Bangka Belitung Islands
province of Indonesia, on Bangka and Belitung, and several smaller islands
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Summary
Bangka Belitung Islands is a province of Indonesia[1]. It draws 752 Wikipedia views per month (province of indonesia category, ranking #33 of 39).[2]
Key Facts
- Located in the administrative territorial entity: Indonesia[3]
- Country: Indonesia[4]
- Located in or next to body of water: Karimata Strait[5], Java Sea[6], Bangka Strait[7], Natuna Sea[8]
- Head of government: Erzaldi Rosman Djohan[9]
- Capital: Pangkal Pinang[10]
- Official language: Indonesian[11], Hakka Chinese[12], Bangka[13]
- Shares border with: Riau Islands[14], South Sumatra[15], West Kalimantan[16], Lampung[17]
- Contains the administrative territorial entity: Bangka[18], West Bangka[19], South Bangka[20], Central Bangka[21], Belitung[22], East Belitung[23], Pangkal Pinang[24]
- Legislative body: Bangka Belitung Islands Regional House of Representatives[25]
- Executive body: Government of Bangka Belitung Islands[26]
- Highest judicial authority: Bangka Belitung High Court[27]
- Coat of arms: Lambang Kepulauan Bangka Belitung[28]
- Postal code: 30000–30999[29], 33111–33792[30], 31000–31999[31], 32000–32999[32]
- Commons category: Bangka Belitung Islands[33]
- Licence plate code: BN[34]
- Located in time zone: Indonesia Western Standard Time[35]
- Inception: November 21, 2000[36], December 4, 2000[37]
- Coordinate location: -2.1, 106.1[38]
- Located in/on physical feature: Greater Sunda Islands[39]
- Separated from: South Sumatra[40]
- Official website: https://www.babelprov.go.id/[41]
- Topic's main category: Category:Bangka Belitung Islands[42]
- Email address: mailto:info@babelprov.go.id[43]
- Human Development Index: 0.7333[44]
- Population: 1,372,813[45], 1,531,500[46]
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Physical Characteristics
Bangka Belitung Islands covers an area of 16424.14[47]. It sits at an elevation of 699[48].
Why It Matters
Bangka Belitung Islands has Wikipedia articles in 26 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[49] It is known by 38 alternative names across languages and contexts.[50]