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    Belitung

    Pulau Belitung, Billiton, Isla de Belitung

    2°54′S 107°54′E

    Belitung (Belitung Malay: Belitong, formerly Billiton) is an island on the east coast of Sumatra, Indonesia in the Java Sea. 1 sq mi) (including offshore islands such as Mendanau Island), and had a population of 309,097 at the 2020 Census; the official estimate as at mid 2025 was 327,835.

    Pemandangan dari menara suar pulau Lengkuas, Belitung
    Pemandangan dari menara suar pulau Lengkuas, Belitung

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    Belitung (Belitung Malay: Belitong, formerly Billiton) is an island on the east coast of Sumatra, Indonesia in the Java Sea. It covers 4,776.27 km2 (1,844.1 sq mi) (including offshore islands such as Mendanau Island), and had a population of 309,097 at the 2020 Census; the official estimate as at mid 2025 was 327,835. 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 a world geopark.

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    Nearest islands

    Also in Greater Sunda Islands

    • Sumatra

      429,717 km²▲ 3,805 m

      Major islands

    • Sulawesi

      168,788 km²▲ 3,478 m

      Major islands

    • Java

      126,804 km²▲ 3,676 m

      Major islands

    • Madura

      4,472 km²▲ 466 m

      Major islands

    • Borneo

      732,069 km²▲ 4,095 m

      Minor islands

    • Nias

      4,113 km²▲ 856 m

      Minor islands

    • Muna Island

      2,926 km²▲ 416 m

      Minor islands

    • Laut Island

      2,088 km²▲ 728 m

      Minor islands

    Also in Malayo-Indonesian

    • Sumatra

      429,717 km²▲ 3,805 m

      Major islands

    • Sulawesi

      168,788 km²▲ 3,478 m

      Major islands

    • Java

      126,804 km²▲ 3,676 m

      Major islands

    • Timor

      28,560 km²▲ 2,963 m

      Minor islands

    • Sumbawa

      14,406 km²▲ 2,690 m

      Minor islands

    • Flores

      13,993 km²▲ 2,367 m

      Minor islands

    • Bangka Island

      11,548 km²▲ 654 m

      Minor islands

    • Sumba

      10,902 km²▲ 1,225 m

      Minor islands

    Also in Sunda Islands

    • Sumatra

      429,717 km²▲ 3,805 m

      Major islands

    • Sulawesi

      168,788 km²▲ 3,478 m

      Major islands

    • Java

      126,804 km²▲ 3,676 m

      Major islands

    • Timor

      28,560 km²▲ 2,963 m

      Minor islands

    • Sumbawa

      14,406 km²▲ 2,690 m

      Minor islands

    • Flores

      13,993 km²▲ 2,367 m

      Minor islands

    • Bangka Island

      11,548 km²▲ 654 m

      Minor islands

    • Sumba

      10,902 km²▲ 1,225 m

      Minor islands

    Also in Indonesia

    • Borneo

      732,069 km²▲ 4,095 m

      Major islands

    • Sumatra

      429,717 km²▲ 3,805 m

      Major islands

    • Sulawesi

      168,788 km²▲ 3,478 m

      Major islands

    • Java

      126,804 km²▲ 3,676 m

      Major islands

    • Timor

      28,560 km²▲ 2,963 m

      Minor islands

    • Halmahera

      17,956 km²▲ 1,571 m

      Minor islands

    • Seram Island

      17,368 km²▲ 3,027 m

      Minor islands

    • Sumbawa

      14,406 km²▲ 2,690 m

      Minor islands

    Also in Malay Archipelago

    • Borneo

      732,069 km²▲ 4,095 m

      Major islands

    • Sumatra

      429,717 km²▲ 3,805 m

      Major islands

    • Sulawesi

      168,788 km²▲ 3,478 m

      Major islands

    • Java

      126,804 km²▲ 3,676 m

      Major islands

    • Luzon

      104,935 km²▲ 2,928 m

      Major islands

    • Mindanao

      93,885 km²▲ 2,954 m

      Major islands

    • Timor

      28,560 km²▲ 2,963 m

      Minor islands

    • Halmahera

      17,956 km²▲ 1,571 m

      Minor islands

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    Facts

    • Geometry, areas and high points: OpenStreetMap contributors (ODbL), Copernicus GLO-30, via Talus.
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    • Wikidata
    • Wikipedia

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