Pangkal Pinang

Pangkal Pinang
Location of Pangkal Pinang in Bangka-Belitung.
Pangkal Pinang Airport

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 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.

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History

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

Sister cities

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 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.

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 2.350 M length and 9 Boeing 737 flight from Jakarta and Palembang, and is connected by paved asphalt treated roads to other towns on the island.

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

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