Bintan Regency
| Bintan Regency | ||
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| Regency | ||
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| Country | Indonesia | |
| Province | Riau Islands | |
| Capital | Bandar Seri Bentan | |
| Area | ||
| • Total | 1,318.21 km2 (508.96 sq mi) | |
| Population (2014) | ||
| • Total | 172,192 | |
| • Density | 130/km2 (340/sq mi) | |
| Time zone | WIB (UTC+7) | |
| Website | www |
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Bintan Regency 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 a few minor outlying islands.
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.
The Regency is divided into ten districts (kecamatan) – tabulated below with their 2010 Census population:
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.
Coordinates: 0°57′00″N 104°37′10″E / 0.9500°N 104.6194°E
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