Discussion Text : Pekanbaru Development

Pekanbaru is the capital of the Riau province.  In PDBD  (Pendapatan Domestik Regional Bruto ) of Pekanbaru is number two in Sumatra and included in one of the cities with highest incomes for Indonesia. Pekanbaru has been developing well. This thing is  caused by some factors.  As we know, Riau  is so rich with gas and oil and it is  managed by Pekanbaru goverment. Beside that, the other sectors like banking,  consumption, and property are also pushing Pekanbaru more success in economic side.

       Since 2003, Pekanbaru has many  developments especially mall, Plaza, or kinds of market. It even continues to be done until now. It will bring profit for people. First, people will get easy to shop. Like Pekanbaru mall in Jl. Sudirman, SKA mall in Jl. Tuanku Tambusai, Ciputra mall in Jl. Riau, and the other. They are on the strategic place that easy to find without  worried about far of the location. Second, many developments give the jobs for people. In accordance with the progress of development, it aslo provides employment balancing development itself. So, it is reducing unemployment and poverty in Riau,especially in Pekanbaru.

       In other hand,  development also give negative impacts for people.  First, many developments make Pekanbaru area is increasingly narrow. It can be seen in some traffic jam in Pekanbaru like Jl. Riau, Jl. Tuanku Tambusai, Jl. Sudirman, and so on. The problem is all traffic jams are happening near shopping centers. Second, progress of development doesn't balance with reboization in Pekanbaru area. Tight construction, including the vehicle fumes, makes Pekanbaru is lack of fresh air. This thing is also supported by Riau location in maps and as oil producing.

In conclusion, development in Pekanbaru give positive impacts to increase people economic especially utilizing the development sector that is happening in Pekanbaru. Although like that,  it makes Pekanbaru more  narrow. It also brings traffic jam in some locations and makes the air of Pekanbaru is not really fresh again. So, we  can keep making development in Pekanbaru,  but we have to make balancing with what people need. Making people become comfortable in the highway and get good air is priority.

Report Text : Pekanbaru City

        Pekanbaru is the capital of Riau province. The city which has 12 districts and 83 villages is a city of trade and services, including as a city with a growth rate, migration and urbanization are high. Its population reaches 1.1 million in 2016. Pekanbaru itself has been developing well.  The city which number 10 of the biggest  cities in Indonesia has unic sides that make Pekanbaru different from the other cities in Indonesia.

Geography of Pekanbaru  has a strategic position in the path East Sumatera, connected with several cities such as Medan, Padang and Jambi. With  the administrative area, it is flanked by Siak regency on the north and east, while the west and south by the District of Kampar. Pekanbaru is included to tropical climate with maximum temperatures ranging between 34.1 ° C to 35.6 ° C and minimum temperature between 20.2 ° C to 23.0 ° C.

Beside that,  caused Pekanbaru is the city with imigrant and urbanization are high,  making Pekanbaru has many kinds of ethics. In 2014, Pekanbaru has become the fourth most populous city in Sumatra after Medan, Palembang, and Bandar Lampung. Based on census 2010, compotition of ethics in Pekanbaru is won by Minangnese with 37,96 %, Malaynese 26,10 %, Java 15,70 %, Bataknese11,06 %, Tionghoa2,5 %, the others 6,7 %. It also influences the religion there,  like Muslim as the biggest in Pekanbaru,  next Christian,  Buddhist and so on.

In education,  Pekanbaru has some universities, among which are Politeknik Caltex Riau, Universitas Riau, UIN Suska, Universitas Muhammadiyah Riau, Universitas Islam Riau, and Universitas Lancang Kuning. Another side,  Pekanbaru also has big library called perpustakaan Hs Soeman. It is a library Riau provincial government, was established to support public education in particular Pekanbaru and Riau general. The library is located in the heart of Pekanbaru city, including one of the libraries "grandest in Indonesia", with its unique architecture and has a collection of 300 thousand books until 2008. The library name is immortalized on the name of a teacher and man of letter, Soeman Hasibuan.