Simpang Rimba is a

district A district is a type of administrative division that, in some countries, is managed by the local government. Across the world, areas known as "districts" vary greatly in size, spanning regions or counties, several municipalities, subdivisions o ...

South Bangka Regency South Bangka Regency () is a regency (''kabupaten'') of Bangka Belitung Islands Province, Indonesia, with the town of Toboali as its regency seat. It also includes several small islands off the coast of Bangka in the Gaspar Strait, such as Lepar a ...

Bangka-Belitung Islands The Bangka Belitung Islands ( id, Kepulauan Bangka Belitung) is a Provinces of Indonesia, province of Indonesia. Situated off the southeastern coast of Sumatra, the province comprises two main landmasses—Bangka Island, Bangka and Belitung—and ...

. It is the fourth largest and third most populated district in the regency, with a population of over 25,000.

History

Simpang Rimba was established in 2001, in which at the time was part of

Bangka Regency Bangka Regency is a regency (''kabupaten'') of Bangka Belitung Islands, Indonesia. It covers 2,950.68 km2 and had a population of 277,204 at the 2010 Census rising to 326,265 at the 2020 Census. The coastal town of Sungailiat is its regency seat ...

. In 2003, the district became part of newly-established

References

Populated places in the Bangka Belitung Islands Districts of South Bangka Regency {{BangkaBelitung-geo-stub