Bangkinang ( Jawi: ), is a town in

Riau Riau (Jawi script, Jawi: ) is a Provinces of Indonesia, province of Indonesia. It is located on the central eastern coast of the island of Sumatra, and extends from the eastern slopes of the Barisan Mountains to the Malacca Strait, including s ...

Province of

Indonesia Indonesia, officially the Republic of Indonesia, is a country in Southeast Asia and Oceania, between the Indian Ocean, Indian and Pacific Ocean, Pacific oceans. Comprising over List of islands of Indonesia, 17,000 islands, including Sumatra, ...

. It is the capital of

Kampar Regency Kampar is a Regency (Indonesia), regency (''kabupaten'') of Riau Province of Indonesia. The regency formerly included a much larger part of Riau Province, but on 4 October 1999 the western districts were split off to form a separate Rokan Hulu Re ...

, in that province, and is from

Pekanbaru Pekanbaru is the capital city of the Indonesian province of Riau, and a major economic center on the eastern side of Sumatra, Sumatra Island with its name derived from the Malay language, Malay (Indonesian language, Indonesian) word for 'new mar ...

, the Riau provincial capital. As the capital of the regency it is connected both to the provincial capital and to the area of

West Sumatra West Sumatra () is a Provinces of Indonesia, province of Indonesia. It is on the west coast of the island of Sumatra and includes the Mentawai Islands off that coast. West Sumatra borders the Indian Ocean to the west, as well as the provinces of ...

. 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,

was one area in

Province of which the capital was Pekanbaru. Then, based on Law No. 12 of 1956, the capital was moved to Bangkinang, a change which was implemented on 6 June 1967. The factors that supported the transfer of the capital to Bangkinang included: 1.

is the capital of

province.
2.

, besides being the capital of the province, had also become an independent city.
3. Given the extent of

, moving the

Capital Capital and its variations may refer to: Common uses * Capital city, a municipality of primary status ** Capital region, a metropolitan region containing the capital ** List of national capitals * Capital letter, an upper-case letter Econom ...

to Bangkinang increased efficiency and improved the management of government services to the public.
4. The future prospects

may no longer be developed well from Pekanbaru. Bangkinang is located in the middle of Kampar Regency, which made it easier to implement services to all districts.

Climate

Bangkinang has a

tropical rainforest climate A tropical rainforest climate or equatorial climate is a tropical climate sub-type usually found within 10 to 15 degrees latitude of the equator. There are some other areas at higher latitudes, such as the coast of southeast Florida, United States ...

(Af) with heavy rainfall all year round.

Tourism

Some interesting place in Bangkinang, among others: *

Muara Takus Muara Takus () is a Buddhist temple complex, thought to belong to the Srivijaya empire. It is situated in Kampar Regency in Riau province, Sumatra, Indonesia. Its surviving temples and other archaeological remains are thought to date to the 11th ...

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 Asli Lontiok)

References

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