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The Bangka Belitung Islands (Indonesian: Kepulauan Bangka Belitung; Jawi: كڤولاوان بڠک بليتوڠ ) is a province of Indonesia. Situated off the southeastern coast of Sumatra , the province comprises two main land masses — the islands of Bangka and Belitung — and numerous smaller islands.
The province of the Bangka–Belitung Islands in Indonesia is divided into kabupaten or regencies which in turn are divided administratively into districts, known as kecamatan. The districts of the Bangka–Belitung Islands with the regency it falls into are as follows:
This is a list of regencies and city in Bangka Belitung Islands province. As of October 2019, there were 6 regencies and 1 city. [1] # Regency/ City Capital
Bangka is the largest landmass of the province of the Bangka Belitung Islands. It lies just east of Sumatra, separated by the Bangka Strait; to the north lies the South China Sea, to the east, across the Gaspar Strait, is the island of Belitung, and to the south is the Java Sea. It is about 11,831 km 2 in area (including offshore islands). Most ...
Belitung (Belitung Malay: Belitong, formerly Billiton) is an island on the east coast of Sumatra, Indonesia in the Java Sea.It covers 4,859 km 2 (1,876.1 sq mi) (including offshore islands such as Mendanau Island), and had a population of 309,097 at the 2020 Census; [1] the official estimate as at mid 2023 was 320,500. [2]
Provinces have a local government, consisting of a governor (Gubernur) and a regional legislative body (Dewan Perwakilan Rakyat Provinsi). The governor and members of local representative bodies are elected by popular vote for five-year terms, but governors can only serve for two terms.
On 23 January 1948, the states of the Bangka Council, the Belitung Council, and the Riau Council merged to form the Bangka Belitung and Riau Federation which in the following year was admitted as part of the United States of Indonesia - with seats in the federal People's Representative Council and Senate. [71]
Bangka Regency is a regency (kabupaten) of Bangka Belitung Islands, Indonesia.It covers an area of 3,016.85 km 2 in the northeast of Bangka Island, and had a population of 277,204 at the 2010 Census [2] rising to 326,265 at the 2020 Census; [3] the official estimate as at mid 2022 was 334,344 - comprising 172,248 males and 162,096 females. [1]