Anambas Islands Regency

Anambas Islands Regency Kabupaten Kepulauan Anambas
Regency
Anambas Islands seen from far
Coat of arms
Location within Riau Islands
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Coordinates: 3°6′N 105°40′E / 3.100°N 105.667°E / 3.100; 105.667
Country	Indonesia
Province	Riau Islands
Regency seat	Tarempa
Government
• Regent	Abdul Haris
• Vice Regent	Wan Zuhendra
Area
• Total	590.14 km2 (227.85 sq mi)
Population  (2023 estimate)[1]
• Total	49,090
• Density	83/km2 (220/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 590.14 square kilometres (227.85 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 49,090 (comprising 25,390 males and 23,700 females).^[1] The administrative centre is at Tarempa on Siantan Island.