Tanjung Pandan

Tanjung Pandan
City
Other transcription(s)
  Chinese 丹绒香兰
  Jawi تنجوڠ ڤندن

Downtown Tanjung Pandan
Tanjung Pandan
Coordinates: ID 2°45′S 107°45′E / 2.750°S 107.750°E / -2.750; 107.750Coordinates: ID 2°45′S 107°45′E / 2.750°S 107.750°E / -2.750; 107.750
Country Indonesia
Province Bangka–Belitung Islands
Regency Belitung
Population (2010)
  Total 86,031
Time zone WIB (UTC+7)
Kode Pos

  • 33451
  • 33411

Tanjung Pandan (Chinese: 丹绒香兰; pinyin: Dān róng xiāng lán, Jawi: تنجوڠ ڤندن ), is the largest town on the island Belitung in the Indonesian province of Bangka-Belitung, Indonesia. Tanjung Pandan is the capital of the Belitung Regency comprising one of the five districts (kecamatan).

Demographics

The majority of the people in Tanjung Pandan are Hakka Chinese and Malay. The religions of the Malays are Moslem and the Chinese are Moslem, Buddhism, Catholic and Protestant.

Transportation

It has H.A.S. Hanandjoeddin Airport which serves links to Jakarta, Pangkal Pinang and Palembang ( via Pangkal Pinang ).

As of June 2011, the port has 6 shipping terminals:

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