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Bangka Island

11,413 km² of land in the South China Sea.

PangkalpinangSungailiatMuntokKobaKepohKelapaJebus

Satellite: Sentinel-2 cloudless 2016 by EOX (CC BY 4.0). Outline and points © OpenStreetMap contributors / Natural Earth. North up.

In numbers

11,413km²

Area

744km

Coastline

measured on a simplified outline

63m

Highest point

626,955

People

30°C

Warmest sea

May

329km

To the mainland

When to go to Bangka Island

Best for the beach from January to March and from August to September.

The sea is warmest in May (30 °C) and coolest in February (28 °C). You can swim comfortably all year (21 °C or more).

28°28°25°

Jan27

28°28°25°

Feb22

29°29°26°

Mar26

30°29°26°

Apr28

30°30°27°

May25

30°29°26°

Jun20

29°29°26°

Jul17

29°29°25°

Aug13

29°30°26°

Sep13

29°30°26°

Oct22

30°29°26°

Nov28

29°28°26°

Dec30

Sea temperature (the water level) Air: night low to afternoon high Wet days Best months

Averages 1991–2020. Sea: NOAA OISST, the water within 35 km of the coast. Air, rain and sun: NASA POWER. Best months weigh warm afternoons (23–30 °C), sea of 24 °C or more and few wet days.

Island in Bangka Belitung Islands Province, Indonesia

Bangka Island is an island in Indonesia. It covers 11,413 km², with 744 km of coastline. Its highest point rises to 63 m. About 626,955 people live on it. The nearest mainland is 329 km away.

Getting there

Depati Amir Airport (PGK)airport on the island, with scheduled flightsCar hire at CGK airport (Jakarta)Discover Cars · Affiliate link
FerriesPangkalpinang - Tanjung Pandan (Belitung), Sadai - Tanjung Rhu, Manggar-Sadai
329 km from the mainlanddistance to the nearest continental coast
From January to March and from August to Septemberbest months to go (from 30 years of averages)

Plan the trip

Ferries, stays and things to do

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On the island

What you find on Bangka Island.

9beachesPantai Tikus Emas, Kawasan Pantai Batu Ampar, Pantai Kobatin and 6 more
3viewpointsBatu Belimbing, Taman Tugu C.I.A.
2lighthousesGI Koba, Tanjung Bunga Lighthouse
5ferry terminalsPelabuhan Mendo, Sadai, Pangkalpinang and 2 more
3marinasPangkal Berok, Pelabuhan Pangkal Balam
33named peaksBukit Bebuluh, Gunung Pading, Bukit Muntai and 30 more
3ruins and archaeological sitesBekas Candi 1-2, Benteng Kotawaringin, Kawasan Cagar Budaya Kotakapur
2campsitesHutan Kota Pangkalpinang, Tuatunu, Bukit Permisan
39hotels, guesthouses and apartments
73restaurants, cafés and bars

Counted in OpenStreetMap, the map anyone can edit, inside the island's outline. A low number may only mean nobody has mapped it yet.

Cross-checked with our atlases

Bangka Island in our other atlases

Everything Coastya, Peakyas, Lakeyas and Cascadyas know about what lies inside Bangka Island, each with its own numbers.

171mountainsPeakyas

Highest point
699m
Mount Maras
according to Peakyas

171 mountains

on Peakyas, the mountain atlas

Mount Maras699m
Menumbing Hill355m
Bukit Permisan
Mountain Menumbing
Bukit Kukus
Tempilang
Mountain Pajang
Bukit Pangkalraja

163 more on PeakyasOpen Peakyas ↗

The shape of the land.

On average the island stands 27 m above the sea. 100 % of it is below 200 m.

91 %0–50 m
8 %50–200 m
<1 %200–500 m

Share of the island's area in each altitude band, from the Copernicus DEM (30 m, read at 30–240 m on large islands).

Size, for real

Next to islands you may know.

Bangka Island11,413 km²

Sicily25,615 km²

Jamaica11,068 km²

100 km

All outlines drawn to the same scale (Natural Earth and OpenStreetMap).

Towns on the island

Pangkalpinang226,297 people
Sungailiat100,750 people
Muntok26,709 people
Kobano census figure
Kepohno census figure
Kelapano census figure
Jebusno census figure
Teritipno census figure

Month by month

The weather on the island.

	Jan	Feb	Mar	Apr	May	Jun	Jul	Aug	Sep	Oct	Nov	Dec
Afternoon high (°C)	28	28	29	29	30	29	29	29	30	30	29	28
Night low (°C)	25	25	26	26	27	26	26	25	26	26	26	26
Sea (°C)	28	28	29	30	30	30	29	29	29	29	30	29
Rain (mm)	247	203	242	244	195	144	122	86	94	174	253	307
Wet days	27	22	26	28	25	20	17	13	13	22	28	30
Sun h/day	4.4	5.2	5.7	5.4	5.7	5.9	6.4	6.8	6.2	4.9	4.3	3.4
Wind (km/h)	15	15	10	8	11	13	15	16	15	11	9	12

Averages 1991–2020 for the ~55 km NASA POWER cell over the island; the sea from NOAA OISST.

Recent years

Warmer and cooler years at sea.

Each month's sea temperature compared with its 1991–2020 average, in degrees.

	Jan	Feb	Mar	Apr	May	Jun	Jul	Aug	Sep	Oct	Nov	Dec
2020	+0.4	+0.7	+0.8	+0.6	+0.2	+0.2	+0.1	+0.6	+0.2	±0.0	−0.2	+0.2
2021	−0.2	−0.3	−0.3	+0.2	+0.3	+0.4	+0.3	+0.3	+0.3	+0.6	+0.3	+0.3
2022	+0.4	+0.6	+0.6	+0.6	+0.3	+0.1	+0.2	+0.4	+0.1	−0.1	−0.4	−0.2
2023	±0.0	±0.0	−0.6	−0.2	+0.2	±0.0	+0.3	+0.1	+0.2	+0.6	+1.1	+0.7
2024	+0.9	+0.9	+0.4	+1.0	+0.4	+0.7	+0.5	+0.4	+0.6	+0.7	+0.9	+0.6
2025	+0.2	+0.2	±0.0	−0.3	+0.2	+0.3	+0.2	+0.4	+0.3	+0.4	±0.0	+0.1

+1 warmer than usual −1 cooler than usual

Photos

Seen by visitors.

Perahu Nelayan di Bangka — Cun Cun · CC BY-SA 4.0

BangkaIsland TinMines PlanetNICFI 2022 — Nrg800 · CC BY-SA 4.0

Hutan Rawa di Pulau Bangka — Cun Cun · CC BY-SA 4.0

Teluk Uber Bangka — Taman Renyah · CC BY-SA 3.0

Nearby

More islands nearby.

Belitung Island

Indonesia4,478 km²34 m223 km away

About these numbers

Names, area, population	Wikidata (Q188428) · CC0
Outline	Natural Earth · public domain
Sea temperature	NOAA OISST v2.1 · 1991–2020
Climate	NASA POWER · 1991–2020
Relief, 3D model	Copernicus DEM GLO-30 · © DLR e.V., © Airbus Defence and Space GmbH, Copernicus/ESA
Beaches, ports, lighthouses, trails	© OpenStreetMap contributors · ODbL
Towns	GeoNames · CC BY 4.0
Images	EOX Sentinel-2 cloudless 2016 · CC BY 4.0; Wikimedia Commons
Beaches, mountains, lakes and waterfalls	Peakyas — Wikidata · CC0; © OpenStreetMap contributors · ODbL; GeoNames · CC BY 4.0