East Belitung Regency (Kabupaten Belitung Timur) is a regency (kabupaten) of Bangka Belitung Islands Province, Indonesia, encompassing the eastern half of Belitung Island. It covers an area of 2,506.91 km2 (including 141 offshore islands) and had a population of 106,463 at the 2010 Census[2] and 127,018 at the 2020 Census;[3] the official estimate as at mid 2022 was 130,463 - comprising 67,145 males and 63,318 females.[1] Its regency seat is the town of Manggar.
Administrative Districts
The Regency is administratively divided into seven districts (kecamatan), 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 locations of the district administrative centres, the number of administrative villages (all classed as rural desa) and the number of offshore islands in each district, and its postal codes.
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
19.06.03
Dendang
362.20
9,346
11,007
11,306
Dendang
4
37
33561
19.06.07
Simpang Pesak
243.30
7,380
8,434
8,663
Simpang Pesak
4
-
33560
19.06.02
Gantung
546.30
22,440
28,349
29,118
Gantung
7
52
33562
19.06.06
Simpang Renggiang
390.70
6,629
7,512
7,716
Renggiang
4
-
33563
19.06.01
Manggar
229.00
33,366
39,135
40,196
Padang
9
40
33511, 33512, 33516, 33517.
19.06.05
Damar
236.90
11,110
13,214
13,572
Mengkubang
5
-
33571
19.06.04
wKelapa Kampit
498.51
16,192
19,367
19,892
Mentawak
6
12
33572
Totals
2,506.91
106,463
127,018
130,463
Manggar
39
141
References
^ abcBadan Pusat Statistik, Jakarta, 2023, Kabupaten Belitung Timur Dalam Angka 2023 (Katalog-BPS 1102001.1906)