Pangkal Pinang
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Pangkal Pinang is the largest town on the Indonesian island of Bangka and the capital of the province of Bangka-Belitung. It is located on Bangka's eastern coast at .
Landmarks in the city include the Timah Museum, a Chinese temple, and the Pasir Padi beach.
[edit] Demographics
Pangkal Pinang's population was 108,411 in 1990 and has risen to 134,082 in 2005. The population is mainly Malay, and a big portion of the population consists of Indonesian Chinese, who originally immigrated from Guangdong province of China. They are called 'Peranakan' ("Children of the Indies") locally, and they speak a Hakka dialect.
[edit] Economics
Pangkal Pinang is one of the major ports on the Java Sea, and tin, pepper, fish, and copra are exported from here. There is a producing industry of coastal vessels here, and deep-sea fishing in the Java Sea is important for the town.
The town has an airport, and is connected by roads to other towns on the island.
There is important household manufacturing of weaving, plaiting, metal-work, carving and basket making.
