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Bangka Belitung Islands
province of Indonesia, on Bangka and Belitung, and several smaller islands / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
The Bangka Belitung Islands (Indonesian: Kepulauan Bangka Belitung) is a province of Indonesia. It is made up of two main islands, Bangka and Belitung, and several smaller ones.
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Bangka Belitung Islands | |
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Motto(s): Serumpun Sebalai (Allied Disgust) | |
![]() Location of Bangka Belitung in Indonesia | |
Coordinates: 2°8′S 106°7′E | |
Established | 4 December 2000[1] |
Capital and largest city | Pangkal Pinang |
Government | |
• Body | Bangka Belitung Islands Provincial Government |
• Governor | Erzaldi Rosman Djohan |
• Vice Governor | Abdul Fatah [id] |
Area | |
• Total | 16,424.14 km2 (6,341.40 sq mi) |
• Rank | 27th in Indonesia |
Highest elevation | 669 m (2,195 ft) |
Population | |
• Total | 1,430,900 |
• Rank | 29th in Indonesia |
• Density | 87/km2 (230/sq mi) |
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Time zone | UTC+7 (Indonesia Western Time) |
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HDI rank | 15th in Indonesia (2014) |
Website | babelprov |
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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 province's capital and largest city is Pangkal Pinang. As of the 2015 census, the population of Bangka Belitung was 1,372,813.