East Belitung Regency (Kabupaten Belitung Timur) is a regency (kabupaten) of Bangka Belitung Islands Province, Indonesia, encompassing the eastern half of Belitung Island. It was cut out on 25 February 2003 from Belitung Regency, which until then had covered the whole island. East Belitung Regency covers a land area of 2,506.91 km2 (including 141 offshore islands) and had a population of 106,463 at the 2010 CensusBiro Pusat Statistik, Jakarta, 2011. and 127,018 at the 2020 Census;Badan Pusat Statistik, Jakarta, 2021. the official estimate as of mid 2025 was 133,443 (comprising 68,579 males and 64,864 females).Badan Pusat Statistik, Jakarta, 27 February 2026, Kabupaten Belitung Timur Dalam Angka 2026 (Katalog-BPS 1102001.1906) 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 and 2020 Census, together with the official estimates as of mid 2025.Badan Pusat Statistik, Jakarta, 27 February 2026, Kabupaten Belitung Timur Dalam Angka 2026 (Katalog-BPS 1102001.1906) 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'nCensus2010 Pop'nCensus2020 Pop'nEstimatemid 2025AdmincentreNo.of villagesNo.of islandsPostcodes 19.06.03 Dendang 362.209,34611,00711,148Dendang43733561 19.06.07 Simpang Pesak 243.307,3808,4348,818Simpang Pesak4-33560 19.06.02 Gantung 546.3022,44028,34931,248Gantung75233562 19.06.06 Simpang Renggiang 390.706,6297,5127,770Renggiang4-33563 19.06.01 Manggar 229.0033,36639,13540,839Padang94033511, 33512,33516, 33517. 19.06.05 Damar 236.9011,11013,21413,970Mengkubang5-33571 19.06.04 Kelapa Kampit 498.5116,19219,36719,650Mentawak61233572 Totals 2,506.91106,463127,018133,443Manggar39141
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