Belitung

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Belitung
بليتوڠ‎ (Jawi)
勿里洞 (Chinese)

Native name: Belitong
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Geography
Location	Southeast Asia
Coordinates	2°50′S 107°55′E / 2.833°S 107.917°E / -2.833; 107.917
Area	4,859.11 km2 (1,876.11 sq mi)
Highest elevation	500 m (1600 ft)
Highest point	Mount Tajam
Administration
Indonesia
Province	Bangka Belitung Islands
Regency	Belitung Regency, East Belitung Regency
Largest settlement	Tanjung Pandan
Demographics
Population	320,500 (mid 2023 estimate)
Pop. density	66/km2 (171/sq mi)

Belitung (Belitung Malay: Belitong, formerly Billiton) is an island on the east coast of Sumatra, Indonesia in the Java Sea. It covers 4,859 km² (1,876.1 sq mi) (including offshore islands such as Mendanau Island), and had a population of 309,097 at the 2020 Census;^[1] the official estimate as at mid 2023 was 320,500.^[2] Administratively, it forms two regencies (Belitung Regency and East Belitung Regency) within the province of Bangka-Belitung Islands. The island is known for its pepper and for its tin. It was in the possession of the United Kingdom from 1812 until Britain ceded control of the island to the Netherlands in the Anglo-Dutch Treaty of 1824. Its main town is Tanjung Pandan. The United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization has declared 17 tourist attractions in the Belitung Geopark as world geoparks.