Sungailiat, also known as Liet-kong in Hakka, is a town and district (kecamatan) of Bangka Regency, in the Bangka-Belitung province of Indonesia.
The town is located on the eastern coast of the island, about 30 kilometres north of Pangkal Pinang, to which it is connected by a paved road.
The name Sungailiat is believed to derive from a toponym, using what locals call their place with an abundance of river.
However, the original river of Sungai Lihat has been lost due to large-scale tin mining.
The anniversary of Sungailiat was determined based on a governmental team meeting on June 13, 1995 as well as the results of workshop and exposes about the anniversary/birth of Sungailiat City by the Regent of the Head of the Level II Region of Bangka on November 20, 1995 and January 15, 1996. guiding the final formulation results from the formulation team who have received input and feedback either through mass communications, or direct responses from both community and traditional leaders residing there or other resources, especially supported by various data and with scientific evidence, the team shall formulate and determine that the date of founding was on the 7th of Rabiʽ al-Awwal or Rabiul Awal in 1186 H or coincides with the 27 April 1766 CE.
As with many settlements in the province, the economy is heavily affected by the mining and processing of tin, very abundant in the area.
The locals are also engaged in fisheries and agriculture, cultivating rubber trees, pepper, and, to a lesser degree, palm oil.
Small enterprises also exist, processing raw products from the aforementioned industries into light foods, like pork and fishes.
The management uses an open dumping and composting system with an average volume of 49 m3 of organic waste per day.