South Bangka Regency

South Bangka Regency (Indonesian: Kabupaten Bangka Selatan) is a regency (kabupaten) of Bangka Belitung Islands Province, Indonesia, with the town of Toboali as its regency seat. It also includes several small islands off the coast of Bangka in the Gaspar Strait, such as Lepar and Pongok. The regency covers an area of 3,607.08 km2 and had a population of 172,476 at the 2010 Census[2] and 198,189 at the 2020 Census;[3] the official estimate as at mid 2022 was 202,263.[1]

South Bangka Regency
Kabupaten Bangka Selatan
Regency
Coat of arms of South Bangka Regency
Coat of arms
Location within Bangka Belitung Islands
Location within Bangka Belitung Islands
South Bangka Regency is located in Sumatra
South Bangka Regency
South Bangka Regency
Location in Sumatra and Indonesia
South Bangka Regency is located in Indonesia
South Bangka Regency
South Bangka Regency
South Bangka Regency (Indonesia)
Coordinates: 2°46′S 106°20′E
CountryIndonesia
ProvinceBangka Belitung Islands
Regency seatToboali
Government
 • RegentJustiar Noer
 • Vice RegentRiza Herdavid
Area
 • Total3,607.08 km2 (1,392.70 sq mi)
Population
 (mid 2022 estimate)[1]
 • Total202,263
 • Density56/km2 (150/sq mi)
Time zoneUTC+7 (IWST)
Area code(+62) 718
Websitebangkaselatankab.go.id

Administrative districts

At the time of the 2010 Census, the Regency was divided into seven districts (kecamatan), but in 2013 an eighth district was added by the splitting of the Lepar Pongok District into separate districts based on Lepar Island and Pongok Island respectively. the districts are tabulated below with their areas and their populations at the 2010 Census[2] and 2020 Census,[3] together with the official estimates as at mid 2022.[1] The table also includes the locatiuons of the district administrative centres, the numbers of administrative villages (rural desa and urban kelurahan) in each district, and its postal code.

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
Payung372.9518,61420,90721,337Payung933778
Pulau Besar (a)169.878,1819,3359,527Batu Betumpang533779
Simpang Rimba (b)362.3021,19623,84824,338Simpang Rimba733777
Toboali (c)1,460.3465,13877,21278,799Teladan1133783
Tukak Sadai126.009,94512,78713,050Tiram533784
Air Gegas853.6437,74841,85642,716Air Gegas1033782
Lepar Pongok (d)172.3111,7067,9578,121Tanjung Labu433792
Kepulauan Pongok (d)
(Pongok Islands)		89.67(e)4,2874,375Pongok233791
Totals3,607.08172,476198,189202,263Toboali53

Notes: (a) includes 3 offshore islands. (b) includes 6 offshore islands. (c) includes 22 offshore islands. (d) Lepar Pongok and Kepulauan Pongok Districts between them include 28 offshore islands. (e) the population of Kepulauan Pongok District for 2010 is included with the figure for Lepar Pongok District, from which it was cut out in 2013. Note that the residual Lepar Pongok District has not altered its name, even though it no longer contains Pongok Island.

References
  1. Badan Pusat Statistik, Jakarta, 2023, Kabupaten Bangka Selatan Dalam Angka 2023 (Katalog-BPS 1102001.1903)
  2. Biro Pusat Statistik, Jakarta, 2011.
  3. Badan Pusat Statistik, Jakarta, 2021.
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