Dumai, Indonesia
Dumai is a town of 349,389 people in Riau, Indonesia, founded in April 27, 1999.
Why visit Dumai
Townapedia lists 2 museums and landmarks, 11 parks and trails, 12 places to eat and 9 places to stay in and around town.
Weather in Dumai
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About Dumai
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 2,063.24 km2 and had 358,365 inhabitants at the mid 2025 official estimate (comprising 184,124 males and 174,241 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.
From the Wikipedia article Dumai (this version), under CC BY-SA 4.0.
Travel tips from other travellers: Dumai on Wikivoyage (CC BY-SA 4.0).
Museums and landmarks2
Parks, trails and playgrounds11
Restaurants and cafes12
Where to stay9
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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.
From the History section of Dumai on Wikipedia, under CC BY-SA 4.0.
Churches and places of worship44
Shopping3
Gas and EV charging6
Schools, colleges and libraries30
Grand English Course Dumai - Homestay (Free)
School · 2.2 km
N 21 Jalan Pemuda Laut - pangkalan
Healthcare5
Map of Dumai
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Getting there and nearby towns
Pinang Kampai Airport (DUM) is the nearest airport with scheduled flights listed in OpenStreetMap, 7 km away.
- Balai Pungut 70 km south, about 1 h 15 min by car
Drive times are estimates from straight-line distance, not routes.
Local news
Headlines from INDB.
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Sources and licences
- GeoNames (CC BY 4.0): population, coordinates, regions and time zone
- OpenStreetMap contributors (ODbL 1.0): places, airports, map data
- Wikidata (CC0 1.0): elevation, founding date, time zone, website
- Wikimedia Commons (see each image): photos
- Wikipedia (CC BY-SA 4.0): overview and history text
Photo credits
- Plaza Dumai Ramayana Dept. Store, fitri agung from Pekanbaru, Riau, Indonesia, Indonesia, CC BY 2.0
- Papan Bunga in Dumai, Indonesia, Alexis Dworsky, CC BY-SA 4.0
- Shining Complex Of Memory 4 5, Alpha Sco, CC BY 3.0
- Shining Complex Of Memory 3 4, Alpha Sco, CC BY 3.0
- Shining Complex Of Memory 2 4, Alpha Sco, CC BY 3.0
- Shining Complex Of Memory 1 4, Alpha Sco, CC BY 3.0
- Ceratina nigrolateralis 259669836, portioid, CC BY-SA 4.0
- Sceliphron javanum 259669855, portioid, CC BY-SA 4.0
- Ceriagrion cerinorubellum 259803050, portioid, CC BY-SA 4.0
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