Belinyu is a town and

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(''kecamatan'') of

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, in the

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province of

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. The district is located on the northern tip of

Bangka Island Bangka is an island lying east of Sumatra, Indonesia. It is administered under the province of the Bangka Belitung Islands, being one of its namesakes alongside the smaller island of Belitung across the Gaspar Strait. The 9th largest island in In ...

History

By the 19th century, tin mines were already operating in Belinyu.

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recorded that the mines in Belinyu were established by a

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from

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, referred to as Demang Ko. In 1919, steam turbines were installed in Mantung (within Belinyu) to supply electrical power to tin mining operations in Bangka. Following the independence of Indonesia, the island of Bangka was subdivided into five administrative regions (''kewedanan''). Belinyu was made the seat of the North Bangka ''kewedanan'', and while the other four ''kewedanan'' eventually became regencies, Belinyu was absorbed into

Administration

Belinyu is subdivided into seven urban villages (''kelurahan'') and five rural villages (''desa'').

Gallery

File:COLLECTIE TROPENMUSEUM Smelterij bij een mijn van de Banka-tinwinning in Belinjoe TMnr 60048696.jpg, A smelting house in Belinyu (1914). File:COLLECTIE TROPENMUSEUM Woningen van arbeiders bij een mijn van de Banka-tinwinning in Belinjoe TMnr 60048697.jpg, Tin miners' housing in Belinyu during the Dutch period. File:Pantai Romodong, Belinyu, Bangka Belitung, Sore, Menanti Sunset - panoramio.jpg, A beach in Belinyu. File:Hasil Laut Bahan Baku Kemplang di Kampung Cina, Belinyu, Bangka Belitung - panoramio.jpg, Seafood landed in Belinyu.

References

{{DEFAULTSORT:Belinyu (District) Districts of the Bangka Belitung Islands Populated places in the Bangka Belitung Islands