Bangka Regency

{{Short description|Regency in Bangka Belitung Islands, Indonesia}}

{{Other uses|Bangka (disambiguation)}}

{{Infobox settlement

| official_name = Bangka Regency

| native_name = Kabupaten Bangka

| native_name_lang = id

| image_skyline =

| image_alt =

| image_caption =

| type = Regency

| image_shield = Lambang Kabupaten Bangka.png

| shield_alt =

| motto = Sepintu Sedulang

| image_map = Lokasi Babel Kabupaten Bangka.svg

| map_alt =

| map_caption = Location within Bangka Belitung Islands

| coordinates = {{coord|1|54|S|105|53|E|region:ID-BB_type:adm2nd_source:kolossus-mswiki|display=inline}}

| coordinates_footnotes =

| subdivision_type = Country

| subdivision_name = Indonesia

| subdivision_type1 = Province

| subdivision_name1 = Bangka Belitung Islands

| seat_type = Regency seat

| seat = Sungailiat

| leader_title = Acting Regent

| leader_name = Jantani Ali{{cite web |last1=Nirwandi |first1=Deby |title=Gubernur Lantik Jantani Ali sebagai Pj Bupati Bangka |url=https://www.rri.co.id/daerah/1500946/gubernur-lantik-jantani-ali-sebagai-pj-bupati-bangka |website=rri.co.id |publisher=RRI |access-date=1 June 2025}}

| area_footnotes =

| area_total_km2 = 3016.85

| elevation_min_m =

| elevation_max_m =

| elevation_m =

| population_as_of = mid 2022 estimate

| population_total = 334344

| population_density_km2 = auto

| population_footnotes = Badan Pusat Statistik, Jakarta, 2023, Kabupaten Bangka Dalam Angka 2023 (Katalog-BPS 1102001.1901)

| timezone1 = IWST

| utc_offset1 = +7

| website = {{URL|http://www.bangka.go.id/|bangka.go.id}}

| footnotes =

| pushpin_map = Indonesia_Sumatra#Indonesia

| pushpin_map_caption = Location in Sumatra and Indonesia

| pushpin_label_position = right

| leader_title1 = Vice Regent

| leader_name1 = Vacant

| area_code_type = Area code

| area_code = (+62) 717

}}

Bangka Regency is a regency (kabupaten) 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 CensusBiro Pusat Statistik, Jakarta, 2011. rising to 326,265 at the 2020 Census;Badan Pusat Statistik, Jakarta, 2021. the official estimate as at mid 2022 was 334,344 - comprising 172,248 males and 162,096 females.Badan Pusat Statistik, Jakarta, 2023, Kabupaten Bangka Dalam Angka 2023 (Katalog-BPS 1102001.1901) The coastal town of Sungailiat is its regency seat.

Administrative Districts

The Regency as at 2022 was divided into eight districts (kecamatan), tabulated below with their areas and their populations at the 2010 CensusBiro 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 Dalam Angka 2023 (Katalog-BPS 1102001.1901) The table also includes the location of the district administrative centres, the number of administrative villages (totaling 62 rural desa and 19 urban kelurahan) 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.

class="sortable wikitable"
Kode
Wilayah|| Name of
District
(kecamatan)|| 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 Baratalign="right"|685.64align="right"|42,290align="right"|51,133align="right"|52,399Petaling Banjaralign="center"|15align="center"|833173
19.01.03Merawangalign="right"|215.89align="right"|26,200align="right"|30,596align="right"|31,354Batu Rusaalign="center"|10align="center"|133172
19.01.08Puding Besaralign="right"|272.10align="right"|16,385align="right"|19,419align="right"|19,900Puding Besaralign="center"|7align="center"
|33171
19.01.01Sungai Liatalign="right"|147.05align="right"|82,635align="right"|92,883align="right"|95,183Sri Menantialign="center"|13align="center"|733211 - 33215
19.01.05Pemalialign="right"|140.46align="right"|24,985align="right"|34,705align="right"|35,564Air Durenalign="center"|5align="center"
|33251 & 33255.
19.01.06Bakamalign="right"|426.26align="right"|16,667align="right"|19,039align="right"|19,510Bakamalign="center"|9align="center"
|33252
19.01.02Belinyu

|align="right"|503.54

align="right"|44,401align="right"|50,200align="right"|51,443Kuto Oanjialign="center"|12align="center"|1933253
19.01.07Riau Silipalign="right"|625.91align="right"|23,641align="right"|28,290align="right"|28,991Riaualign="center"|9align="center"|1333254
Totalsalign="right"|3,016.85align="right"|277,204align="right"|326,265align="right"|334,344Sungailiatalign="center"|81align="center"|48

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. {{cite web |url=http://bangka.tribunnews.com/2014/09/23/kerukuman-beragama-di-kabupaten-bangka-terbaik-se-babel |title=Kerukuman Beragama di Kabupaten Bangka Terbaik se Babel |author=Edwardi |date=September 23, 2014 |access-date=2014-09-23 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140923102049/http://bangka.tribunnews.com/2014/09/23/kerukuman-beragama-di-kabupaten-bangka-terbaik-se-babel |archive-date=2014-09-23 |url-status = dead|df= }}

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