Talk:Bangka Island

Pulau is Indonesian word for 'island'. Pulau Bangka Island will means Bangka Island Island. This is the same mistake as using the term ATM machine (the M is abbreviation for Machine). The other common mistake is the term 'Bahasa Indonesia language' as appose to 'Indonesian Language'.

1. Delicacies:

1. Fresh Seafoods.
2. Martabak Bangka.

1. Lodging:

1. Pangkalpinang:
   - Bumi Asih Hotel, Wisma Jaya Hotel, Centrym Hotel.
2. Sungailiat:
   - Parai Beach Resort, Tanjung Pesona Resort.

1. Traditional Beliefs:

1. Kepun - is a belief of just touching the food that are offered to the guest from the house tenants.

Kyo4eva

Oppose. This is encyclopaedia, not tourist page. Please go to Wikitravel:Bangka instead. — Indon (reply) — 10:39, 14 October 2007 (UTC)Reply

To avoid confusion by the readers, I removed chinese spelling of town names in the island. Please go to the town's (city)'s article to add the spelling with the requirement that the alternative spelling is officially used in the town. — Indon (reply) — 10:45, 14 October 2007 (UTC)Reply

Bangka Belitung Province consist of Bangka Island and Belitung Island, but due to it is a small province, separate from South Sumatra Province, so I suggest to merge Bangka Island to Bangka-Belitung Islands.Gsarwa (talk) 11:12, 9 October 2014 (UTC)Reply

Please add population percentages to the demography section. Jidanni (talk) 17:40, 3 May 2020 (UTC)Reply