Bintan Regency

Bintan Regency (Formerly Riau Islands Regency; Indonesian: Kabupaten Kepulauan Riau)[1][2] 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.

"Bintan" redirects here. For the island, see Bintan Island.

Bintan Regency

Kabupaten Bintan
Regency
Seal
Location within Riau Islands
Bintan Regency
Location in Bintan, Sumatra and Indonesia
Bintan Regency
Bintan Regency (Sumatra)
Bintan Regency
Bintan Regency (Indonesia)
Coordinates: 1.01°N 104.55°E / 1.01; 104.55
CountryIndonesia
ProvinceRiau Islands
Regency seatBandar Seri Bentan
Government
 • RegentApri Sujadi
 • Vice RegentDalmasri Syam
Area
 • Total1,318.21 km2 (508.96 sq mi)
Population
 (2017)
 • Total154,584
 • Density120/km2 (300/sq mi)
Time zoneUTC+7 (Indonesia Western Time)
Area code(+62) 770
Websitebintankab.go.id

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), which by 2014 had risen to about 400,000. Famous places in Bintan include Trikora Beach, on the east coast, and the international Bintan Resort.

Administration

The Regency (excluding the city of Tanjung Pinang) is divided into ten districts (kecamatan) – tabulated below with their areas and 2010 Census populations:[3]

NameArea
in km2		Population
Census 2010[4]		No. of
Villages		Post
Code
Teluk Bintan129.88,934629132
-29136
Bintan Utara
(North Bintan)		53.821,193529152
Teluk Sebong324.416,019729154
Seri Kuala Lobam90.317,632529153
Bintan Timur
(East Bintan)		96.539,006429150
Gunung Kijang215.912,007429155
Mantang164.73,896429156
Bintan Pesisir1121.18,005429151
Toapaya149.210,633429157
Tambelan290.44,975829193

Notes:

  • 1 Bintan Pesisir and Mantang districts comprise numerous islands lying to the south and east of Bintang Island, but do not include any part of that island itself.
  • 2 Tambelan district comprises the Tambelan Archipelago and Badas Islands situated between Bintan and West Kalimantan.

Demography

Religion
Religion in Bintan Regency (2017)[5]
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

Besides Raja Haji Fisabilillah Airport in Tanjung Pinang in the south of the Bintan Island, since 2012 a private company builds an airport at Lagoi in the north of the Bintan Island to facilitates tourism with investment $80 to $100 million and predicted operational in 2014.[6]

References
  1. "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.
  2. "Kabupaten Kepulauan Riau Diubah Menjadi Kabupaten Bintan" (in Indonesian). Tempo.co. Retrieved 28 February 2006.
  3. Biro Pusat Statistik, Jakarta, 2011.
  4. Biro Pusat Statistik, Jakarta, 2011.
  5. "Riau Islands Province in Figures 2017". BPS Kepulauan Riau. Retrieved 22 July 2018.
  6. "Kepri Akan Bangun Bandara Internasional di Lagoi". 20 March 2012.
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