West Bangka Regency

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West Bangka Regency
Kabupaten Bangka Barat
Regency
Coat of arms of West Bangka Regency
Coat of arms
Location within Bangka Belitung Islands
Location within Bangka Belitung Islands
West Bangka Regency is located in Sumatra
West Bangka Regency
West Bangka Regency
Location in Sumatra and Indonesia
Coordinates: 1°51′S 105°27′E / 1.850°S 105.450°E / -1.850; 105.450
CountryIndonesia
ProvinceBangka Belitung Islands
Regency seatMuntok
Government
 • RegentMarkus
 • Vice Regentvacant
Area
 • Total2,820.61 km2 (1,089.04 sq mi)
Population
 (2020 Census)[1]
 • Total217,332
 • Density77/km2 (200/sq mi)
Time zoneUTC+7 (IWST)
Area code(+62) 716
Websiteportal.bangkabaratkab.go.id

West Bangka Regency (Indonesian: Kabupaten Bangka Barat) is a regency (kabupaten) of Bangka Belitung Islands Province, Indonesia. It comprises the western part of Bangka Island, together with a numver of small islands off its coast. The regency covers an area of 2,820.61 km2[2] and had a population of 175,110 at the 2010 Census,[3] rising to 217,332 at the 2020 census.[4] The town of Muntok is its regency seat.

Administrative districts[]

At the time of the 2010 Census, the Regency was divided into five districts (kecamatan), but a sixth (Parittiga) was created subsequently. These are tabulated below with their areas and their 2010 Census populations,[5] together with the estimated populations in mid 2017.[6] The table includes the number of administrative villages (rural desa and urban kelurahan) in each district, and its post code.

Name Area
in
km2		 Population
Census
2010[7]		 Population
Estimate
mid 2017		 Number
of
villages		 Post
code
Kelapa 573.80 30,537 33,642 14 33364
Tempilang (a) 461.02 24,379 26,643 9 33365
Muntok 505.94 45,523 55,421 7 33351 (b)
Simpang Teritip 637.35 26,539 29,986 13 33366
Jebus (c) 351.93 48,172 22,046 11 33362
Parittiga 354.11 (d) 37,040 10 33363
Total 2,884.15 175,110 204,778 64

Note: (a) including three offshore islands - Pulau Batubelilik, Pulau Batudatek and Pulau Semumbung. (b) except the villages of Tanjung (post code 33311), Sungai Batu (post code 33312) and Sungai Daeng (post code 33313). (c) there are 85 offshore islets in Jebus and Parittiga Districts. (d) the 2010 population of Parittiga District is included in the figure for Jebus District, from which it was cut out.

References[]

  1. ^ Badan Pusat Statistik, Jakarta, 2021.
  2. ^ There is a discrepancy with the figures reported by national office of BPS and that reported by the local BPS, which gives 2,884.15 km2 as shown in the table of districts.
  3. ^ Biro Pusat Statistik, Jakarta, 2011.
  4. ^ Badan Pusat Statistik, Jakarta, 2021.
  5. ^ Biro Pusat Statistik, Jakarta, 2011.
  6. ^ Biroadan Pusat Statistik, Jakarta, 2018.
  7. ^ Biro Pusat Statistik, Jakarta, 2011.

External links[]

Coordinates: 1°51′S 105°27′E / 1.850°S 105.450°E / -1.850; 105.450

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