Belitung Regency is a regency (kabupaten) of Bangka Belitung Islands Province, Indonesia, with the town of Tanjung Pandan 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]
Belitung Regency
Kabupaten Belitung | |
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Regency | |
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Motto(s): Go Forward Introspective Maju terus mawas diri (Indonesian) | |
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Coordinates: 2°52′S 107°42′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 (2020 Census)[1] | |
• Total | 182,079 |
• Density | 79/km2 (210/sq mi) |
Time zone | UTC+7 (IWST) |
Area code | (+62) 719 |
Website | portal |
The Regency is divided into five districts (kecamatan), tabulated below with their areas and their populations at the 2010 Census[4] and the 2020 Census.[5] The table includes the number of administrative villages (rural desa and urban kelurahan) and the number of offshore islands in each district, and its post code.
Name | Area in km2 | Population Census 2010[6] | Population Census 2020 | Number of kelurahan | Number of desa | Number of villages | Number of islands | Post code |
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Membalong | 909.55 | 24,295 | 26,833 | 12 | 12 | 30 | 33452 | |
Tanjungpandan | 378.45 | 86,487 | 103,062 | 7 | 9 | 16 | 5 | 33411 - 33417 |
Badau | 458.20 | 12,821 | 15,168 | 7 | 7 | 8 | 33451 | |
Sijuk | 413.99 | 26,816 | 31,342 | 10 | 10 | 39 | 33414 | |
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.
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Capital: Pangkal Pinang | ||
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See also: List of regencies and cities of Indonesia |
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