Bangka Island

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Bangka Island is a large Indonesian island off the eastern coast of Sumatra, known for its tin mining, pepper production, and Malay-Bangka cultural heritage.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf geographical feature
island
administrativeDivision Bangka Regency
Central Bangka Regency
South Bangka Regency
West Bangka Regency
agriculturalProduct palm oil
pepper
rubber
capitalOfProvinceLocatedOn Pangkal Pinang
linked to: Pangkalpinang
colonialPower Dutch East Indies
country Indonesia
ethnicGroup Chinese Indonesians
Malay Bangka people
linked to: Bangka people
event Bangka Island massacre
linked to: Laha massacre
eventPeriod World War II
hasProvinceCapital Pangkal Pinang
linked to: Pangkalpinang
historicalActivity tin mining since colonial era
knownFor Malay-Bangka cultural heritage
beaches
fishing industry
pepper production
tin mining
white pepper
languageSpoken Bangka Malay
linked to: Bangka

Indonesian
locatedIn Bangka Belitung Islands Province
Southeast Asia
locatedInBodyOfWater Java Sea
South China Sea
locatedOffCoastOf Sumatra
majorTown Muntok
Pangkal Pinang
linked to: Pangkalpinang

Sungailiat
naturalResource kaolin
tin
partOf Bangka Belitung Islands
religionPracticed Buddhism
Christianity
Islam
separatedBy Bangka Strait
separatedFrom Sumatra
timeZone Western Indonesia Time
tourismActivity beach tourism
diving
tourismAttraction Matras Beach
Parai Tenggiri Beach
wasOccupiedBy Japan

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Bangka language spokenIn Bangka Island
Bangka language nativeTo Bangka Island
Horsfield's tarsier nativeTo Bangka Island
Bangka Archipelago hasIsland Bangka Island
Pangkalpinang locatedOn Bangka Island
Lepar locatedNear Bangka Island
West Bangka Regency locatedIn Bangka Island
West Bangka Regency island Bangka Island
Depati Amir Airport locatedIn Bangka Island
Bangka Regency locatedOn Bangka Island
Bangka Regency hasIsland Bangka Island
Central Bangka Regency locatedIn Bangka Island
Central Bangka Regency island Bangka Island
Central Bangka Regency hasMainIsland Bangka Island
South Bangka Regency locatedOn Bangka Island
South Bangka Regency partOfIslandGroup Bangka Islands
linked to: Bangka Island
Lengkuas Island locatedOffCoastOf Belitung Island
linked to: Bangka Island
Bangka people indigenousTo Bangka Island
Bangka people ethnicRegion Bangka Island, Indonesia
linked to: Bangka Island
Bangka Strait separates Bangka Island
Bangka Strait borderedBy Bangka Island
Sundadanio nativeTo Bangka Island
Muntok locatedIn Bangka Island
Toboali locatedOn Bangka Island
Toboali locatedInRegion southern Bangka Island
linked to: Bangka Island
Belinyu locatedOn Bangka Island
Belinyu locatedIn northern Bangka Island
linked to: Bangka Island
Parai Tenggiri Beach locatedOn Bangka Island
Pangkal Balam locatedOn Bangka Island
Sungailiat locatedIn Bangka Island
Sungailiat locatedOn island of Bangka
linked to: Bangka Island
Tanjung Pesona Beach isLocatedOn Bangka Island
Tanjung Bunga Beach locatedOn Bangka Island
Matras Beach locatedOn Bangka Island