Bangka Belitung Island
The Capital
City of BangkaBelitung Province is
“Pangkal Pinang”
Belitung
is an Island in South East Asia, a part of Nation archipelago. Belitung is
ruled by Indonesia since 1950 and became a district of South Sumatera province.
On November 21st, 2000, Belitung and Bangka Island has been approved to become
the 31st province of Indonesia separated from South Sumatera. This new province
is called ‘Kepulauan Bangka Belitung’ province. This Island Bangka Belitung
province is located between 104°50' - 109°30' East Longitude and 0°50' - 4°10'
South Latitude, with its total area of 81,724.54 km. North coast of the island
is South China Sea, Java Sea on the South coast, Kari Mata strait on the East
close to Borneo Island and Gaspar strait on the West close to Bangka island.
The land is about 4833 square km, 89 km long (East to West) and 69 km wide
(North to South) with diversified terrain, hilly areas and extensive tracks of
marshland. The climate is tropical, temperature around 27 - 31 C degree during
the day and 23 - 25 C degree during the night. There only 2 season a year,
rainy season (120mm) from October to April and hot season during April to
October. The highest land is Tajam Mountain, only 500m above the sea. The
others are just a hill likes Burung Mandi, Kubing, Kik Karak, Peramun, Selumar,
Guda, ect. The land surface is originally tropical forest, but since the
development palm oil industry in 1992 more than 40% of the surface are palm oil
plantation.
The length of the diameter from East to West is about 79
km and North to South about 77 km. The total land is 480.060 hectares with 189
small islands surround Belitung. Some of them are quite big with a couple of
villages. They are Mendanau Island, Seliu Island, Nadu Island and Batu Dinding
Island. Most of Belitung population is come of Melayu ethnic and most of them
are Moslem. There are some other ethnics likes Chinese, Javanese, Balinese and
some people from Sumatera like Palembang, Minang and Batak. Belitung regency
consists of 9 districts and 69 villages. The capital of Belitung is
Tanjungpandan, which stay at North West of this Island. The other large towns
are Manggar, Gantung, Kelapa Kampit and Sijuk. The main resources, which also
become the main product of Belitung Island, are tin mining, kaolin, quartz
sands, and granite rock. The plantation are mainly palm oil, pepper, coconut,
coffee, natural rubber, and vegetable.
Bangka-Belitung
is one of Indonesia provinces. It includes two large islands, Bangka and
Belitung, and several smaller ones, which lie east of Sumatera, northeast of
South Sumatera province. Bangka Belitung (BABEL) Islands province is the 31st
Province in Indonesia, one of the newest provinces. Bangka Belitung get it’s
approved as a new province in 2001 separated with south Sumatera. That
acknowledgement is because of the people struggle. The region that was a great
tin mines, now already to reach the new phase in its life. It provisioned with
the beautiful of nature, and the uniquely of culture, Bangka Belitung step to the
better future.
Supported
by the “Serumpun Sabalai” spirit and abundant natural resources, it has been
expecting a greater role to speed up the island region's development, namely
Bangka regency, Belitung regency and Pangkal Pinang city through cooperation
development. That potency of culture and tourism is also supported by its
strategic location that can connect with other interesting area. The sea
transportation that become the most accessibility in Bangka Belitung Island, is
support its economics activities among the Islands.
The
richness of Bangka Belitung Island of nature and tin mines until its maritime
rich, make Bangka Belitung a magnet for the new comers to get a better life. A
Balinese countryside is found in this Island named Giri Jati village, complete
with all of Bali culture that remembering us to Bali Island. Beside Bali tribe,
we also can found Bugis tribe that adds the various cultures in Bangka Balitung
Island. This Bugis tribe can be found in the fishermen village at Tanjung
Binga. Otherwise, the original tribe, Melayu culture has strong influence in
the traditional ceremony and religious ceremony. One of the ceremonies is Rebo
Kasan Ceremony that done by Air Anyer village people. It is believed that one
day of a year, the God give His 320,000 angels in the world. The people must
together to pray. This ceremony was held in the beach, but now on, it held in
the mosque then continued to the beach. Formerly, this ceremony become the
people party with its star party is ‘Dambus’ art.
Geographically
Bangka is an island
province together with Belitung Island.
Bangka lies just east of Sumatera, separated by the Bangka Strait;
to the north lies the South China Sea,
to the east, across the Gaspar Strait,
is the island of Belitung, and to the south is the Java Sea. The
size is about 12,000 km². Most of the geographical faces of the island
consists of lower plains, swamps, small hills, beautiful beaches, white pepper fields and tin minings. The largest town is Pangkalpinang
which also serves as the capital of Bangka-Belitung
province. Sungailiat is the second largest city in Bangka island. Muntok Mentok is the principal port in the
west. The other important town are Toboali in the
southern region, Koba an
important tin mining town, also located on the southern part of the island, and
Belinyu a town famous for its seafood
products. There are four sea ports in Bangka; Muntok on the far west, Belinyu on the far north, Sadai on the far south, and Pangkal Balam are the closest one to Pangkalpinang.
It is intended, that a nuclear power station is going to be built there.
Population
In
2001, Babel's population was 920,729 consisted of 462,640 men and 458,089
women. The biggest population among the regencies was Bangka regency, 583,841
people, while the most density population was Pangkal Pinang City, with its
1,396 people/km. In 2001, the growth of population reached 1.49 % per annum
averagely. Labor. In 2000, its labor force recorded as many as 100,825 people.
Administratively
Administratively,
Bangka Belitung comprises of 2 regencies and 1 city, namely Bangka regency,
Belitung regency and Pangkal Pinang City, of which, the biggest regency's area
is Bangka regency with 11,534.14 km area, and the smallest is Pangkal Pinang
City, with 89.40 km area.
Traditional
Costume
Traditional cloth of Bangka
Belitung Province. Traditional wedding clothes of Bangka Belitung province
commonly called the “Paksian“. The bride is usually wearing red braces made
from silk fabric. Head of the bride wore a crown called Paksian. While the
groom using a turban society of Bangka Belitung called Sungkon. Cual cloth is
traditional fabric of the Bangka Belitung. Shape resembles songket fabric and
has a distinctive motif. Cual cloth history brought to Muntok , West Bangka in
the early 17th century by Wan Abdul Hayat, Cantonese Chinese with the original
name Lim Tan Kian. The existence of cual cloth hundreds of years old, it
becomes an evidence of wealth of cultural treasures Bangka particular. To
preserve the existing motif in ancient cual cloth to adopt to a new motif. Or
by removing gold thread on fabric cual hundreds of years old and then sew it
back on the new silk material. Such cual cloth selling price of 20 million
rupiah per share. Cual cloth prices to be expensive, because the materials used
are from Japan and India silk, while the golden thread imported from France,
Japan, and India. Besides the time it takes to weave a cloth cual between 1-3
months.
Climate
There
are two seasons that are suitable for sailing to these islands: February-March
and October-November, when the wind and the waves are low. The heaviest
rainfall is around 2,500 mm per annum with its average temperature between 25°C
- 26°C.
The Promontories are
The Bagi cape, was located
in the Bangka Regency. The Berikat cape, was located in the Bangka Regency. The
Genting cape, was located in the Bangka Regency. The Labu cape, was located in
the Bangka Regency. The Tadah cape, was located in the Bangka Regency. The
Tiung cape, was located in the Bangka Regency. The Sangau cape, was located in
the Bangka Regency. The Langkah cape, was located in the Bangka Regency. The
Larang Layang-layang cape, was located in the Bangka Regency. The Melako cape,
was located in the Bangka Regency. The Merun cape, was located in the Bangka
Regency. The Penyusu cape, was located in the Bangka Regency. The Raya cape,
was located in the Bangka Regency. The Samak cape, was located in the Bangka
Regency. The cape Serang Layang, was located in the Bangka Regency. The
Batulintang cape, was located in the Belitung Regency. The Labua cape, was
located in the Belitung Regency. The Kelumpang cape, was located in the
Belitung Regency.
Manggar
Manggar is the 2nd largest town in Belitung. It's placed in Eastern
coast about 90 km from Tanjungpandan. Manggar is also a district with 37.845 Ha
area, 12 villages and 27 small islands along Manggar district beach. Its
population is about 87,049 men. The regency that border on Karimata strait, is
still centered its economics in mining. Manggar was the center of tin mining
activity in Belitung starting from 19th century pioneered by Dutch people.
There was western standard residential area in a hilly beach in Eastern of
town. This place calls as Mount Samak. Mount Samak is still an exclusive place
at this time, even more pleasure with Golf Court facility in the beach close to
Mount Samak. Now, Mount Samak has no longer exist in the middle 1980s when PT.
TIMAH ending their tin mining exploitation in Manggar after up to 100 years in
operation. Manggar is not only about tin, people live as normal and there is
always economy activity that makes the town life. There are many nice places
that can be visited like: Serdang beach, Burung Mandi beach, Malang Lepau
beach, Pengepangan beach, Tirta Surya natural swimming pool, Payak Lake, KwanIn
Chinese temple. Hundreds hectares of sand is spreads in this regency. It has
been known for its glass raw material and its soil as ceramics raw material.
Tanjung Kelayang
Tanjung Kelayang is one of Belitung’s beautiful beaches. This beach is
also offering white sandy beach with its unique stones that strong stand up in
various forms. The name of Tanjung Kelayang is taken from its unique boulder
that looks like a bird. The word ‘Tanjung’ means ‘Peninsula’ and ‘Kelayang’
means ‘a kind of bird species’. Tanjung Kelayang is surround by small islands
that framed the beautiful sunset. Stay here to enjoy the moon that shines the
seawater. The visitors can spend their holiday here by diving, swimming, sun
bathing, fishing, etc. Walk along Tanjung Kelayang, the visitors will see the
spread of boulders in the beach. These boulders that almost 5 meters size, are
in piles each other uniquely. There is big stone that stick by three small
stones. The positions of these small stones are unique. It is very attractive
if the visitors walk along those boulders and jump on the top of the boulders.
Those boulders are formed rooms and hole, the tourism object that make the
visitor always want to take the picture in that boulders.
Mount Menumbung
Guest House
Mount
Menumbung (355 meters) a rather high hill in the neighborhood of Mentok (North
West Banka) stands as a memorial to the history of the Indonesian nation. It
was built in 1932 during the DUTCH occupation period by Bangka Tin Winning
Bedrijf (BTW) as a V.I.P. Guest House on the top of Mount Menumbung, is about
500 M above sea level.
Our
former President Soekarno and the Vice President Moh. Hatta stayed in the
guesthouse during their exile in 1949. Foreign missions came there for
negotiating with our former President; the plane from UNCI (United Nations
Commission for Indonesia) flew back and forth from Jakarta to Bangka Island
during that period. This place is also called as Wisma Ranggam. The room, which
was used, by the late President as well as his car is still can be seen in the
building. Many Indonesians still like to visit this place of pilgrimage and see
the well-kept personal belongings of the two former leaders, which are still in
the compound.
Tanjung Kelian Old
lighthouse
The
old lighthouse was built in 1826. It is located about 9 km of Muntok district.
In the surrounding area we still can find wrecks of Dutch and British ships,
which were torpedoed by Japanese warships during the Second World War, on 16
February 1942. Take our time to climb up 199 steps to reach the top of the
lighthouse and enjoy the spectacular view from the height of approximately 60 M
above sea level. We can see the whole beaches in Muntok.
Tanjung Pandan
Like
Bangka, Belitung is also called a tin island. It is the second biggest tin
producer in Indonesia. The capital town of Belitung is Tanjung Pandan. It is
about 45 minutes flights from Jakarta. The topography consists of lowland and
some small areas of swamp while in the middle part there is highland in groups
of 150 - 200 meters above the sea level. Tanjung Pandan is stay at 1070 20’
East longitude and 020 30’ - 030 15 south latitudes. Its wide area is 229.365
Ha and bordered by: North side; South China Sea, East side; East Belitung
Regency, South side; Java Sea, and Wet side; Strait Gaspar. In Tanjung Pandan,
there is a Geology museum, the omission of PT Timah, which save various
historical and cultural collections. Beside that, Tanjung Pandan is also equipped
with zoo and Dayanag Seri Pinai swimming pool. The famous beach in Tanjung
Pandan is Tanjungpendam beach, which always held ‘Buang Jong’ ceremony every
July and August.
Tanjung Tinggi
Belitung is beautiful. One of its beauties is Tanjung Tinggi beach. This
beach is located about 30 km of Tanjung Pandan, a beach that has many types of
granite and become the superior of Tanjung Tinggi. The visitors can enjoy the
beauty of this natural beach by stand on the top of these granites or from the
big stone. This natural beach is not far from Tanjung Kelayang beach. It is
really natural beach that presents the nature scenery for the tourists who want
to visit this beach. Spoiled your self in this warmed of sun and the blue of
sea. You will feel that both of the beaches are your own. The visitor can do
some activities such as; swimming, sun bathing, surfing, fishing, etc. Beside
that, this beach, which is rich of its granites with their various sizes, also
has the natural carpet of white sand.
Lengkuas Island
Belitung Island is surrounded by small islands, such as; Nasik island,
Lima island, Lengkuas island, Melindung island, Seliu island, Nadu island,
Mendanau island, Batu Dinding island and the other small islands. One of them
is Lengkuas Island. Lengkuas Island is a small island, placed in North of
Tanjung Binga village. This island is surround by several granite rock islands
that can reach by just walking cross the seawater that less than 1,2m depth.
Those granites are also various unique forms. The water is totally clean, so we
can easily see the bottom of sea as well as fishes swimming inside the water.
It is a nice place for playing in the water or snorkeling.
This is a small island that unique, because it has a lighthouse and
exciting scenery around it that can be enjoy from the top of the lighthouse.
The Dutch builds this lighthouse in 19 century. The beach is totally crystal
clear water, which has its white sandy. There are some granites island that can
reach by swimming or walking through the water, which is less than 1,5 meter.
The other islands that interest to visit is Burung Island, Babi Island,
Pengadaran Island, Lutung Island, Kera Island dan Jenang Island.
Tanjung Binga
Tanjung Binga village is in Sijuk district. If the visitors come to the
right season, they will find delicious Durian (kind of fruit). In the side of
Tanjung Binga village, you can find Bukit Berahu Cottages that equipped with
swimming pool a nine holes golf field. There are about eight uninhabited small
islands that become part of Tanjung Binga village and it’s famous with its
nature beautiful. This tourism object is also famous with its beautiful beach,
and fascinated granites. This island is called Burung Island (Pulau Burung). It
is about 12 hectares; has coconut garden, and small hill. The visitors can
visit those islands by the fishermen’s canoe.
Tanjung Binga is a fishery village, where the tourists can found many
kinds of fishes. Just a few meters of Tanjung Binga, the visitor can see the
bevy of fishes that spread around, which most of them is kind of Haring fish
family. See those fishes is the interesting moment that we can’t found in other
places. Beside that, the visitor can also enjoy the fresh fishes in the
restaurants around that offer their special seafood menu.
To continue the journey, the visitor can go to Tanjung Tinggi and
Tanjung Kelayang, because their location is not far from Tanjung Binga. Do your
wonderful journey in Belitung Island by visiting Tanjung Binga and enjoy the
natural beach that will give you unforgettable experience.
The Slogan and Culture
Sepintu
Se-Dulang is the Bangka tradition community's that is inherited by the ancestors,
reflected a social life be based on "carried together / Gotong Royong" that apparently still remained. The slogan is very exact, because actually from each of each door to
the house was spent with the sincere feeling, in fact was accompanied with the
proud feeling, a food tray and the drink that in brought to the Prayer House or
to the Mosque, or to the Meeting Hall to be enjoyed together. Several typical
Bangka dances among them the Se- Pintu Se-Dulang Dance, Campak Dance, Kedidi Dance, Taber Dance, Cual Dance, Mutik Sahang Dance, Abuk Wangka Dance, Zapin Dance, Melimbang Timah Dance, Gajah Menunggang Dance, Gambus Tunggal and the Gambus Pasangan Dance.
Mount
Menumbing
The
Menumbing mountain by one pesanggrahan that is
the place of the exile of the R.I fighters for
them in Bangka, including former R.I first President and his representative. This place often
in made the place relreasi and the family's guest-house because of beauty of
the panorama and nature peace and this climate that
were cool.
The
Matras Coast
The
Matras coast is located in the Bangka Island that is known as the "Island" of "Tin"
and the place of the exile of the founders and the Republic of Indonesia
proclaimer in the revolutionary period in 1945. The Matras coast is to be one of the aims of the tour and the
adventure. This coast began to be developed by the Level Regional Government Ii
Bangka. In this development currently has been gotten by several
of Shelter for the visitors, the footpath along 1.200 metre. Be suitable for
the strong wanderers.
Bangka can best be reached
by air from Jakarta by scheduled flight in just about an hour by jet. However,
boat service from Palembang to either Muntok or Pangkal Pinang is adequate and
should not take more than an overnight voyage. This island lies right at the
mouth of the Musi River in the South China Sea and is one of world's major
producers of tin. A beach of exceptional measurements, 300 - 400 m wide and 6
1/2 km long, called Matras Beach is located 44 km north of Pangkal Pinang, the
island's capital. Fine, white and clean sands make this beach area most
attractive to sun and beach lovers, whereas at this time the Parai Beach Hotel
with 35 rooms already exists right on the beach.
On the other side of the
island at Muntok you can find the Ranggam House built in 1921 on the hill
overlooking the sea. It is like a big lodging house where at one time the first
Indonesian president was held captive along with some of his close followers
during the nation's physical revolution. The President's car at the time has
still been kept in tact and can be seen by the public at the House's opening
hours.Closer to the capital is the Pasir Padi Beach, just 7 km from Pangkal
Pinang and is merely a place to rest or swim and sunbathe.There is no
accommodation as tourists normally come to this beach from the city and
villages around this place, 4 km long and about 20 to 60 m wide with endless
coconut trees to give it a genuine tropical setting.
The
Parai Tenggiri Beach
The
Parai Tenggiri coast is located 11
kilometre from Sungailiat with the luxurious hotel region 3 in the Bangka
Island, were equipped the swimming pool, the tennis court, billiard, the
restaurant and even the place discotik.
The
Goddess Kuan Yin Buddhist Monastery
The Goddess Kuan Yin
Buddhist Monastery is a Buddha Confucius`s worship place which is the
heritage of the first Buddhist dwelling Bangka Island. Entering the
building, you will experience the religious nuance of the location as
many Buddhist worship equipments there, but it will be a tourism nuance,
as you will find some tourism spots, which are proposed to encourage the
comforts of the Buddhist worship and its visitors. The physical
appearance of the Goddess Kuan Yin Buddhist Monastery is a resemblance to
a ready to sail ship. Its location, in the riverbank and the slope of the
hill is another distinctive feature of the destination.
Based on the information of Chinese people living in Bangka
Island, the water of the river contains the efficacies for healing
diseases, staying young and acceding the hopes of its visitors.
Therefore, when you visit the location, you will not only experience its
religious atmosphere, but you may also drink the fresh and clean water of
the well within the building that is believed full of efficacies. The Goddess Kuan Yin Buddhist Monastery lies
in Jelitik village, Sungailiat sub-district, in the district of Bangka.
It is around 10 km away from Sungailiat sub-district.
Nsporta Daily flights, buses, trains and ferries link South Sumatera and
Palembang with Jakarta. Palembang itself has a profusion of public means of
transportation to serve the city. Buses and minibuses serve the land routes
from Palembang inti the countryside. Ferries run services to and from Bangka
Island across the strait.
Handicraft
Results
of variety of Diligencestyle of is produced here including making the Resam Cap, Akar
Bakar Handicraft, Anyaman Handicraft made
by the Mat, Inserted Breaker Dulang, Tudung Saji, Gong,
Basket, Tampah, Souvenir from Tin (in the form of the miniature) et cetera.
Sumber Investigasi:
F.
I. Fatrick & www.guidingtoindonesia.blogspot.com
