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
West Bangka Regency is located in Indonesia
West Bangka Regency
West Bangka Regency
West Bangka Regency (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
 • Total2,884.15 km2 (1,113.58 sq mi)
Population
 (mid 2022 estimate)[1]
 • Total209,791
 • Density73/km2 (190/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 northwestern part of Bangka Island, together with a number 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 204,612 at the 2020 census;[4] the official estimate as at mid 2022 was 209,791 - comprising 108,102 males and 101,689 females.[1] 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 populations at the 2010 Census[3] and the 2020 Census,[4] together with the official estimates as at mid 2022.[1] The table includes the locations of the district administrative centres, the number of administrative villages in each district (totaling 60 rural desa and 6 urban kelurahan), and its post code.

Kode
Wilatah		 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		 Post
code
19.05.04 Kelapa 573.80 30,537 34,451 35,463 Kelapa 14 (a) 33364
19.05.05 Tempilang (b) 461.02 24,379 28,460 29,080 Tempilang 9 33365
19.05.01 Muntok 505.94 45,523 52,745 54,239 Tanjung 9 (c) 33351 (d)
19.05.02 Simpang Teritip 637.35 26,539 30,378 31,518 Pelangas 13 33366
19.05.03 Jebus (e) 351.93 48,172 22,522 23,193 Jebus 11 33362
19.05.06 Parittiga 354.11 (f) 36,056 36,298 Puput 10 33363
Total 2,884.15 175,110 204,612 209,791 Muntok 66

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

  1. ^ a b c Badan Pusat Statistik, Jakarta, 2023, Kabupaten Bangka Barat Dalam Angka 2023 (Katalog-BPS 1102001.1905)
  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. ^ a b Biro Pusat Statistik, Jakarta, 2011.
  4. ^ a b Badan Pusat Statistik, Jakarta, 2021.

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