Talang Ubi

Talang Ubi is a town and administrative district (kecamatan) in Penukal Abab Lematang Ilir Regency, of South Sumatra province of Indonesia and it is the seat (capital) of Penukal Abab Lematang Ilir Regency. The district covers an area of 648.40 km², and had a population of 91,700 according to the official estimates as at mid 2023,^[1] of which the four kelurahan forming Talang Ubi town (Talang Ubi Barat, Talang Ubi Selatan, Talang Ubi Timur and Talang Ubi Utara) together cover 128.36 km² with a population of 34,330 at the 2020 Census.^[2]

Talang Ubi
District
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Coordinates: 3.2929468°S 103.8467967°E / -3.2929468; 103.8467967
Country	Indonesia
Province	South Sumatra
Regency	Penukal Abab Lematang Ilir
Government
• Head of District	Hj. Emilya, S.Sos
Area
• Total	648.4 km2 (250.3 sq mi)
Population  (mid 2023)[1]
• Total	91,700
• Density	140/km2 (370/sq mi)
Time zone	UTC7 (Indonesia Western Time)
Area code	(+62) 713
Villages	20

Talang Ubi is known as an oil and coal mining area. Talang Ubi District was formerly in the Talang Akar area, and there were several large companies engaged in mining, forestry and plantations. The mining there includes petroleum and coal.^[3]