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Pekanbaru is the capital of Riau province. Located in the Sumatera island along the strait of Malacca. The Siak river split this city, one to the north from Rumbai, to the South the city itself. Siak is the deepest river in Indonesia. Sultan Syarif Qasyim II is the airport that serves flights from and to Pekanbaru. The province with the highest per capita income in Indonesia. Riau is rich with natural resources, particularly petroleum and natural gas, rubber, and palm oil. The majority of the province are heavily forested lowlands; logging is a major industry in the provincel. And much of Pekanbaru's economy is based on this field. Pekanbaru is a fast growing city in Sumatera, will be a metropolitan city in the future. And not just rich in oil, Riau also rich with forest tourism, conservation, and culture. |
|  | Pacu Jalur Tradition of long boat race, it called Pacu Jalur, in Teluk Kuantan, Kuantan Singingi district, Riau. The participant from all over district in Riau. |
Bagansiapi-api Bagansiapi-api is the city in Rokan Hilir District, Riau Province, Sumatera. This city located on the estuary of Rokan Hilir. Bagansiapi-api is on the eastern coast of Sumatra, some 97 km (60 miles) from Malaysia across the Strait of Malacca. Baganisiapi-api have the big comunity of ethnic chinese , and the city develop by them. The most income in this city is fish.... |  | |
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hunterV Mon Mar 9, 2009 16:48 UTC Hello, Mimi! Wow, so much food...great place for a visit! | Jim_Eliason Wed Aug 20, 2008 13:27 UTC Cool page Mimi! | SLLiew Fri Jan 25, 2008 12:17 UTC Wonderful page of Pekanbaru. Amazing to see a photo of the Sumatran tiger. Cheers, SL :) | hassan_abu Fri Oct 6, 2006 00:53 UTC That's a lovely Riau House and the seafood is sooooo lazat.... Cheers, Abu |
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