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Belitung Regency

Summary

Belitung Regency is a regency (kabupaten) of Bangka Belitung Islands Province, Indonesia, with the town of Tanjungpandan as the regency seat. It formerly covered the whole of Belitung island, but subsequently the eastern districts on the island have been cut out to create a new East Belitung Regency (Belitung Timur). The regency now covers an area of 2,293.69 km2, and had a population of 156,765 at the 2010 Census[2] and 182,079 at the 2020 Census;[3] the official estimate as at mid 2022 was 186,331.[1]

Belitung Regency
Kabupaten Belitung
Regency
Coat of arms of Belitung Regency
Coat of arms
Motto(s): 
Go Forward Introspective
Maju terus mawas diri (Indonesian)
Location within Bangka Belitung Islands
Location within Bangka Belitung Islands
Belitung Regency is located in Sumatra
Belitung Regency
Belitung Regency
Location in Sumatra and Indonesia
Belitung Regency is located in Indonesia
Belitung Regency
Belitung Regency
Belitung Regency (Indonesia)
Coordinates: 2°52′S 107°42′E / 2.867°S 107.700°E / -2.867; 107.700
CountryIndonesia
ProvinceBangka Belitung Islands
Regency seatTanjung Pandan
Government
 • RegentSahani Saleh
 • Vice RegentIsyak Meirobie
Area
 • Total2,293.69 km2 (885.60 sq mi)
Population
 (mid 2022 estimate)[1]
 • Total186,331
 • Density81/km2 (210/sq mi)
Time zoneUTC+7 (IWST)
Area code(+62) 719
Websiteportal.belitungkab.go.id

Administrative districts edit

The Regency is divided into five districts (kecamatan), tabulated below with their areas and their populations at the 2010 Census[2] and the 2020 Census.[3] The table includes the number of administrative villages (totaling 42 rural desa and 7 urban kelurahan) and the number of offshore islands in each district, together with its post code.

Kode
Wilayah		 Name of
District
(kecamatan)		 Area
in
km2		 Pop'n
Census
2010		 Pop'n
Census
2020		 No.
of
kelurahan		 No.
of
desa		 Total
No. of
villages		 No.
of
islands		 Post
code
19.02.02 Membalong 909.55 24,295 26,833 12 12 30 33452
19.02.01 Tanjungpandan 378.45 86,487 103,062 7 9 16 5 33411 - 33417
19.02.05 Badau 458.20 12,821 15,168 7 7 8 33451
19.02.04 Sijuk 413.99 26,816 31,342 10 10 39 33414
19.02.03 Selat Nasik (a) 133.50 6,346 5,674 4 4 28 33481
Total 2,293.69 156,765 182,079 7 42 49 108

Note: (a) includes Mendanau Island, the fourth largest island within the province.

Transportation edit

Laskar Pelangi Port

  • International terminal
  • Local terminal

References edit

  1. ^ a b Badan Pusat Statistik, Jakarta, 2023, Kabupaten Belitung Dalam Angka 2023 (Katalog-BPS 1102001.1902)
  2. ^ a b Biro Pusat Statistik, Jakarta, 2011.
  3. ^ a b Badan Pusat Statistik, Jakarta, 2021.

External links edit

 
Wikimedia Commons has media related to Belitung Regency.
  • Official website (in Indonesian)

2°52′S 107°42′E / 2.867°S 107.700°E / -2.867; 107.700