Isla de Belitung
Also known as Billiton Island, Belitong, Belitoeng, Belitung, Pulau Belitung, Billiton, Belitung Island
Belitung (Belitung Malay: Belitong, formerly Billiton) is an island on the east coast of Sumatra, Indonesia in the Java Sea. It covers (including offshore islands such as Mendanau Island), and had a population of 309,097 at the 2020 Census; the official estimate as at mid 2023 was 320,500. 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 th
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- Belitung
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- Belitung
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- Belitong
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- Southeast Asia
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- 4,859.11
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- Mount Tajam
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- 500
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- Indonesia
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- Bangka Belitung Islands
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Belitung (en indonesio, Pulau Belitung y en inglés, Billiton) es una isla de Indonesia localizada en la costa oriental de Sumatra, en el mar de Java. La isla es famosa por sus pimientos y por su estaño. Fue posesión de los británicos desde 1812 hasta que cedió el control británico a los neerlandeses por el tratado anglo-neerlandés de 1824. Su principal ciudad es .
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