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Bintan Regency

Coordinates: 1°01′N 104°33′E / 1.01°N 104.55°E / 1.01; 104.55
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Bintan Regency
Kabupaten Bintan
Official seal of Bintan Regency
Location within Riau Islands
Location within Riau Islands
Bintan Regency is located in Sumatra
Bintan Regency
Bintan Regency
Location in Bintan, Sumatra and Indonesia
Bintan Regency is located in Indonesia
Bintan Regency
Bintan Regency
Bintan Regency (Indonesia)
Coordinates: 1°01′N 104°33′E / 1.01°N 104.55°E / 1.01; 104.55
CountryIndonesia
ProvinceRiau Islands
Regency seatBandar Seri Bentan
Government
 • RegentRoby Kurniawan,S.P.W.K
 • Vice RegentAhdi Muqsith,S.I.P
Area
 • Total1,318.21 km2 (508.96 sq mi)
Population
 (2023 estimate)[1]
 • Total165,893
 • Density130/km2 (330/sq mi)
Time zoneUTC+7 (Indonesia Western Time)
Area code(+62) 770
Websitebintankab.go.id

Bintan Regency (originally the Riau Islands Regency; Indonesian: Kabupaten Kepulauan Riau)[2][3] is an administrative area in the Riau Islands Province of Indonesia. Bintan Regency includes all of Bintan Island (except for the city of Tanjung Pinang which is separately administered as an autonomous area of the island) and also includes many outlying islands including the Tambelan Archipelago and Badas Islands situated between Bintan and West Kalimantan; altogether there are 273 islands comprising the 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 Karimun and Natuna (the latter originally including what in 2008 became the Anambas Islands Regency), together with the independent city of Batam. On 21 June 2001 the town of Tanjung Pinang on Bintan Island was also split off to become an independent city. In 2002 all these areas which had comprised the original Bintan Regency were brought together in a new Riau Islands Province when that was created from the archipelagic part of Riau Province. On 18 December 2003 a further regency – for the Lingga Islands – was created from part of the residual Bintan Regency.

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 2023 was 165,893 (comprising 85,390 males and 80,510 females).[1]

Location

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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 2023 was 400,700.[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 Regency include Trikora Beach, on the east coast, and the international Bintan Resorts.

Administration

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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-2023.[1] The table also includes the locations of the district administrative centres, 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 2023
Admin
centre
No.
of
villages
Post
code
Teluk Bintan
(Bintan Bay)
125.44 8,934 11,367 12,220 Sembeling Tanjung 6 (a) 29132
-29136
Bintan Utara
(North Bintan)
43.26 21,193 22,527 22,990 Tanjung Uban Kota 5 (b) 29152
Teluk Sebong
(Sebong Bay)
285.72 16,019 18,234 18,980 Sebong Lagoi 7 (c) 29154
Seri Kuala Lobam 123.50 17,632 17,912 18,040 Teluk Lobam 5 (d) 29153
Bintan Timur
(East Bintan)
100.18 39,006 45,929 48,280 Kijang Kota 4 (e) 29150
Gunung Kijang 192.89 12,007 14,796 15,770 Gunung Kijang 4 (f) 29155
Mantang (g) 63.61 3,896 4,162 4,250 Mantang Lama 4 29156
Bintan Pesisir (g)
(Coastal Bintan)
116.11 8,005 6,857 6,954 Kelong 4 29151
Toapaya 176.48 10,633 12,843 13,610 Toapaya 4 (h) 29157
Tambelan (i) 91.02 4,975 4,891 4,900 Tambelan 8 (j) 29193
Totals 1,318.21 142,300 159,518 165,893 Bintan Buyu 51

Notes: (a) includes one kelurahan - Tembeling Tanjung. (b) comprises 4 kelurahan (Tanjung Uban Kota, Tanjung Uban Selatan, Tanjung Uban Timur and Tanjung Uban Utara) and 1 desa.
(c) includes one kelurahan - Kota Baru. (d) includes 2 kelurahan (Teluk Lobam and Tanjung Permai).
(e) comprises 4 kelurahan (Gunung Lengkuas, Kijang Kota, Sungai Enam and Sungai Lekop). (f) includes one kelurahan - Kawal.
(g) 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.
(h) includes one kelurahan - Toapaya Asri. (i) Tambelan District comprises the Tambelan Archipelago and Badas Islands situated between Bintan and West Kalimantan. (j) includes one kelurahan - Teluk Sekuni.

Demography

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Religion

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Religion in Bintan Regency (2017)[6]
religion percent
Islam
86.88%
Buddhism
5.37%
Protestantism
5.12%
Roman Catholicism
2.15%
Confucianism
0.38%
Hinduism
0.09%

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

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Besides Raja Haji Fisabilillah Airport is near Tanjung Pinang in the south of the island, since 2012 a private company has been building an airport at Lagoi in the north of the island to facilitates tourism with investment $80 to $100 million; it is now predicted to be operational by the end of 2021.[7]

References

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  1. ^ a b c d Badan Pusat Statistik, Jakarta, 28 February 2024, Kabupaten Bintan Dalam Angka 2024 (Katalog-BPS 1102001.2101)
  2. ^ "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.
  3. ^ "Kabupaten Kepulauan Riau Diubah Menjadi Kabupaten Bintan" (in Indonesian). Tempo.co. 28 February 2006. Retrieved 28 February 2006.
  4. ^ a b c Biro Pusat Statistik, Jakarta, 2011.
  5. ^ a b c Badan Pusat Statistik, Jakarta, 2021.
  6. ^ "Riau Islands Province in Figures 2017". BPS Kepulauan Riau. Retrieved 22 July 2018.
  7. ^ "Kepri Akan Bangun Bandara Internasional di Lagoi". 20 March 2012.
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