Belinyu

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Belinyu
District
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Gajah Mada street, Belinyu's downtown
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Belinyu
Location of Belinyu in Bangka-Belitung
Coordinates: 1°38′S105°46′E / 1.633°S 105.767°E / -1.633; 105.767
CountryFlag of Indonesia.svg  Indonesia
Province Bangka Belitung Islands
Regency Bangka Regency
Area
[1]
 • Total546.5 km2 (211.0 sq mi)
Population
 (2020) [1]
 • Total50,200
 • Density92/km2 (240/sq mi)
Time zone UTC+7 (Western Indonesia Time)
Area code +62717

Belinyu is a town and district (kecamatan) of Bangka Regency, in the Bangka-Belitung province of Indonesia. The district is located on the northern tip of Bangka Island.

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History

By the 19th century, tin mines were already operating in Belinyu. Edward Balfour recorded that the mines in Belinyu were established by a Chinese from Palembang, referred to as Demang Ko. [2] In 1919, steam turbines were installed in Mantung (within Belinyu) to supply electrical power to tin mining operations in Bangka. [3] [4]

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 Bangka Regency. [5]

Administration

Belinyu is subdivided into seven urban villages (kelurahan) and five rural villages (desa). [6]

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References

  1. 1 2 "Bangka Regency - Bureau of Statistics". Badan Pusat Statistik Kabupaten Bangka. Statistics Indonesia . Retrieved 15 May 2021.
  2. ↑ Balfour, Edward (1858). The Supplement to the Cyclopaedia of India and of Eastern and Southern Asia, Etc. Scottish Press. p. 676.
  3. ↑ "De tinmijnen van Banka en de eerste 33 kV transformator van Smit Transformatoren (1919)". willemsmithistorie.nl (in Dutch). 8 August 2020. Retrieved 15 May 2021.
  4. ↑ Smith, Donald William (1930). The Electrical Equipment Market of the Netherland East Indies. U.S. Government Printing Office. p. 26.
  5. ↑ "Empat Kewedanaan Sudah Jadi Kabupaten, Bangka Utara Belum Kabupaten Ketimpangan Sejarah". Bangka Pos (in Indonesian). 2 March 2018. Retrieved 15 May 2021.
  6. ↑ "Kecamatan Belinyu". bangka.go.id (in Indonesian). 4 February 2017. Retrieved 15 May 2021.
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