Bintan Regency
Bintan Regency
Kabupaten Bintan | |
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UTC+7 (Indonesia Western Time) | |
Area code | (+62) 770 |
Website | bintankab.go.id |
Bintan Regency (originally the Riau Islands Regency;
The Bintan Regency originally included all of the areas now comprising the Riau Islands Province, but on 4 October 1999 parts of the regency were split off to create separate Regencies of
Bintan Regency now covers an area of 1,318.21 km2. It had a population of 142,300 at the 2010 census[4] and 159,518 at the 2020 census;[5] the official estimate as at mid 2022 was 165,781.[1]
Location
The island is located 40 kilometres from Singapore, with an area of 1,462.77 km2, and it has a population of around 330,000 at the 2010 census (including Tanjung Pinang),[4] which by the 2020 census had risen to 387,181,[5] while the official estimate as at mid 2022 was 405,635.[1] These population figures include the entire Bintan Island as well as outlying islands and archipelagoes that are included within Bintan Regency and Tanjung Pinang City. Famous places in Bintan include Trikora Beach, on the east coast, and the international Bintan Resorts.
Administration
The regency is divided into ten districts (kecamatan) – tabulated below with their areas and their populations at the 2010[4] and 2020 censuses,[5] together with the official estimates as at mid-2022.[1] The table also includes the numbers of administrative villages in each district (a total of 36 rural desa and 15 urban kelurahan), and its postal code.
Name of district (kecamatan) |
Area in km2 |
Pop'n census 2010 |
Pop'n census 2020 |
Pop'n estimate mid-2022 |
No. of villages |
Post code |
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Teluk Bintan (Bintan Bay) |
125.44 | 8,934 | 11,367 | 12,078 | 6 (a) | 29132 -29136 |
Bintan Utara (North Bintan) |
43.26 | 21,193 | 22,527 | 23,118 | 5 (b) | 29152 |
Teluk Sebong (Sebong Bay) |
285.72 | 16,019 | 18,234 | 18,962 | 7 (a) | 29154 |
Seri Kuala Lobam | 123.50 | 17,632 | 17,912 | 18,221 | 5 (c) | 29153 |
Bintan Timur (East Bintan) |
100.18 | 39,006 | 45,929 | 48,078 | 4 (d) | 29150 |
Gunung Kijang | 192.89 | 12,007 | 14,796 | 15,625 | 4 (a) | 29155 |
Mantang (e) | 63.61 | 3,896 | 4,162 | 4,275 | 4 | 29156 |
Bintan Pesisir (e) (Coastal Bintan) |
116.11 | 8,005 | 6,857 | 6,954 | 4 | 29151 |
Toapaya | 176.48 | 10,633 | 12,843 | 13,510 | 4 (a) | 29157 |
Tambelan (f) | 91.02 | 4,975 | 4,891 | 4,960 | 8 (a) | 29193 |
Totals | 1,318.21 | 142,300 | 159,518 | 165,781 | 51 |
Notes:
(a) includes 1 kelurahan. (b) comprises 4 kelurahan and 1 desa. (c) includes 2 kelurahan. (d) comprises 4 kelurahan.
(e) Bintan Pesisir and Mantang Districts comprise numerous islands lying to the east and south respectively of Bintan Island, but do not include any part of that island itself.
(f) Tambelan District comprises the Tambelan Archipelago and Badas Islands situated between Bintan and West Kalimantan.
Demography
Religion
Islam is the dominant religion in the city, with 86.88% of the total population identify themselves as Muslim. Other religions are Christianity, which forms 7.52% of the total population, Buddhism, which forms 5.37% of the total population, Hinduism, which forms 0.09% of the total population and Confucianism, which forms 0.38% of the total population.
Airports
Besides
References
- ^ a b c d Badan Pusat Statistik, Jakarta, 2023, Kabupaten Bintan Dalam Angka 2023 (Katalog-BPS 1102001.2101)
- ^ "PERATURAN PEMERINTAH REPUBLIK INDONESIA NOMOR 5 TAHUN 2006 TENTANG PERUBAHAN NAMA KABUPATEN KEPULAUAN RIAU MENJADI KABUPATEN BINTAN" (in Indonesian). The Government of Indonesia. Retrieved 23 February 2006.
- ^ "Kabupaten Kepulauan Riau Diubah Menjadi Kabupaten Bintan" (in Indonesian). Tempo.co. 28 February 2006. Retrieved 28 February 2006.
- ^ a b c Biro Pusat Statistik, Jakarta, 2011.
- ^ a b c Badan Pusat Statistik, Jakarta, 2021.
- ^ "Riau Islands Province in Figures 2017". BPS Kepulauan Riau. Retrieved 22 July 2018.
- ^ "Kepri Akan Bangun Bandara Internasional di Lagoi". 20 March 2012.