan Pusat Statistik, Jakarta, 26 September 2024, Kecamatan Dumai Barat Dalam Angka 2024 (Katalog-BPS 1102001.1473020) (West Dumai) 36.1689,97844,29248,830Purnama4 13.72.07 Dumai Selatan Badan Pusat Statistik, Jakarta, 26 September 2024, Kecamatan Dumai Selatan Dalam Angka 2024 (Katalog-BPS 1102001.1473021) (South Dumai) 66.36(a)52,79158,748Bukit Datuk5 13.72.02 Dumai Timur Badan Pusat Statistik, Jakarta, 26 September 2024, Kecamatan Dumai Timur Dalam Angka 2024 (Katalog-BPS 1102001.1473030) (East Dumai) 32.1588,11068,93077,740Teluk Binjai5 13.72.06 Dumai Kota Badan Pusat Statistik, Jakarta, 26 September 2024, Kecamatan Dumai Kota Dalam Angka 2024 (Katalog-BPS 1102001.1473031) (Dumai town) 4.25(a)40,67341,922Laksamana5 Total City 2,063.24253,803316,782358,365 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 36 villages (Kelurahan) into which those districts are subdivided are:
Kode Wilayah Name ofkelurahan Area in km2 Pop'nestimatemid 2023Postcode 14.72.03.1001 Bukit Nenas 61.609,06928882 14.72.03.1002 Bukit Kayu Kapur 15.946,95228882 14.72.03.1003 Gurun Panjang 84.765,62828882 14.72.03.1004 Bagan Besar 38.449,36528882 14.72.03.1005 Kampung Baru 63.257,83528882 14.72.03.1006 Bagan Besar Timur 14.037,45728882 14.72.03.1007 Bukit Kapur (village) 58.028,85728882 14.72.05.1001 Teluk Makmur 28.645,07928825 14.72.05.1002 Mundam 28.194,54128825 14.72.05.1003 Guntung 15.732,21028825 14.72.05.1004 Pelintung 97.187,00828825 13.72.04.1001 Lubuk Gaung 96.6612,69428826 13.72.04.1002 Tanjung Penyembal 116.969,99528826 13.72.04.1003 Bangsal Aceh 201.486,03028826 13.72.04.1004 Basilam Baru 141.376,08328826 13.72.04.1005 Batu Teritip 543.215,71328826 13.72.04.1006 Sungai Geniot 324.116,04928826
Kode Wilayah Name ofkelurahan Area in km2 Pop'nestimatemid 2023Postcode 13.72.01.1003 Pangkalan Sesai 3.7110,67028824 13.72.01.1006 Purnama 11.5718,16228823 13.72.01.1008 Bagan Keladi 17.846,81628821 13.72.01.1009 Simpang Tetap Darul Ihsan 2.9010,49328824 13.72.07.1001 Ratu Sima 4.7215,19028825 13.72.07.1002 Bukit Timah 16.178,94828826 13.72.07.1003 Mekar Sari 21.077,23228821 13.72.07.1004 Bukit Datuk 20.4512,91028825 13.72.07.1005 Bumi Ayu 4.5511,36228813 13.72.02.1002 Teluk Binjai 2.6519,74128813 13.72.02.1003 Tanjung Palas 12.7212,35728816 13.72.02.1004 Jaya Mukti 3.7320,64828815 13.72.02.1006 Buluh Kasap 1.616,92628814 13.72.02.1009 Bukit Batrem 8.1013,96228811 13.72.06.1001 Laksamana 0.743,61728821 13.72.06.1002 Rimba Sekampung 1.4714,57628822 13.72.06.1003 Dumai Kota (village)0.797,48328811 13.72.06.1004 Bintan 0.606,62828812 13.72.06.1005 Sukajadi 0.649,77828812
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.Pinang Kampai Airport
Climate Dumai has a tropical rainforest climate (Af) with heavy rainfall year-round.
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, 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
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