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Tembilahan (Jawi:تمبيلاهن ) is a town and district of Indragiri Hilir Regency, in the Riau province of Indonesia. It is also the capital of the regency. Tembilahan District has an area of 162.14 km2, consisting of 8 villages (all classed as urban kelurahan). Tembilahan's population at the 2020 Census was 77,862, rising to 82,291 according to the official estimates for mid 2023.




Town overview


The 8 urban villages (kelurahan) which comprise Tembilahan are:

Pekan Arba
Seberang Tembilahan
Sungai Beringin
Sungai Perak
Tembilahan Hilir
Tembilahan Kota
Seberang Tembilahan Barat
Seberang Tembilahan Selatan
The districts (kecamatan) surrounding Tembilahan include:

Batang Tuaka to the north
Kuala Indragiri and Tanah Merah to the east
Enok to the south
Tembilahan Hulu (Upper Tembilahan) and Batang Tuaka to the west




Geographics


The soil conditions of the area is mostly composed of peat soil and stream sediment and marshes. The altitude of the District's Government's Centre is from 1 to 4 metres. On the banks of the rivers and in the estuaries trenches there are many plants that grow, such as Nipah trees.
Because this district is an area of peat soil, the area is classified as having a wet tropical climate. The number of rainy days in this area (which has an average height of 2.5 metres above sea level) reached the highest rainfall in the month of March 1999, namely 11 days, with the lowest figure being in June 1999 which is 4 days.




Climate


Tembilahan has a tropical rainforest climate (Af) with heavy rainfall year-round.




Demographics


The residents of Tembilahan district consist of various ethnic groups such as Banjarese, who are the majority in Tembilahan, Bugis, Malays, Minang, Javanese, and Batak as well as residents of Chinese descent. The main livelihood of Tembilahan District's residents are in the agricultural sector.




Transportation


Tempuling Airport is located in Tempuling District, which serves Tembilahan and surrounding areas. Currently, this airport only serves by Susi Air for flights to and from Pekanbaru.
Tembilahan is also served by roads that connect Tembilahan to all major cities and towns in Sumatra, such as Pekanbaru, Rengat, Jambi, and others. Tembilahan is also served by a seaport that connects Tembilahan to Batam and other cities and towns in Indonesia.




References

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• Tembilahan (kota)
• Tembilahan Hulu, Indragiri Hilir
• SMK Negeri 1 Tembilahan
• Kabupaten Indragiri Hilir
• Seberang Tembilahan, Tembilahan, Indragiri Hilir
• Tembilahan Kota, Tembilahan, Indragiri Hilir
• Tembilahan Hilir, Tembilahan, Indragiri Hilir
• Pekan Arba, Tembilahan, Indragiri Hilir
• Persih Indragiri Hilir
• Tembilahan Hulu, Tembilahan Hulu, Indragiri Hilir
• Tembilahan
• Persih Tembilahan
• Lucky Diokpara
• List of districts of Riau
• Indragiri Hilir Regency
• Indonesian language
• Cia-Cia language
• Ngurah Rai International Airport
• Malay language
• Farhat Abbas