Bangka Belitung Islands

Bangka Belitung Islands
Bangka Belitung Islands
Province of Indonesia
	Flag Coat of arms
	Motto(s): Serumpun Sebalai; (Allied Disgust)
	Location of Bangka Belitung in Indonesia
	Coordinates: 2°8′S 106°7′E / 2.133°S 106.117°E
Established	4 December 2000
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 (2017)
• Total	1,430,900
• Rank	29th in Indonesia
• Density	87/km2 (230/sq mi)
Demographics
• Ethnic groups	71.66% Malay; 8.47% Javanese; 8.30% Chinese; 3.99% South Sumatrans; 2.80% Buginese; 4.78% others;
• Religion	89% Islam; 4.24% Buddhism; 4.24% Confucianism; 3.25% Protestantism; 1.20% Roman Catholicism; 0.10% Hinduism; 0.41% others;
• Languages	Indonesian (Official); Bangka Malay; Belitung Malay; Hakka; Buginese;
Time zone	UTC+7 (Indonesia Western Time)
HDI	0.682 (Medium)
HDI rank	15th in Indonesia (2014)
Website	babelprov.go.id

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.

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.

References

↑ "Undang-Undang Republik Indonesia Nomor 27 Tahun 2000" (PDF). dpr.go.id (in Indonesian). People's Representative Council. Archived from the original (PDF) on 27 March 2015. Retrieved 9 March 2020.
↑ "Statistik Indonesia 2018". Badan Pusat Statistik. Retrieved July 23, 2018.
↑ Central Bureau of Statistics: Census 2010 Archived 2017-11-20 at the Wayback Machine, retrieved 17 January 2011 (in Indonesian)
↑ "Kewarganegaraan, Suku Bangsa, Agama dan Bahasa Sehari-hari Penduduk Indonesia 2010". BPS Indonesia. Retrieved 14 July 2018.
↑ "Population by Area and Religion of Bangka Belitung 2010" Retrieved 13 July 2018

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[UU_DPR-1] "Undang-Undang Republik Indonesia Nomor 27 Tahun 2000" (PDF). dpr.go.id (in Indonesian). People's Representative Council. Archived from the original (PDF) on 27 March 2015. Retrieved 9 March 2020.

[2] "Statistik Indonesia 2018". Badan Pusat Statistik. Retrieved July 23, 2018.

[bps2010-3] Central Bureau of Statistics: Census 2010 Archived 2017-11-20 at the Wayback Machine, retrieved 17 January 2011 (in Indonesian)

[4] "Kewarganegaraan, Suku Bangsa, Agama dan Bahasa Sehari-hari Penduduk Indonesia 2010". BPS Indonesia. Retrieved 14 July 2018.

[5] "Population by Area and Religion of Bangka Belitung 2010" Retrieved 13 July 2018

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