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The Siak (Sungai Siak) is a river of Riau province, in the east of Sumatra, Indonesia, about 1000 km northwest of the capital Jakarta. [2] Approximately 370 kilometres in length, the Siak is a blackwater river which owes its brown color to dissolved organic matter (DOM) leached from surrounding, heavily disturbed peat soils; it is heavily polluted, notably by the petroleum industry.
2 Mouth location. Toggle Mouth location subsection. 2.1 North coast. 2.2 Northeast coast. ... Siak River. Mandau River; Simpang-kiri River; South Sumatra. Banyuasin ...
Port of Sungai Duku is located by the Siak River, connecting Pekanbaru with some regions in Riau Province and Riau Islands such as Siak, Tanjung Buton, Selat Panjang, Bengkalis and Batam. In the past, there were ferry services travelling from this port directly to Malacca in Malaysia, but the service was discontinued as several ferry companies ...
Siak (Jawi: سياك ), is a regency (kabupaten) of Riau Province, on the island of Sumatra, Indonesia.It has an area of 8,556.09 km 2 and had a population of 376,742 at the 2010 Census [3] and 457,940 at the 2020 Census; [4] the official estimate as at mid 2023 was 480,169, comprising 246,489 males and 233,680 females. [2]
All parts of the river are included in Kampar Regency, which includes the districts of XIII Koto Kampar, Bangkinang, Kuok (formerly Bangkinang West), Kampar, Siak Hulu, and Kampar Kiri. The other major river is the Siak River 's upstream part with a length of about 90 km and an average depth of 8–12 metres across Tapung District.
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First, from the Portuguese word, "rio" which means river. [8] [9] In 1514, there was a Portuguese military expedition that traced the Siak River, in order to find the location of a kingdom they believed existed in the area, and at the same time to pursue followers of Sultan Mahmud Shah who fled after the fall of the Malacca Sultanate. [10]
Siak Regency; Siak River; Siak Sri Indrapura This page was last edited on 29 October 2023, at 07:08 (UTC). Text is available under the Creative ...