Bangka Regency is a regency (kabupaten) of Bangka Belitung Islands Province in Indonesia. Originally the regency covered the whole of Bangka Island apart from the city of Pangkalpinang on the east coast, but on 25 February 2003 it was divided into four regencies, with three parts of Bangka Regency being split off to form the separate regencies of Bangka Barat, Bangka Selatan and Bangka Tengah. The residual regency now covers a land 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 of mid 2025 was 341,760 (comprising 175,430 males and 166,330 females).Badan Pusat Statistik, Jakarta, 27 February 2026, Kabupaten Bangka Dalam Angka 2026 (Katalog-BPS 1102001.1901) The coastal town of Sungailiat is its regency headquarters.
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 of mid 2025.Badan Pusat Statistik, Jakarta, 27 February 2026, Kabupaten Bangka Dalam Angka 2026 (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.
Kode Wilayah Name ofDistrict (kecamatan) Area in km2 Pop'nCensus2010 Pop'nCensus2020 Pop'nEstimatemid 2025AdmincentreNo.of villagesNo.of islandsPostcodes 19.01.04 Mendo Barat 685.6442,29051,13353,240Petaling Banjar15833173 19.01.03 Merawang 215.8926,20030,59631,870Batu Rusa10133172 19.01.08 Puding Besar 272.1016,38519,41920,950Puding Besar7-33171 19.01.01 Sungai Liat 147.0582,63592,88397,320Sri Menanti13 (a) 733211 - 33215 19.01.05 Pemali 140.4624,98534,70536,360Air Duren5-33251 & 33255. 19.01.06 Bakam 426.2616,66719,03919,730Bakam9-33252 19.01.02 Belinyu503.5444,40150,20052,040Kuto Oanji12 (b) 1933253 19.01.07 Riau Silip 625.9123,64128,29030,260Riau91333254 Totals 3,016.85277,204326,265341,760Sungailiat8148
Notes: (a) comprising 12 kelurahan (Bukit Betung, Jelitik, Kenanga, Kudai, Lubuk Kelik, Matras, Parit Padang, Sinar Baru, Sinar Jaya Jelutung, Sri Menanti, Sungailiat and Surya Timur) and 1 desa (Rebo). (b) comprising 7 kelurahan (Air Asam, Air Jukung, Belinyu, Bukit Ketok, Kuto Panji, Mantung and Remodong Indah) and 5 desa. 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.
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