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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 ]
The province of the Bangka–Belitung Islands in Indonesia is divided into kabupaten or regencies which in turn are divided administratively into districts, known as kecamatan. The districts of the Bangka–Belitung Islands with the regency it falls into are as follows:
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 ).
Provinces have a local government, consisting of a governor (Gubernur) and a regional legislative body (Dewan Perwakilan Rakyat Provinsi). The governor and members of local representative bodies are elected by popular vote for five-year terms, but governors can only serve for two terms.
Belitung (Belitung Malay: Belitong, formerly Billiton) is an island on the east coast of Sumatra, Indonesia in the Java Sea.It covers 4,859 km 2 (1,876.1 sq mi) (including offshore islands such as Mendanau Island), and had a population of 309,097 at the 2020 Census; [1] the official estimate as at mid 2023 was 320,500. [2]
Bangka is the largest landmass of the province of the Bangka Belitung Islands. It lies just east of Sumatra, separated by the Bangka Strait; to the north lies the South China Sea, to the east, across the Gaspar Strait, is the island of Belitung, and to the south is the Java Sea. It is about 11,831 km 2 in area (including offshore islands). Most ...
Tanjungpandan is home to the Tanjungpandan Port, which serves the island of Belitung. [6] In 2011, the port authorities established a passenger terminal to promote tourism on the island of Belitung. The terminal was named the Laskar Pelangi Port, after the best-selling novel and movie by Andrea Hirata. The establishment of the terminal was a ...