La Exotica Bangka

Bangka Island Bangka island or sometimes Banka, is an island that lying on east of Sumatra, Indonesia. Bangka is an island province together with Belitung Island. Bangka lies just east of Sumatra, 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 majority of the inhabitants are Malays and Chinese, mostly Hakkas. The population is split between those work on the tin mines, palm oil plantations,…

Bangka Island, An Exotic One

Bangka Island Bangka is an island which located in East side of Sumatra Island and part of Bangka Belitung archipelago (Babel) Bangka according to Bangka people’s daily language means “old man” or “very old”, so the island of Bangka can be interpreted as “the old island.” When referring to the mineral sources, this island is very rich with Mineral of Tin, that is why people called this island as Bangka, taken from Wangka, which means Tin or Timah (Indonesian language) According to folklore, Bangka Island has no indigenous people, all…

The Hidden Paradise On Bangka-Belitung

Bangka-Belitung Island Bangka Belitung is an Indonesia province that consist of two main islands which are, Bangka and Belitung and some other small islands. The islands that already have known are consist of 470 Islands and islands that already been settled by the inhabitant are about 50 Islands. Bangka Belitung is located in the eastern part of Sumatra Island, close to the South Sumatra province. the governmental of Bangka-Belitung was legalized on February 2001, with the capital Pangkal Pinang City. The Flora and fauna on Bangka-Belitung are various. Especially on…