Bangka Regency Explained

Official Name:Bangka Regency
Native Name:Kabupaten Bangka
Native Name Lang:id
Type:Regency
Motto:Sepintu Sedulang
Coordinates:-1.9°N 158°W
Subdivision Type:Country
Subdivision Name:Indonesia
Subdivision Type1:Province
Subdivision Name1:Bangka Belitung Islands
Seat Type:Regency seat
Seat:Sungailiat
Leader Title:Regent
Leader Name:Mulkan
Area Total Km2:3016.85
Population As Of:mid 2022 estimate
Population Total:334344
Population Density Km2:auto
Population Footnotes:[1]
Timezone1:IWST
Utc Offset1:+7
Pushpin Map:Indonesia_Sumatra#Indonesia
Pushpin Map Caption:Location in Sumatra and Indonesia
Pushpin Label Position:right
Leader Title1:Vice Regent
Leader Name1:Syahbudin
Area Code Type:Area code
Area Code:(+62) 717

Bangka Regency is a regency (kabupaten) of Bangka Belitung Islands, Indonesia. It covers an area of 3,016.85 km2 in the northeast of Bangka Island, and had a population of 277,204 at the 2010 Census[2] rising to 326,265 at the 2020 Census;[3] the official estimate as at mid 2022 was 334,344 - comprising 172,248 males and 162,096 females.[4] The coastal town of Sungailiat is its regency seat.

Administrative Districts

The Regency as at 2022 was divided into eight districts (kecamatan), tabulated below with their areas and their populations at the 2010 Census[5] and the 2020 Census,[6] together with the official estimates as at mid 2022.[7] The table also includes the location of the district administrative centres, the number of administrative villages (totaling 62 rural desa and 19 urban kelurahan) and the number of offshore islands in each district, and its postal codes.

However, a further three districts have recently been established - those of Karang Lintang, Maras Makmur and Simpang Tiga, although data concerning these have not yet been published.

Kode
Wilayah
Name of
District
(kecamatan)
Area
in
km2
Pop'n
Census
2010
Pop'n
Census
2020
Pop'n
Estimate
mid 2022
Admin
centre
No.
of
villages
No.
of
islands
Post
codes
19.01.04 Mendo Barat 685.6442,29051,13352,399Petaling Banjar15833173
19.01.03 Merawang 215.8926,20030,59631,354Batu Rusa10133172
19.01.08 Puding Besar 272.1016,38519,41919,900Puding Besar7align="center"-33171
19.01.01 147.0582,63592,88395,183Sri Menanti13733211 - 33215
19.01.05 Pemali 140.4624,98534,70535,564Air Duren5align="center"-33251 & 33255.
19.01.06 Bakam 426.2616,66719,03919,510Bakam9align="center"-33252
19.01.02 Belinyu503.5444,40150,20051,443Kuto Oanji121933253
19.01.07 Riau Silip 625.9123,64128,29028,991Riau91333254
Totals 3,016.85277,204326,265334,344Sungailiat8148

Religion

In 2014 Bangka Regency had 247,316 Moslem, 31,710 Buddhism religion, 6,464 Protestantism, 5,845 Confusianism, 3,368 Catholicism, 2,326 other religions, 62 Hinduism and 16,995 persons are not identified/other. [8]

External links

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Notes and References

  1. Badan Pusat Statistik, Jakarta, 2023, Kabupaten Bangka Dalam Angka 2023 (Katalog-BPS 1102001.1901)
  2. Biro Pusat Statistik, Jakarta, 2011.
  3. Badan Pusat Statistik, Jakarta, 2021.
  4. Badan Pusat Statistik, Jakarta, 2023, Kabupaten Bangka Dalam Angka 2023 (Katalog-BPS 1102001.1901)
  5. Biro Pusat Statistik, Jakarta, 2011.
  6. Badan Pusat Statistik, Jakarta, 2021.
  7. Badan Pusat Statistik, Jakarta, 2023, Kabupaten Bangka Dalam Angka 2023 (Katalog-BPS 1102001.1901)
  8. Web site: Kerukuman Beragama di Kabupaten Bangka Terbaik se Babel . Edwardi . September 23, 2014 . 2014-09-23 . https://web.archive.org/web/20140923102049/http://bangka.tribunnews.com/2014/09/23/kerukuman-beragama-di-kabupaten-bangka-terbaik-se-babel . 2014-09-23 . dead.