Pekanbaru City is the capital and largest city in Riau Province, Indonesia.
Pekanbaru (Jawi: ڤكنبارو) is the capital and largest city of Riau Province, Indonesia. The city is one of the largest economic centers on the island of Sumatra and is a city with a high rate of growth, migration, and urbanization.[3][4] At the end of 2024, the population of Pekanbaru was 1,167,599.[1][5]
Pekanbaru is located on the banks of the Siak River and was originally a small town with a pekan (market) called Payung Sekaki or Senapelan. In the 18th century, the area that is now Pekanbaru was within the sphere of influence of the Siak Sultanate, and Sultan Abdul Jalil Alamuddin Syah (Marhum Pekan) is widely considered to be the founder of the modern city of Pekanbaru; The city's anniversary was set on June 23, 1784. Pekanbaru became a "small city" in 1948 and a municipality in 1956, before being designated as the capital of Riau province as a replacement for Tanjung Pinang in 1959.
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