Belitung Regency

Belitung Regency
Kabupaten Belitung
Regency
Lengkuas Island
Lengkuas Island
Coat of arms of Belitung Regency
Coat of arms
Motto: 
Go Forward Introspective
Maju terus mawas diri (Indonesian)
Location within Bangka Belitung Islands
Location within Bangka Belitung Islands
Belitung Regency is located in Sumatra
Belitung Regency
Belitung Regency
Location in Sumatra and Indonesia
Belitung Regency is located in Indonesia
Belitung Regency
Belitung Regency
Belitung Regency (Indonesia)
Coordinates: 2°52′S 107°42′E / 2.867°S 107.700°E / -2.867; 107.700
CountryIndonesia
ProvinceBangka Belitung Islands
Regency seatTanjung Pandan
Government
 • RegentDjoni Alamsyah Hidayat [id]
 • Vice RegentSyamsir [id]
Area
 • Total
2,269.36 km2 (876.20 sq mi)
Population
 (mid 2025 estimate)
 • Total
194,392
 • Density85.6594/km2 (221.857/sq mi)
Time zoneUTC+7 (IWST)
Area code(+62) 719
Websiteportal.belitungkab.go.id

Belitung Regency is a regency (kabupaten) of Bangka Belitung Islands Province, Indonesia, with the town of Tanjungpandan as the regency seat. It formerly covered the whole of Belitung island, but on 25 February 2003 the eastern districts on the island have been cut out to create a new East Belitung Regency (Belitung Timur). The regency now covers just the western half of the island, together with the smaller island of Mendanau off its west coast, with a total land area of 2,269.36 km2, and had a population of 156,765 at the 2010 Census and 182,079 at the 2020 Census; the official estimate as of mid 2025 was 194,392 (comprising 98,971 males and 95,421 females).

Administrative districts

The Regency is divided into five districts (kecamatan), tabulated below with their areas and their populations at the 2010 Census and the 2020 Census, together with the official estimates as at mid 2025. The table includes the number of administrative villages (totaling 42 rural desa and 7 urban kelurahan) and the number of offshore islands in each district, together with its post code.

Kode
Wilayah		Name of
District
(kecamatan)		Area
in
km2		Pop'n
Census
2010		Pop'n
Census
2020		Pop'n
Estimate
2025		No.
of
kelurahan		No.
of
desa		Total
No. of
villages		No.
of
islands		Post
code
19.02.02Membalong941.1124,29526,83327,61512123033452
19.02.01Tanjungpandan181.4886,487103,062111,2437 (a)916533411 - 33417
19.02.05Badau496.2512,82115,16816,09777833451
19.02.04Sijuk480.0026,81631,34233,73610103933414
19.02.03Selat Nasik (b)170.526,3465,6745,701442833481
Total2,269.36156,765182,079194,39274249108

Note: (a) the 7 urban kelurahan (with their populations as at 2024) are Pangkallalang (13,092), Paal Satu (8,419), Lesung Batang (6,937), Parit (5,436), Tanjungpendam (5,269), Kota Tanjung Pandan (4,072) and Kampong Damai (3,936), while the most populous of the 9 desa are Air Saga (12,421), Aik Rayak (10,286), Air Merbau (8,456) and Aik Pelempang Jaya (7,285). The remaining desa, which form a cordon with lower population densities around the urban area, are Dukong (6,501), Perawas (5,316), Aik Ketekok (5,504), Buluh Tambung (4,217) and Juru Seberang (2,716).
(b) comprises Mendanau Island, the fourth largest island within the province, together with smaller islands surrounding Mendanau.

Transportation

Laskar Pelangi Port

References

  1. 1 2 3 Badan Pusat Statistik, Jakarta, 27 February 2026, Kabupaten Belitung Dalam Angka 2026 (Katalog-BPS 1102001.1902)
  2. 1 2 Biro Pusat Statistik, Jakarta, 2011.
  3. 1 2 Badan Pusat Statistik, Jakarta, 2021.
  4. ↑ Badan Pusat Statistik, Jakarta, 26 September 2025, Kecamatan Tanjungpandan Dalam Angka 2025 (Katalog-BPS 1102001.1902)

2°52′S 107°42′E / 2.867°S 107.700°E / -2.867; 107.700