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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.
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:
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.
Belitung Malay is exclusively spoken on Belitung and its outlying islands. Administratively, this area consists of two regencies in the Bangka Belitung province: Belitung Regency and East Belitung Regency. It is also spoken by Belitung diasporas living in other parts of Indonesia. Belitung Malay is the mother tongue of the Malay people on
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 ]
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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.
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 ).