Air Gegas | |
Settlement Type: | District |
Pushpin Map: | Indonesia Bangka Belitung |
Pushpin Map Caption: | Location of Air Gegas in Bangka-Belitung |
Subdivision Type: | Country |
Subdivision Type1: | Province |
Subdivision Name1: | Bangka Belitung Islands |
Subdivision Type2: | Regency |
Subdivision Name2: | South Bangka Regency |
Established Title: | Established |
Established Date: | 30 April 2001 |
Unit Pref: | Metric |
Area Footnotes: | [1] |
Area Total Km2: | 853.64 |
Population As Of: | 2020 |
Population Total: | 46475 |
Population Density Km2: | auto |
Timezone1: | Western Indonesia Time |
Utc Offset1: | +7 |
Area Code: | +62718 |
Air Gegas is a district of South Bangka Regency, Bangka-Belitung Islands. It is the second largest and second most populated district in the regency after the regency seat of Toboali.[1]
The district is subdivided into ten villages, with the administrative centre being at the village of Air Gegas.[2] There are over 1,100 kolong (holes left over by mining activities) in the district due to tin mining,[2] and reclamation activities have been conducted on 49.8 hectares of such land.[3]
Air Gegas was established in 2001, in which at the time was part of Bangka Regency. In 2003, the district became part of newly-established South Bangka Regency.