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The Bangka Belitung Islands (Indonesian: Kepulauan Bangka Belitung; Jawi: كڤولاوان بڠک بليتوڠ ) is a province of Indonesia. Situated off the southeastern coast of Sumatra , the province comprises two main land masses — the islands of Bangka and Belitung — and numerous smaller islands.
This is a list of regencies and city in the Bangka Belitung Islands province. As of October 2019, there were 6 regencies and 1 city. As of October 2019, there were 6 regencies and 1 city. [ 1 ]
Bangka Regency is a regency (kabupaten) of Bangka Belitung Islands, Indonesia.It covers an area of 3,016.85 km 2 in the northeast of Bangka Island, and had a population of 277,204 at the 2010 Census [2] rising to 326,265 at the 2020 Census; [3] the official estimate as at mid 2022 was 334,344 - comprising 172,248 males and 162,096 females. [1]
Bangka became part of independent Indonesia in 1949. The island, together with neighboring Belitung, was formerly part of South Sumatra (Sumatera Selatan) province, but in 2000 the two islands became the new province of Bangka-Belitung. In the recent years, tin mining has declined notedly, although it is still a major part of the island's economy.
In these islands, people created and preserved culture until it survived until now. Of the many cultural variations of Bangka Belitung, one of the cultural heritages known from the Sekak tribe is the traditional clothing of the Bangka Belitung Islands, namely the Seting Baju and Cual Cloth. In the past, this Cual cloth could be called Limar Muntok.
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Pangkalpinang, colloquially written as Pangkal Pinang, also known as Pin-kong in Hakka, is the capital and largest city of the Bangka Belitung Islands Province in Indonesia. It is located on Bangka Island 's east coast, the city is divided into seven districts ( kecamatan ) and has 42 wards ( kelurahan ).
Central Bangka Regency is a regency (kabupaten) of the Bangka Belitung Islands Province, Indonesia.It covers an area of 2,155.77 km 2 [2] and had a population of 161,075 at the 2010 Census, [3] rising to 198,946 at the 2020 Census; [4] the official estimate as at mid 2022 was 205,510 - comprising 106,340 males and 99,170 females. [1]