Air Gegas

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Air Gegas
Air Gegas is located in Bangka Belitung Islands
Air Gegas
Air Gegas
Location of Air Gegas in Bangka-Belitung
Coordinates: 2°41′S 106°23′E / 2.683°S 106.383°E / -2.683; 106.383
Country Indonesia
ProvinceBangka Belitung Islands
RegencySouth Bangka Regency
Area
 • Total853.64 km2 (329.59 sq mi)
Population
 (2020)[1]
 • Total46,475
 • Density54/km2 (140/sq mi)
Time zoneUTC+7 (Western Indonesia Time)
Area code+62718

Air Gegas is a district of South Bangka Regency, Bangka-Belitung Islands. It is the second largest and second most populated district in the regency after the regency seat of Toboali.[1]

The district is subdivided into ten villages, with the administrative centre being at the village of Air Gegas.[2]: 1  There are over 1,100 kolong (holes left over by mining activities) in the district due to tin mining,[2]: 11  and reclamation activities have been conducted on 49.8 hectares of such land.[3]

References[edit]

  1. ^ a b c "Luas Wilayah Menurut Kecamatan (km2), Jumlah Penduduk Menurut Kecamatan dan Jenis Kelamin (jiwa), Kepadatan Penduduk (jiwa/km2), dan Rasio Jenis Kelamin Kabupaten Bangka Selatan Menurut Kecamatan, 2020". Badan Pusat Statistik Kabupaten Bangka Selatan (in Indonesian). Statistics Indonesia. Retrieved 16 May 2021.
  2. ^ a b "Kecamatan Air Gegas Dalam Angka 2020" (in Indonesian). Statistics Indonesia. Retrieved 17 May 2021.
  3. ^ "105,1 hektare tambang di Babel dijadikan destinasi wisata". Antara News (in Indonesian). 30 July 2019. Retrieved 17 May 2021.