Bagansiapiapi is a city on Sumatra's east coast in Indonesia's Riau province, capital of Rokan Hilir Regency on the Rokan River delta across the strait from Malacca, with 73,360 residents at the 2013 census and a majority ethnic Chinese population of about 59.55 percent. Settled by Chinese immigrants in the late 18th and early 19th centuries, it became one of Indonesia's largest fish-producing towns, ranked the world's second-highest fish producer after Bergen, Norway, at its peak in the 1980s and 1990s, and it is known today for its annual Chinese heritage barge-burning festival.
Facts
Area (sq km) Founding Year Population Estimate Year Elevation (m) Longitude100.816667 degrees east 1 FAQs
Why does Bagansiapiapi celebrate an anniversary on the 16th day of the fifth lunar month?
Because the first Chinese immigrants are believed to have landed there on that day.
The Chinese community in Bagansiapiapi celebrates the town's anniversary every year on the 16th day of the fifth month of the lunar year, because they believe the first group of Chinese immigrants landed there on that day. The annual Bakar Tongkang barge burning ritual is held on the same date, the 16th of the fifth month of the Chinese calendar, and it draws tourists from Malaysia, Singapore, Thailand, Taiwan and mainland China.
Sources
1. Bagansiapiapi - Wikipedia
Infobox, population_total
73,360
Infobox, population_as_of
30 June 2013
Infobox, area_total_km2
475.26
Wikidata claim P2044 (elevation above sea level)
4
Wikidata claim P625 coordinate location (latitude component)
2.1666666666667,100.81666666667
Wikidata claim P625 coordinate location (longitude component)
2.1666666666667,100.81666666667
Infobox: established_date
1800s
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