Tanjungpandan (official writing style) (, Jawi: تنجوڠ ڤندن ), is the largest town on the island

Belitung Belitung ( Belitung Malay: ''Belitong'', formerly Billiton) is an island on the east coast of Sumatra, Indonesia in the Java Sea. It covers , and had a population of 309,097 at the 2020 Census. Administratively, it forms two regencies ( Beli ...

in the

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n province of

Bangka-Belitung The Bangka Belitung Islands ( id, Kepulauan Bangka Belitung) is a province of Indonesia. Situated off the southeastern coast of Sumatra, the province comprises two main landmasses— Bangka and Belitung—and numerous smaller islands. Bangka Beli ...

. Tanjungpandan is the capital of the

Belitung Regency Belitung Regency is a regency (''kabupaten'') of Bangka Belitung Islands Province, Indonesia, with the town of Tanjung Pandan as the regency seat. It formerly covered the whole of Belitung island, but subsequently the eastern districts on the isl ...

comprising one of the five

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(''kecamatan'') within that Regency. It covers an area of 378.45 km² and had a population of 86,487 at the 2010 Census and 103,062 at the 2020 Census.Badan Pusat Statistik, Jakarta, 2021.

Demographics

The majority of the people in Tanjungpandan are

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and Malay. The religion of the Malays is predominantly

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, while the Chinese are mainly

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Transportation

It has H.A.S. Hanandjoeddin International Airport which serves links to Jakarta, Pangkalpinang and Palembang (via Pangkalpinang). As of June 2011, the port has 6 shipping terminals: * International Terminal * Dry Bulk Terminal * Liquid Bulk Terminal * Roll-on Roll-off Ship Terminal, including Cargo Ship * Domestic Terminal * Container Terminal

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References

Bangka Regency seats of the Bangka Belitung Islands Districts of the Bangka Belitung Islands {{BangkaBelitung-geo-stub