The Feasibility Study for the Transition of Tanjungpandan District to Become a City

Abstract

Tanjungpandan District is one of the districts in Belitung Regency. Tanjungpandan District is the center of the region and the Central Bussines District for Belitung Regency according to the Spatial Plan of Belitung Regency 2014-2034. Currently, the Bangka-Belitung Province has only one city, the Pangkalpinang City as the province capital. In fact, Bangka-Belitung is an archipelago with two main islands: Bangka and Belitung. Noting this, the District Tanjungpandan needs to be a city in order to serve the community of Belitung Island maximally. It is also stated in the Spatial Plan of Belitung Regency, that it will conduct a feasibility study for the transition of Tanjungpandan District to become a city. This study aims to support the efforts of the Regional Government in making Tanjungpandan as a city in order to help the public service. The method used in conducting the feasibility study follows the Government Regulation 78 of 2007 on Procedures for the Establishment, Merger, and Elimination of Administrative Regions. Based on the results of this study, the Tanjungpandan District cannot qualify as a city because the population is concentrated in Tanjungpandan. Belitung District Government needs to increase the number of inhabitants to make Belitung Regency ready to release the Tanjungpandan District to be the new Tanjungpandan City.