Bintan Regency

Bintan Regency, or originally the Riau Islands Regency is an administrative area in the Riau Islands Province of Indonesia. Bintan Regency includes all of Bintan Island and also includes many outlying islands including the Tambelan Archipelago and Badas Islands situated between Bintan and West Kalimantan; altogether there are 273 islands comprising the regency.
The Bintan Regency originally included all of the areas now comprising the Riau Islands Province, but on 4 October 1999 parts of the regency were split off to create separate Regencies of Karimun and Natuna, together with the independent city of Batam. On 21 June 2001 the town of Tanjung Pinang on Bintan Island was also split off to become an independent city. In 2002 all these areas which had comprised the original Bintan Regency were brought together in a new Riau Islands Province when that was created from the archipelagic part of Riau Province. On 18 December 2003 a further regency – for the Lingga Islands – was created from part of the residual Bintan Regency.
Bintan Regency now covers an area of 2,045.32 km². It had a population of 142,300 at the 2010 census and 159,518 at the 2020 census; the official estimate as at mid 2023 was 175,873.

Location

The island is located 40 kilometres from Singapore, with an area of 1,462.77 km², and it has a population of around 330,000 at the 2010 census, which by the 2020 census had risen to 387,181, while the official estimate as of mid 2023 was 400,700. These population figures include the entire Bintan Island as well as outlying islands and archipelagoes that are included within Bintan Regency and Tanjung Pinang City. Famous places in Bintan Regency include Trikora Beach, on the east coast, and the international Bintan Resorts.

Administration

The regency is divided into ten districts – tabulated below with their areas and their populations at the 2010 and 2020 censuses, together with the official estimates as at mid-2023. The table also includes the locations of the district administrative centres, the numbers of administrative villages in each district, and its postal code.

Kode Wilayah	Name of district	Area in km²	Pop'n census 2010	Pop'n census 2020	Pop'n estimate mid 2023	Admin centre	No. of villages	Post code	Names of villages Kelurahan and Desa
21.01.08	Teluk Bintan	185.00	8,934	11,367	11,875	Sembeling Tanjung	6	29132 - 29136	Bintan Buyu, Pangkil, Penaga, Pengujan, Tembeling, Tembeling Tanjung *
21.01.07	Bintan Utara	105.25	21,193	22,527	24,941	Tanjung Uban Kota	5	29152	Tanjung Uban Kota , Tanjung Uban Utara , Tanjung Uban Selatan , Tanjung Uban Timur , Lancang Kuning
21.01.10	Teluk Sebong	337.65	16,019	18,234	19,558	Sebong Lagoi	7	29154	Berakit, Ekang Anculai, Pengudang, Sebong Lagoi, Sebang Pereh, Sri Bintan, Kota Baru *
21.01.15	Seri Kuala Lobam	111.96	17,632	17,912	19,948	Teluk Lobam	5	29153	Busung, Teluk Sasah, Teluk Lobam *, Kuala Sempang, Tanjung Permai "
21.01.06	Bintan Timur	239.41	39,006	45,929	50,472	Kijang Kota	4	29150	Kijang Kota , Sungai Lekop , Gunung Lengkuas , Sungai Enam
21.01.04	Gunung Kijang	376.55	12,007	14,796	17,583	Gunung Kijang	4	29155	Gunung Kijang, Malang Rapat, Teluk Bacau, Kawal *
21.01.13	Mantang	114.00	3,896	4,162	4,612	Mantang Lama	4	29156	Mantang Baru, Mantang Besar, Mantang Lama, Dendung
21.01.14	Bintan Pesisir	239.41	8,005	6,857	7,015	Kelong	4	29151	Kelong, Mapur, Numbing, Air Gelubi
21.01.12	Toapaya	166.67	10,633	12,843	14,641	Toapaya	4	29157	Toapaya, Toapaya Utara, Toapaya Selatan, Toapaya Asri *
21.01.09	Tambelan	169.42	4,975	4,891	5,228	Tambelan	8	29193	Teluk Sekuni *, Batu Lepuk, Kampung Hilir, Kampung Melayu, Pulau Mentebung, Pulau Pinang, Kukup, Pengikik
21.01	Totals	2,045.32	142,300	159,518	175,873	Bintan Buyu	51

Notes:
includes one kelurahan - Tembeling Tanjung. comprises 4 kelurahan and 1 desa.
includes one kelurahan - Kota Baru. includes 2 kelurahan.
comprises 4 kelurahan. includes one kelurahan - Kawal.
Bintan Pesisir and Mantang Districts comprise numerous islands lying to the east and south respectively of Bintan Island, but do not include any part of that island itself.
includes one kelurahan - Toapaya Asri. Tambelan District comprises the Tambelan Archipelago and Badas Islands situated between Bintan and West Kalimantan. includes one kelurahan - Teluk Sekuni.

Demography

Religion

Islam is the dominant religion in the city, with 86.88% of the total population identify themselves as Muslim. Other religions are Christianity, which forms 7.52% of the total population, Buddhism, which forms 5.37% of the total population, Hinduism, which forms 0.09% of the total population and Confucianism, which forms 0.38% of the total population.

Airports

Besides Raja Haji Fisabilillah Airport is near Tanjung Pinang in the south of the island, since 2012 a private company has been building an airport at Lagoi in the north of the island to facilitates tourism with investment $80 to $100 million; it is now predicted to be operational by the end of 2021.