PERANAN DINAS KEBUDAYAAN DAN PARIWISATA KOTA PEKANBARU DALAM MELESTARIKAN SITUS SEJARAH DI KOTA PEKANBARU

Abstract

Abstract: This research aimed to find what are historitical sites in Pekanbaru and find the roles of cultural and tourism office in preserving historitical sites in pekanbaru city,as well s to know and analyze the supporting and inhibiting factors experienced by the culture and tourism office in preserving historitical sites in Pekanbaru. the type of this research is qualitative research. in preserving this historitical site it turns out, compassion, experienced inhibiting factors by the office of culture and tourism, among others;do not have a team of cultural heritage experts in the city of peknbaru, have not legally registered the lack of knowledge information, there is no confirmationand grouping of specific tourist destinations, so it can be concluded that historitical sites in pekanbaru have and important role to be preserved so that later the younger generation can enjoy this historitialsites well, and the roles of the culture and tourism office of Pekanbaru city and local government is needed to support the preservation, so, as to increase tourist visits from in the country and abroad, improve the welfare of the community, and can advance the tourism sector in the city of pekanbaru
Key Words: The Roles of the Deparment of Culture, Preservation, Pekanbaru.