Tembilahan
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 84,608 according to the official estimates for mid 2024.Badan Pusat Statistik, Jakarta, 28 February 2025, Kabupaten Indragiri Hilir Dalam Angka 2025 (Katalog-BPS 1102001.1403)
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.
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| location = Tembilahan
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| Jan high C = 30.0
| Feb high C = 30.5
| Mar high C = 31.2
| Apr high C = 31.4
| May high C = 31.7
| Jun high C = 31.4
| Jul high C = 31.2
| Aug high C = 31.1
| Sep high C = 31.2
| Oct high C = 31.2
| Nov high C = 30.9
| Dec high C = 30.3
| Jan mean C = 26.2
| Feb mean C = 26.4
| Mar mean C = 27.0
| Apr mean C = 27.2
| May mean C = 27.4
| Jun mean C = 27.1
| Jul mean C = 26.9
| Aug mean C = 26.7
| Sep mean C = 26.9
| Oct mean C = 26.8
| Nov mean C = 26.7
| Dec mean C = 26.4
| year mean C =
| Jan low C = 22.4
| Feb low C = 22.4
| Mar low C = 22.8
| Apr low C = 23.0
| May low C = 23.1
| Jun low C = 22.9
| Jul low C = 22.6
| Aug low C = 22.4
| Sep low C = 22.6
| Oct low C = 22.5
| Nov low C = 22.5
| Dec low C = 22.5
|rain colour=green
|Jan rain mm=243
|Feb rain mm=193
|Mar rain mm=212
|Apr rain mm=223
|May rain mm=187
|Jun rain mm=132
|Jul rain mm=121
|Aug rain mm=144
|Sep rain mm=167
|Oct rain mm=203
|Nov rain mm=247
|Dec rain mm=233
|source 1 = Climate-Data.org{{cite web
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|title = Climate: Tembilahan
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|accessdate = 10 November 2020}}
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Demographics
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.