SunTrips: Belitung

Belitung Indonesia

The Bangka Belitung Islands is a province of Indonesia. Lying off the southeastern coasts of Sumatra, the province comprises two main islands, Bangka and Belitung, and several smaller ones. Bangka Belitung is bordered by the Bangka Strait to the west, the Natuna Sea to the north, the Java Sea is to the south, and the Karimata Strait to the east. The capital and the largest city is Pangkal Pinang. As of the 2015 census, the population of Bangka Belitung was 1,372,813. The province has an equatorial climate with tropical rainforests, which however is disappearing due to deforestation. Mount Maras is the highest point in the province and the island of Bangka, with a height of 699 m. There are several rives in the province, such as the Sebuku River, Baturusa River and Mendo River. The province is ethnically, culturally, and linguistically diverse; major ethnic groups including Malays, Chinese and Javanese. Indonesian is the official language of the province, while the local Malay dialect and Hakka serves as the lingua franca of the province. Historically, Bangka Belitung alternated into the kingdoms of Sriwijaya, Majapahit and Palembang, before being a colony of foreign countries the Dutch, the British, and the Japanese. Bangka Belitung was a residency within the Dutch East Indies. Upon the independence of Indonesia, the region was administered under the province of Sumatra and South Sumatra. Bangka Belitung officially became the 31st province of Indonesia in 2000.

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H As Hanandjoeddin (TJQ)

Belitung, Indonesia

Belitung Indonesia