Sungailiat, also known as Liet-kong in

Hakka The Hakka (), sometimes also referred to as Hakka-speaking Chinese, or Hakka Chinese, or Hakkas, are a southern Han Chinese subgroup whose principal settlements and ancestral homes are dispersed widely across the provinces of southern China ...

, is a town and

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(''kecamatan'') of

Bangka Regency Bangka Regency is a regency (''kabupaten'') of Bangka Belitung Islands, Indonesia. It covers an area of 3,016.85 km2 in the northeast of Bangka Island, and had a population of 277,204 at the 2010 CensusBiro Pusat Statistik, Jakarta, 2011. risin ...

, 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

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. It is also the

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. It is the second-largest settlement on the

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, right after the provincial capital of

Pangkal Pinang Pangkalpinang, colloquially written as Pangkal Pinang, also known as Pin-kong in Hakka, is the capital and largest city of the Bangka Belitung Islands Province in Indonesia. It is located on Bangka Island's east coast, the city is divided into ...

. 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 district is further divided into 13, consisting of one 'desa''/village and 12 ''kelurahan''/urban village.

History

The name Sungailiat is believed to derive from a

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, using what locals call their place with an abundance of river. They once call the place Sungai Lihat, which means “seeing the river” in Malay. This name then got changed into Sungailiat so it could be easier to call. However, the original river of Sungai Lihat has been lost due to large-scale tin mining. And like its other Bangka island counterparts, its first settlers are Bangka Malays and began to be inhabited by various people of different ethnicities, such as

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. The anniversary of Sungailiat was determined based on a governmental team meeting on

June 13 Events Pre-1600 * 313 – The decisions of the Edict of Milan, signed by Constantine the Great and co-emperor Valerius Licinius, granting religious freedom throughout the Roman Empire, are published in Nicomedia. * 1325 – Ibn ...

, 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 Events Pre-1600 * 284 – Diocletian is chosen as Roman emperor. * 762 – During the An Shi Rebellion, the Tang dynasty, with the help of Huihe tribe, recaptures Luoyang from the rebels. *1194 – Palermo is conquered by Henry ...

, 1995 and

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, 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

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or Rabiul Awal in 1186 H or coincides with the

27 April Events Pre-1600 * 247 – Philip the Arab marks the millennium of Rome with a celebration of the ''ludi saeculares''. * 395 – Emperor Arcadius marries Aelia Eudoxia, daughter of the Frankish general Flavius Bauto. She becomes one o ...

1766 CE. On 13 May 1971,

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, the second president of

appointed this city as the capital of Bangka, but then cancelled, making

Pangkalpinang Pangkalpinang, colloquially written as Pangkal Pinang, also known as Pin-kong in Hakka, is the capital and largest city of the Bangka Belitung Islands Province in Indonesia. It is located on Bangka Island's east coast, the city is divided into ...

as its capital instead until this day.

Economy

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,

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. Small enterprises also exist, processing raw products from the aforementioned industries into light foods, like pork and fishes. and also

culinary Culinary arts are the cuisine arts of food preparation, cooking, and presentation of food, usually in the form of meals. People working in this field – especially in establishments such as restaurants – are commonly called chefs or ...

. Restaurants are rapidly growing in the areas and many tourist attractions are rapidly built and developed by both the government and the people.

Tourism

Tourism is a growing and pretty well-known sector, with several Buddhist and Taoist temples around the place and beautiful aquatic locations like the Tongaci beach, Rambak beach, Tikus Emas beach, Parai beach, Tanjung Pesona beach, the Pemali hot springs and more locations located within the boundaries of the town attracting visitors from the rest of the country.

Climate

Sungailiat has a

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(Af) with heavy to very heavy rainfall year-round.

Demographics

The majority of the people in Sungailiat are

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and Malay. The former are considerably

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, Confucians,

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, or

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, while the latter are mostly

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. Currently, there are a total of 94.044 Sungailiat residents, mostly living in the Sungailiat Urban Village with a total of 22.295 people living there. The lowest density belongs to Sinar Baru Urban Village with a total of 2.659 residents.

Administrative Areas

Sungailiat, according to Bangka's official website Bangka.go.id and ranked by area is divided into: 1. Kenanga Urban Village (26,00 km²), 2. Rebo Village (19,00 km²), 3. Parit Padang Urban Village (5,09 km²), 4. Sri Menanti Urban Village (3,40 km²), 5. Sungailiat Urban Village 5,65 km²; 6. Kuday Urban Village( 5,75 km²), 7. Sinar Baru Urban Village (11,78 km²), 8. Lubuk Kelik Urban Village (8,29 km²), 9. Surya Timur Urban Village (6,77 km²), 10. Jelitik Urban Village(22,85 km²), 11. Bukit Betung Urban Village (5,07 km²), 12. Sinar Jaya Jelutung Urban Village (13,39 km²), 13. Matras Urban Village (12,25 km²)

Language

The official language of the city is

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. Although local languages are also commonly spoken in the city. Local language includes

Bangka Malay Bangka or Bangka Malay (''bahase Bangka'' or ''base Bangka'', Belinyu dialect: ''baso Bangka'', Jawi: بهاس بڠك), is a Malayic language spoken in Indonesia, specifically on the island of Bangka in the Bangka Belitung Islands of Sumatra. ...

, the same as its other counterparts in the Bangka Island. The

of Sungailiat primarily spoke

while a significant minority spoke

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and

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, as the

Hakkas The Hakka (), sometimes also referred to as Hakka-speaking Chinese, or Hakka Chinese, or Hakkas, are a southern Han Chinese subgroup whose principal settlements and ancestral homes are dispersed widely across the provinces of southern China ...

formed the majority of ethnic Chinese population of the city. Sometimes they mixed their language with Bangka Malay as a product of assimilation in culture, creating a Malay based creole language.

Waste Management

Sungailiat has a coordinated waste management system currently running to keep the city clean. The final waste disposal site of Sungailiat is located in Kenanga Urban Village, 10 km from the center of Sungailiat City. The area prepared for this site is 9 hectares and 3 hectares have been used. The management uses an open dumping and composting system with an average volume of 49 m3 of organic waste per day. To support waste management activities at the Kenanga waste disposal site, 5 bulldozers, monitoring wells, compost houses, office buildings, waste recording boards, waste gas pipes and a floor plan for the landfill site are prepared to support it.

Historical Photographs

Gezicht op een tingroeve te Soengeiliat met pompen, graafinstallaties en mijnwerkers Soengeiliat. Mijn 26. Groeve met 2 stoompompen en 3 grondopvoer-installaties gedreven door stoomlieren (titel op object), RP-F-F01183-AI.jpg, Tin mine Graafmachine in een tingroeve te Soengeiliat Soengeiliat. Mijn 15. Excavator (titel op object), RP-F-F01183-AB.jpg,

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Karren en werknemers op een stortplaats van een tinonderneming te Soengeiliat Soengeiliat. Mijn 36. Hoge stort met grondtrein (titel op object), RP-F-F01183-AC.jpg, Narrow gauge railway Werknemers verplaatsen spoorrails bij tinonderneming te Soengeiliat Soengeiliat. Mijn 36. Schiften van het transportspoor op den lagen stort (titel op object), RP-F-F01183-AA.jpg, Rail track construction Graafmachine in een tingroeve te Soengeiliat Soengeiliat. Mijn 36. Excavateur bezig met het afgraven van de bovenlaag (titel op object), RP-F-F01183-Y.jpg, Excavator Tinzuigerinstallatie in aanbouw op tinonderneming te Soengeiliat Soengeiliat. Mijn 43. Tinzuigerinstallatie gedurende de montage (titel op object), RP-F-F01183-AF.jpg,

Suction excavator A suction excavator, or vacuum excavator, is a construction vehicle that removes heavy debris or other materials from a hole on land using vacuuming. Suction excavators are meant to be less destructive than regular excavators. The suction ex ...

Spuitbaggerinstallatie in aanbouw op een tinonderneming te Soengeiliat Soengeiliat, Spuitbagger-installatie gedurende de montage in mijn 43 (titel op object), RP-F-F01183-X.jpg, Pump of the suction excavator Chinese mijnwerkers poserend voor hun verenigingshuis (kongsihuis) te Soengeiliat Soengeiliat. Mijn 26. Kongsiehuis met het personeel en werkvolk (titel op object), RP-F-F01183-AE.jpg, Meeting hall File:Patiënten, Europese geneesheer dr. Djawa en assistent poserend voor een ziekenhuis te Soengeiliat Soengeiliat. Hospitaal met Europeesche geneesheer, dr. Djawa, oppasser en verpleegden (titel op object), RP-F-F01183-AD.jpg, Hospital

References

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