Bangkinang ( Jawi: ), is a town in

Riau Riau is a province of Indonesia. It is located on the central eastern coast of Sumatra along the Strait of Malacca. The province shares land borders with North Sumatra to the northwest, West Sumatra to the west, and Jambi to the south. Accord ...

Province of Indonesia. It is the capital of Kampar Regency, Riau, which is from

Pekanbaru Pekanbaru is the capital of Indonesian province of Riau, and a major economic center on the eastern part of Sumatra, Sumatra Island. Its name is derived from the Malay language, Malay words for 'new market' ('pekan' is market and 'baru' is new). ...

(Riau provincial capital). As the capital of the regency adjacent to the provincial capital and a connection to the area of West Sumatra. The majority of the population is Muslim.

History

Based on the decree of the Military Governor of Central Sumatra Number: 10/GM/STE/49 dated 9 November 1949, Kampar Regency is one area in

Province Level II consists of Kawedanaan

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, Bangkinang and the Outer City

the capital is Pekanbaru. Then, based on Law No.. 12 In 1956 the capital was moved to Kampar Regency new Bangkinang and implemented on June 6, 1967. Since the Kampar district formed in 1949 to 2006 was 21 times tenure District Head. Title regent until the sixth (H. Soebrantas S.) Kampar Regency capital was moved to Bangkinang by Law no. 12 in 1956. The factors that support the transfer of the capital to Bangkinang include: 1.

is the capital of

province. 2.

besides being the capital of the province also has become a city. 3. Given the extent of Kampar Regency

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naturally moved to Bangkinang to increase efficiency and improve the management of government services to the public. 4. Future prospects Kampar Regency may no longer be developed well from Pekanbaru. Kota Bangkinang, Kampar (2)

Bangkinang located in the middle of Kampar regency, which might be easier to implement coaching to all districts and vice versa.

Climate

Bangkinag has a tropical rainforest climate (Af) with heavy rainfall year-round.

Tourism

Some interesting place in Bangkinang, among others: * Muara Takus Temple (± from Bangkinang) * STANUM Recreational Park * Bukit Naang Recreational Park * Merangin Waterfall * Kandil Kemilau Emas Museum * Siabu Hill (Bukit Siabu) * Koto Panjang Dam (PLTA Koto Panjang) * Cadika Hill Recreational Park (Taman Rekereasi Bukit Cadika) *

Lontiok House Rumah Lontiok (meaning Lontiok House) is a traditional house of Kampar, Riau Province. ''Lontiok'' (''lentik'' in Bahasa Indonesia) means arched or curved. ''Lontiok'' term corresponds to the form of roof ridge which is arched upward as a symbol ...

(Rumah Asli Lontiok)

References

Populated places in Riau Regency seats of Riau {{Riau-geo-stub