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 | |
|---|---|
 Coat of arms | |
| Motto(s): Go Forward Introspective Maju terus mawas diri (Indonesian) | |
 Location within Bangka Belitung Islands | |
| Coordinates: 2°52′S 107°42′E / 2.867°S 107.700°E | |
| Country | Indonesia |
| Province | Bangka Belitung Islands |
| Regency seat | Tanjung Pandan |
| Government | |
| • Regent | Sahani Saleh |
| • Vice Regent | Isyak Meirobie |
| Area | |
• Total | 2,293.69 km2 (885.60 sq mi) |
| Population (mid 2022 estimate)[1] | |
• Total | 186,331 |
| • Density | 81/km2 (210/sq mi) |
| Time zone | UTC+7 (IWST) |
| Area code | (+62) 719 |
| Website | portal |
Administrative districts
editThe 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- H.A.S. Hanandjoeddin International Airport (Bandar udara International Has Hanandjoedin), serving flights to Jakarta, Palembang, Pangkalpinang with Garuda Indonesia.
Laskar Pelangi Port
- International terminal
- Local terminal
References
editExternal links
edit
- Official website (in Indonesian)