10 Aspects of Bangka Belitung Province

Bangka Belitung

Tourism Places

Bangka belitung have very good beaches. Tourists should go to the beaches and see how beautiful the beaches are. The beaches of Bangka Belitung were also famous. The beaches were Tanjung Tinggi, Burung Mandi, Tanjung Kelayang, Pulau Lengkuas, Tanjung Binga, Pantai Punai, Membalong, and Surga Batu. There were also good places for tourists to visit other than beaches, like Danau Kaolin and the Open Pit in Bangka Belitung. The sands of the beaches were clean and white.
"Pantai-Pantai Di Belitung." PT SASHI ANUGRAH RAYA. Web. .
Picture of Tanjung Tinggi: 

Map and Geographical Information

Bangka Belitung province is located 107° 52' 29" East Latitude and 2° 52' 58" South Latitude. Bangka Belitung's total area is 81,724.54 km.

"Map of Bangka-Belitung (Kepulauan Bangka-Belitung), Indonesia, Asia - Collins Maps." Maps from Collins Maps. Collins Maps ©2010. Web. 08 Aug. 2010. .

Cuisine

Bangka Belitung have a traditional food named Sambalingkung. It was made of fish. It’s also can called Abon Ikan Bangka. Most people in Bangka Belitung ate fishes. The other foods are lempah kuning, getas, rusep, calok, teritip, belacan, tembiluk, lempah daret, otak-otak, sambalingkung, and martabak bangka. Lempah kuning is made of fish mixed with kitchen herbs, red and white onion. Rusep is also made of fish that was mixed with salt and then it will be waited until it was cooked without heating process. Getas is made of fish and wheat.
Picture of lempah kuning: 

Picture of Sambalingkung (from the website):

"Makanan Khas Bangka Belitung (SEMBLINGKUNG)." Free Press Release Distribution Service - PR Log.Org. 10 July 2010. Web. 08 Aug. 2010. .
"24. Masakan/makanan Tradisional." Wapedia Wiki: Kepulauan Bangka Belitung (3/3). Web. 8 Aug. 2010. .

Climate

There are two seasons that are suitable going to Bangka Belitung province. The months of the suitable time are February-March and October-November. We can only go there sailing with ships. It’s when the wind and waves are low. The heaviest rainfall in Bangka Belitung is around 2,500 millimeters per annum, and the average temperature is between 25°C - 26°C.
"Bangka Belitung (Babel) Tourism." Visit Indonesia : Tours and Travel Info - Maps - Hotels - History - Places Interesting and More. Web. 08 Aug. 2010. .

Religion

Bangka Belitung people have different religions. 86.91% of them were Muslims, 7.83% of them were Buddhists, 2.70% of them were Christian Protestants, 2.45% of them were Catholics, and 0.11% of them were Hindus. There were 718 mosques, 438 mushola, 102 langgar, 87 protestant churches, 30 catholic churches, 48 Buddhist monasteries, and 11 centiya. 
"Sosial Budaya | Provinsi Kepulauan Bangka Belitung." Provinsi Kepulauan Bangka Belitung |. Web. 08 Aug. 2010. .

Music, Dance, and Traditional Theatre
Tari Sambut (Welcome Dance) is a special dance from Bangka Belitung. People in Bangka Belitung do that to welcome special guests or normal guests came. Tari Campak (Measles Dance) is a dance that showed the happiness of mirth and ladies that were young people. It's usually performed after harvests or coming back from uma (garden).
The other dances from Bangka Belitung are Tari Tepulut and Tari Tincak Gambus. Their traditional music is Dambus music.
"SOSIAL BUDAYA PROVINSI BANGKA BELITUNG." REPUBLIK INDONESIA - Sosial Budaya Provinsi Bangka Belitung. Web. 8 Aug. 2010. .
"Kesenian Tari." Selamat Datang Di Wahana Budaya Indonesia! Web. 08 Aug. 2010. .
"Tari Campak." Selamat Datang Di Wahana Budaya Indonesia! Web. 08 Aug. 2010. .

Architecture and Housing
The houses and architecture of Bangka Belitung has Malayan feature. The name of the traditional houses of Bangka Belitung were Rumah Limas, Rumah Panggung, and Rumah Rakit.
Picture of Rumah Limas:

"13. Rumah Adat." Wapedia Wiki: Kepulauan Bangka Belitung (2/3). Web. 8 Aug. 2010. .

Tribe
Bangka Belitung province was inhabited by the sea tribes. The sea tribe people came from different islands. The sea tribe sailed and inhabited in the beaches of Malaka. The people that were already assimilated were spread to the Peninsula Land and the beaches of Riau. Then they went back to Bangka Belitung. People from Sulawesi and Kalimantan also came to Bangka Belitung, they were known as the Bugis Tribe.
"Sosial Budaya | Provinsi Kepulauan Bangka Belitung." Provinsi Kepulauan Bangka Belitung. Web. 08 Aug. 2010. .


Economical Growth

Bangka Belitung's Economy is growing better and better than before. Year 2007's economy improved compared to the 2006's. The rate of economic growth in 2007 with the oil and gas was around 4.54% and the growth of non oil and gas was around 5.37% based on the calculation of GDP at constant prices in 2000. Value of GDP in constant prices in 2000 in the year 2006 with oil and gas is 9,053,906 million rupiah, and in 2007 it increased to 9,645,062 million rupiah, and without oil and gas it's 9,257,539 million rupiah.

"9. Perekonomian." Wapedia Wiki: Kepulauan Bangka Belitung (2/3). Web. 8 Aug. 2010. 
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Facility (Transportation & Hotel)

The transportations in Bangka Belitung were cars, motorbikes, boats, ships, planes, and bicycles. There were airports in the province and many harbors. There's also good hotels like the Kelayang Beach Cottages and the hotel provides many things like restaurants, activities, and tours. Their website is http://www.kelayangcottages.com/