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Bangka-Belitung Travel Guide — Things to Do, Food & Hotels

province of Indonesia, on Bangka and Belitung, and several smaller islands

About Bangka-Belitung

BothBangkaandBelitung, which are outlying islands off the coast of Sumatra, are slowly but surely flourishing as economic and tourism centers. Bangka is noticeably more developed because of a greater population and larger land area and the presence of the province's capital,Pangkal Pinang. However an increasing number of tourists and hospitality professionals have been shifting their attention to Belitung. It has some of the most beautiful beaches in Indonesia, and one of the most unique in Southeast Asia. There, the turquoise sea and the blue sky meets the white sandy beach and the grey granite boulders. Bangka and Belitung serve as relaxing weekend breaks for office-goers inJakartaandPalembang. Bangka Belitung has a long history of Chinese in-migration, mainly Hakka. Chinese people in th

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