Bangka Regency


Bangka Regency is a regency 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 rising to 326,265 at the 2020 Census; the official estimate as at mid 2022 was 334,344 - comprising 172,248 males and 162,096 females. The coastal town of Sungailiat is its regency seat.

Administrative districts

The Regency as at 2022 was divided into eight districts, tabulated below with their areas and their populations at the 2010 Census and the 2020 Census, together with the official estimates as at mid 2022. The table also includes the location of the district administrative centres, the number of administrative villages 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
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
19.01.04Mendo Barat685.6442,29051,13352,399Petaling Banjar15833173
19.01.03Merawang215.8926,20030,59631,354Batu Rusa10133172
19.01.08Puding Besar272.1016,38519,41919,900Puding Besar7-33171
19.01.01Sungai Liat147.0582,63592,88395,183Sri Menanti13733211 - 33215
19.01.05Pemali140.4624,98534,70535,564Air Duren5-33251 & 33255.
19.01.06Bakam426.2616,66719,03919,510Bakam9-33252
19.01.02Belinyu503.5444,40150,20051,443Kuto Oanji121933253
19.01.07Riau Silip625.9123,64128,29028,991Riau91333254
Totals3,016.85277,204326,265334,344Sungailiat8148

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.