Bangka Belitung covers a land area of 16,690.13 km2 (6,444.10 sq mi) and had a population of 1,455,678 according to the 2020 census;[7] the official estimate as at mid 2023 was 1,511,899 (comprising 776,607 males and 735,292 females).

[3] Bangka Belitung has an equatorial climate with tropical rainforests, which, however, are disappearing due to deforestation.

Mount Maras, located on the island of Bangka, is the province's highest point, with a height of 699 m (2,293 ft).

Indonesian is the official language, while the local Malay dialect and Hakka serves as the lingua franca of the province.

Historically, Bangka Belitung has been part of the kingdoms of Sriwijaya, Majapahit and Palembang, before becoming a colony of foreign empires (Dutch, British and Japanese).

Louis-Charles Damais, in his book Epigraphy and History of the Nusantara, affirms that Bangka comes from the word vowel (vanca).

Later on, Dutch academics writing in East Indies publications began named the island Billitonite or Billiton.

Majapahit Empire 14th century-1527 Palembang Sultanate 1527-1722 Dutch East India Company 1722-1799 United Kingdom 1812-1824 Dutch East Indies 1799–1812; 1824–1942 Empire of Japan 1942–1945 Indonesia 1945–present Bangka Belitung is an area that has a unique range of cultures and languages.

The tin mine was the main reason the Dutch decided to bring contract workers from mainland China, resettling in Belitung.

When anti-Chinese riots occurred in some parts of Indonesia at the end of the Suharto regime in 1998, the locals and those of Chinese descent were not much concerned and still lived peacefully in the Bangka Belitung province.

[9] In 2007 the moisture in the Bangka Belitung Islands ranged from 77.4% to 87.3% with an average monthly reach of 83.1%, with a rainfall of 58.3 to 476.3 mm (2.30 to 18.75 in) and air pressure during 2007 approximately 1010.1 MBS.

The natural state of Bangka Belitung province is largely a plateau, valley and a small portion of the mountains and hills.

Mount Tajam Kaki height is approximately 500 metres (1,600 ft) above sea level on the island of Belitung.

As for the hilly areas like Bukit Menumbing reaches a height of approximately 445 metres (1,460 ft) in the Bukit Nenas and Mangkol district with a height of about 395 metres (1,296 ft) above sea level in the Pangkalan Baru district.

Bangka Belitung has various kinds of quality wood that is traded outside the region, such as pelawan, meranti, ramin, mambalong, mandaru, bulin and kerengas.

Other forest plants found in the island are keramunting, buk-buk, mate ayem, kapuk, jelutung, pulai, gelam, meranti rawa, mentagor, mahang, various species of mangrove, and others.

Some of the animals that can be found in Bangka Belitung are deer, wild boar, beruk, eagle, weasel, and hare, among others.

The balance of trade which include exports and imports of Bangka Belitung province in 2007 increased the value of the surplus from the previous year.

According to the Indonesian Health Department, Bangka Belitung is highly malarious area, with an annual malaria incidence rate of 29.3/1000 population.

[3] The province forms one of Indonesia's 84 national electoral districts to elect members to the People's Representative Council.

The Bangka Belitung Islands Electoral District consists of all of the 6 regencies in the province, together with the city of Pangkalpinang, and elects 3 members to the People's Representative Council.

Some beaches are famous for their natural attractiveness with blue sea waters, variety of coral reefs, white sand, and giant granite rock formations.

[3] The sex ratio of the same year thus amounted to 105.62, meaning that on average in 2023 for every 411 residents in Bangka Belitung there were 200 women and 211 men.

In the next wave, the Bugis, who were originally from South Sulawesi, came and settled in Bangka, Belitung and Riau.

Most of the Chinese in Bangka Belitung are Hakka, while significant Hokkien and Cantonese communities also exist.

They generally did not bring their wives and thus married indigenous people, so the Chinese in Bangka are mostly peranakans who speak the Hakka Language mixed with Malay.

participated in developing the world of higher education by establishing the Polytechnic of Tin Manufacturing in 1994, located in Sungailiat City which has 3 majors.

STIE IBEK Babel was also present to enliven the world of higher education in Bangka which was established in 2000 located in Pangkalpinang City with majoring in Accounting and Management.

The Ministry of Religious Affairs in 2005 established STAIN Syekh Abdurrahman Sidik located in West Mendo District.

UBB is a merger of 3 universities namely Polman Timah, STIPER Bangka and STT Heroes 12.