Pekanbaru

Pekanbaru is the capital of Riau province in Indonesia. It is a centre of oil production. Wikivoyage

Population 983,356 (Wikidata)

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Before you go

Emergency numbers in Indonesia

• 112AnyAll emergencies

Visas and entry What your passport needs for Indonesia

Getting there

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Best-documented sights

All of them in the guide

• Museum Penyiaran LPP RRI Pekanbaru Museum · 780 m
• Pakanbaroe Indonesian Flag Raising Memorial Memorial · 880 m
• Tugu Bambu Runcing Monument · 940 m

Within a kilometre of the centre, ordered by how well documented each is — not by a "best" anyone decided. Each opens on the map in the guide. Photos from Wikimedia Commons, credited there.

Eating nearby

• Burger 1
• Chicken 1
• Regional 1
• Asian 1

All 7 places to eat

Somewhere to run

• Kompleks Masjid Raya An-Nur Provinsi Riau 390 m across 760 m
• Siak Riverside 600 m across 1.6 km

Getting around

• Terminal Angkot Pasar Rumbai 3.1 km
• Riau taxi 3.3 km
• Halte SDN 66 Pekanbaru 3.8 km
• Halte Transit RS Awal Bros 4.2 km
• Halte Bundaran Chevron 4.2 km
• Halte Busway Mall SKA Pekanbaru 5.1 km

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