Belinyu is a town and
district
A district is a type of administrative division that in some countries is managed by the local government. Across the world, areas known as "districts" vary greatly in size, spanning regions or county, counties, several municipality, municip ...
(''kecamatan'') of
Bangka Regency, in the
Bangka-Belitung
The Bangka Belitung Islands (; Jawi: ) is a province of Indonesia. Situated off the southeastern coast of Sumatra, the province comprises two main land masses — the islands of Bangka and Belitung — and numerous smaller islands. Bangka Bel ...
province of
Indonesia
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. The district is located on the northern tip of
Bangka Island
Bangka is an island lying east of Sumatra, Indonesia. It is administered under the province of the Bangka Belitung Islands, being one of its namesakes alongside the smaller island of Belitung across the Gaspar Strait. The 9th largest island in ...
.
History
By the 19th century, tin mines were already operating in Belinyu.
Edward Balfour
Edward Green Balfour (6 September 1813 – 8 December 1889) was a Scottish surgeon, orientalist and pioneering environmentalist in India. He founded museums at Madras and Bangalore, a zoological garden in Madras and was instrumental in raising ...
recorded that the mines in Belinyu were established by a
Chinese from
Palembang
Palembang (, Palembang: ''Pelémbang'', Mandarin: 巨港 (Jùgǎng), Hokkien: 舊港 (Kū-káng), Jawi: ) is the capital city of the Indonesian province of South Sumatra. The city proper covers on both banks of the Musi River in the ea ...
, referred to as Demang Ko. In 1919, steam turbines were installed in Mantung (within Belinyu) to supply electrical power to
tin mining
Tin mining began early in the Bronze Age, as bronze is a copper-tin alloy. Tin is a relatively rare element in the Earth's crust, with approximately 2 ppm (parts per million), compared to iron with 50,000 ppm.
History
Tin extraction and use ca ...
operations in Bangka.
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.
Administration
Belinyu is subdivided into seven urban villages (''kelurahan'') and five rural villages (''desa'').
Gallery
File:COLLECTIE TROPENMUSEUM Smelterij bij een mijn van de Banka-tinwinning in Belinjoe TMnr 60048696.jpg, A smelting house in Belinyu (1914).
File:COLLECTIE TROPENMUSEUM Woningen van arbeiders bij een mijn van de Banka-tinwinning in Belinjoe TMnr 60048697.jpg, Tin miners' housing in Belinyu during the Dutch period.
File:Pantai Romodong, Belinyu, Bangka Belitung, Sore, Menanti Sunset - panoramio.jpg, A beach in Belinyu.
File:Hasil Laut Bahan Baku Kemplang di Kampung Cina, Belinyu, Bangka Belitung - panoramio.jpg, Seafood landed in Belinyu.
References
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Districts of the Bangka Belitung Islands
Populated places in the Bangka Belitung Islands