Pangkal Pinang

Pangkalpinang is the largest town on the Indonesian island of Bangka and the capital of the province of Kepulauan Bangka-Belitung. It is located on Bangka's eastern coast at 2°8′S 106°7′E / 2.133°S 106.117°E / -2.133; 106.117Coordinates: 2°8′S 106°7′E / 2.133°S 106.117°E / -2.133; 106.117.

Landmarks in the city include the Timah Museum, a Chinese temple, and the Pasir Padi beach.

History

In order to control rich tin mines deposit on eastern Bangka, Dutch colonial move the capital of Bangka Belitung resident from Muntok to Pangkalpinang in 1913.

Demographics

Pangkalpinang's population was 108,411 in 1990 and has risen to 174,838 at the 2010 Census.^[1] The population is mainly Malay, and a big portion of the population consists of Indonesian Chinese, who originally immigrated from Guangdong province of southern China. They are called 'Peranakan' ("Children of the Indies") locally, and they speak a Hakka dialect. But in conversation with another Chinese, they call themselves Thong Ngin (Tang People) and Fan Ngin for local Malay.

Administration

The city is divided into five districts (kecamatan), tabulated below with their 2010 Census population:^[2]

Economics

Pangkalpinang is one of the major ports on the Karimata Strait. It produces tin, white pepper, fish, copra, marine vessel.

The town has an airport with 2.350 m length and 16 times of Boeing 737 flight from Jakarta and Palembang. Pangkalpinang is connected by paved asphalt roads with other towns on the island.

There is important household manufacturing weaving, plating, metal-work, carving and basket making.

Notable People

• Artika Sari Devi, Miss Indonesia 2005, entrepreneur
• Sandra Dewi, actress & model

Sister cities

•  Malaysia = Kota Kinabalu
•  Malaysia = Ipoh
•  Indonesia = Ambon

See also

• Pangkalpinang Airport
• Roman Catholic Diocese of Pangkal-Pinang

References

External links

Wikimedia Commons has media related to Pangkalpinang.

• Satellite picture by Google Maps

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