West Bangka Regency () is a
regency
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(''kabupaten'') of
Bangka Belitung Islands
The Bangka Belitung Islands (; Jawi: ) is a province of Indonesia. Situated off the southeastern coast of Sumatra, the province comprises two main land masses — the islands of Bangka and Belitung — and numerous smaller islands. Bangka B ...
Province,
Indonesia
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. It comprises the northwestern part of
Bangka Island
Bangka is an island lying east of Sumatra, Indonesia. It is administered under the province of the Bangka Belitung Islands, being one of its namesakes alongside the smaller island of Belitung across the Gaspar Strait. The 9th largest island in ...
, together with a number of small islands off its coast. The regency covers an area of 2,820.61 km
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.] and had a population of 175,110 at the 2010 Census,
[Biro Pusat Statistik, Jakarta, 2011.] rising to 204,612 at the 2020 census;
[Badan Pusat Statistik, Jakarta, 2021.] the official estimate as at mid 2022 was 209,791 - comprising 108,102 males and 101,689 females.
[Badan Pusat Statistik, Jakarta, 2023, ''Kabupaten Bangka Barat Dalam Angka 2023'' (Katalog-BPS 1102001.1905)] The town of
Muntok
Muntok () or, more commonly, Mentok is a town in the Indonesian province of Bangka-Belitung on the island of Sumatra. The capital of West Bangka Regency (''Bangka Barat''), it is the site of the biggest tin smelter on the world. Mentok refers t ...
is its regency seat.
Administrative districts
At the time of the 2010 Census, the Regency was divided into five
districts
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(''kecamatan''), but a sixth (Parittiga) was created subsequently. These are tabulated below with their areas and their populations at the 2010 Census
[Biro Pusat Statistik, Jakarta, 2011.] and the 2020 Census,
[Badan Pusat Statistik, Jakarta, 2021.] together with the official estimates as at mid 2022.
[Badan Pusat Statistik, Jakarta, 2023, ''Kabupaten Bangka Barat Dalam Angka 2023'' (Katalog-BPS 1102001.1905)] The table includes the locations of the district administrative centres, the number of
administrative village
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s in each district (totaling 60 rural ''desa'' and 6 urban ''kelurahan''), and its post code.
Note: (a) including the ''kelurahan'' of Kelapa. (b) including three offshore islands - ''Pulau Batubelilik'', ''Pulau Batudatek'' and ''Pulau Semumbung''.
(c) comprising 5 ''kelurahan'' (Keranggan, Menjelang, Sungai Baru, Sungai Daeng and Tanjung) and 4 ''desa''.
(d) except the 3 ''kelurahan'' of Tanjung (post code 33311), Sungai Batu (post code 33312) and Sungai Daeng (post code 33313).
(e) there are 85 offshore islets in Jebus and Parittiga Districts.
(f) the 2010 population of Parittiga District is included in the figure for Jebus District, from which it was cut out.
References
External links
Regencies of the Bangka Belitung Islands
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