Bangka Island
island in Bangka Belitung Islands Province, Indonesia
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Bangka Island is an island [1][2] situated in the Bangka Belitung Islands [1][2][3] province of Indonesia [1]. It serves as the primary landmass of the province, with Pangkal Pinang as its capital . The island has a population of approximately 627,000 .
Covering an area of 11,000 square kilometers , Bangka Island operates in the UTC+07:00 time zone . It is one of Indonesia’s key regional centers in the western part of the archipelago.
Key Facts
- Located in the administrative territorial entity: Bangka Belitung Islands[3]
- Country: Indonesia[4]
- Located in or next to body of water: Karimata Strait[5]
- Continent: Asia[6]
- Capital: Pangkal Pinang[7]
- Commons category: Bangka[8]
- Located in/on physical feature: Sunda Islands[9]
- Topic's main category: Category:Bangka[10]
- Population: 626,955[11]
- Described by source: Brockhaus and Efron Encyclopedic Dictionary[12], The Nuttall Encyclopædia[13], Small Brockhaus and Efron Encyclopedic Dictionary[14], Encyclopædia Britannica 11th edition[15]
- Native label: Pulau Bangka[16]
- Different from: Bangka Island[17]
- Length: 222 km[18]
- Elevation above sea level: 63 m[19]
- Area: 11,413 km²[20]
- Width: 114 km[21]
- Name: Bangka[22], Banka[23]
- P14541: 2SwgZr[24]
Why It Matters
Bangka Island has Wikipedia articles in 24 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[25] It is known by 33 alternative names across languages and contexts.[26]