South Bangka Regency

South Bangka Regency is located in the Bangka island and is one of the regencies in Bangka province, with the total area of appoximately 3,607,09 kilometres or 360.708 hectares. It is divided into 5 districts and 45 and 3 sub districts. Geographically, it is adjacent to central Bangka regency in the north, Gaspar straits in the east, Java sea and Bangka straits in the south and Bangka straits in the west. In the south part of Bangka island, it has a long island and several small islands. It consists of 27 named small island and 4 unnamed small islands. Lepar and Pongok islands can be bumper islands to develop and maximize the small islands surounding having their beach tourism potential.There are several characteristic islands that can be developed as fishing tourism such as Punai, Celangan islands and other areas surounding small areas since they have huge deposit of fish. Beside beach and maritime tourism, it has other potential tourism objects as well that can be developed. They are water tourism with its Nyelanding hot water bathing place, agro tourism with its pepper and orange plantation, and historical tourism with its Toboali and Penutuk fortresses.South Bangka regency has also potetial in the agriculture sector such as vegetables, fruit and crops. The crops include rice, corns, sweet potatoes, and beans.This regency has also huge potential in the fishery since this regency has 283,4 kilometres long beach with the total of sea is 10.640 square kilometres. For its potential of fish production can exceed until 64.000 tons per year while land potential to be developed is approximately 16.500 hectares. In the mining sector, granite, sand, kaolin, and tin can be found easily in almost all districts in South Bangka Regency.This regency has a chance to develop industrial sector, supported with government regulation that puts its Sadai area as an Industrial zone. With its strategic location, Sadai industrial zone is expected to be a industrial distribution network in Bangka belitung island province especially and generally for international network. Sadai industrial zone has approximately 500 hectares spreading from Tukak port to Sadai port. It is also eased since Sadai belongs to international ship channel.