Anambas Islands Regency
Kabupaten Kepulauan Anambas | |
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 Anambas Islands seen from far | |
 Coat of arms | |
 Location within Riau Islands | |
  Anambas Islands Regency  Anambas Islands Regency Anambas Islands Regency (South China Sea)  Anambas Islands Regency Anambas Islands Regency (Indonesia) | |
| Coordinates: 3°6′N 105°40′E / 3.100°N 105.667°E | |
| Country | Indonesia |
| Province | Riau Islands |
| Regency seat | Tarempa |
| Government | |
| • Regent | Abdul Haris |
| • Vice Regent | Wan Zuhendra |
| Area | |
| • Total | 661.47 km2 (255.39 sq mi) |
| Population (2023 estimate)[1] | |
| • Total | 50,140 |
| • Density | 76/km2 (200/sq mi) |
| Time zone | UTC+7 (Indonesia Western Time) |
| Postcodes | 297xx |
| Area code | (+62) 773 |
| Website | anambaskab.go.id |
Anambas Islands Regency (Indonesian: Kabupaten Kepulauan Anambas) is a small archipelago of Indonesia, located 150 nautical miles (278 km; 173 mi) northeast of Batam Island in the North Natuna Sea between the Malaysian mainland to the west and the island of Borneo to the east. Geographically part of the Tudjuh Archipelago, it is administratively a regency within the Riau Islands Province. It covers a land area of 661.47 square kilometres (255.39 sq mi) and had a population of 37,411 at the 2010 Census[2] and 47,402 at the 2020 Census;[3] the official estimate as at mid 2023 was 50,140.[1] The administrative centre is at Tarempa on Siantan Island.