PULAU BELITUNG BELITUNG ISLAND BAG-2

Belitung, or Belitong formerly known as Billiton is an island off the east coast of Sumatra, Indonesia,

flanked by the Gaspar Strait and Karimata Strait. The island is famous for white pepper which in the local language is called sahang, and C-type excavated mining materials such as tin, quartz sand, white clay (kaolin), and granite. And now this is an alternative natural tourist destination.



Belitung Island is divided into 2 regencies namely Belitung Regency, with capitals in Tanjung Pandan, and East Belitung, with the capital of Manggar.



The tourist attractions in Belitung include



Lengkuas Island

Kelayang Island etc.

Tugu Satam As a symbol of the City of West Belitung

Having an International Airport

Towards East Belitung

We Can Meet Tourism Attractions such as:

Open Pit

or the Laskar pelangi School Replica

And There Are Many More Places of Tourist Attraction

Which is no less interesting and beautiful



To reach Belitung Island, there are two accesses, namely by airplane and by ship.

However, to travel it is advisable to take a plane.

Because riding a ship requires a long time, whereas by plane we only need less than 1 hour from Jakarta Soekarno Hatta airport. To Hanadjoedin airport in the city of Tanjung Pandan (Belitung).



Most of the population, especially those living in coastal areas, are very familiar with marine life which is rich in marine fish products. Various processed foods made from fish become the daily food of the population. The wealth of the sea is one of the sources of livelihood for the population of Belitung.

Natural resources that are not less important for the life of the people of Belitung are tin. The tin mining business had begun since the days of the Dutch East Indies.



Geographically, Belitung Island is located at 107 ° 31.5 '- 108 ° 18'

East Longitude and 2 ° 31,5'-3 ° 6.5 'South Latitude. Overall the area of ​​the island of Belitung reaches 4,800 km² or 480,010 ha. The island of Belitung in the north is bordered by the South China Sea,

the east is bordered by the Karimata Strait, south of the Java Sea and west of the Gaspar Strait.