Bunguran Islands

The Bunguran Islands are an archipelago in Riau Islands province, Indonesia, located in the Natuna Sea, the southern portion of the South China Sea. The archipelago forms the central part of the Natuna Regency, an archipelago of 272 islands in total, which is in turn included in the Tudjuh Archipelago, off the northwest coast of Borneo. The largest island of the archipelago is Bunguran or Pulau Natuna Besar (Great Natuna Island), situated in the Middle Natuna Archipelago. The group covers a land area of 1,698.6 km2 and had a population of 52,013 at the 2010 Census.[1] It is divided into nine districts (kecamatan) – seven of which are tabulated below from north to south with their areas and 2010 Census populations, plus the number of administrative villages within that district (after the creation of two additional districts since 2010) and the postcode:

NameEnglish nameArea in
km2		Population
(2010 Census)[1]		No. of
Villages		Post
Code
Bunguran Utara(North Bunguran)402.63,817829775
Bunguran Timur Laut(Northeast Bunguran)233.94,306729776
Bunguran Tengah(Central Bunguran)171.92,834329778
Bunguran Timur(East Bunguran)145.822,800629777
Bunguran Barat(West Bunguran)444.810,893529782
Bunguran Selatan(South Bunguran)232.12,537429783
Pulau Tiga(Tiga Island)67.54,826629788
For the island sometimes called Bunguran Island, see Natuna Besar.
The Riau Islands province in pale yellow, with the Bunguran Islands in the northeastern section

Two additional districts have been created since 2010 out of the existing districts - Bunguran Batubi (split from Bunguran Barat district) and Pulau Tiga Barat (split from Pulau Tiga district).

References
  1. Biro Pusat Statistik, Jakarta, 2011.


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