▁Province , ▁being ▁one ▁of ▁its ▁names akes ▁alongside ▁the ▁smaller ▁Bel itung ▁across ▁the ▁Gas par ▁Stra it . ▁The ▁provincial ▁capital , ▁P ang kal ▁Pin ang , ▁lies ▁on ▁the ▁island . ▁ ▁The ▁island ▁is ▁administr atively ▁divided ▁into ▁ 4 ▁reg encies ▁and ▁a ▁char tered ▁city . ▁ ▁Geography ▁Bang ka ▁is ▁an ▁island ▁province ▁together ▁with ▁Bel itung ▁Island . ▁Bang ka ▁lies ▁just ▁east ▁of ▁Sum atra , ▁separated ▁by ▁the ▁Bang ka ▁Stra it ; ▁to ▁the ▁north ▁lies ▁the ▁South ▁China ▁Sea , ▁to ▁the ▁east , ▁across ▁the ▁Gas par ▁Stra it , ▁is ▁the ▁island ▁of ▁Bel itung , ▁and ▁to ▁the ▁south ▁is ▁the ▁Java ▁Sea . ▁The ▁size ▁is ▁about ▁ 1 2 , 0 0 0   km ². ▁Most ▁of ▁the ▁ge ographical ▁faces ▁of ▁the ▁island ▁consists ▁of ▁lower ▁pla ins , ▁sw amps , ▁small ▁hills , ▁beautiful ▁be aches , ▁white ▁pe pper ▁fields ▁and ▁tin ▁mines . ▁ ▁The ▁largest ▁town ▁is ▁P ang kal ▁Pin ang ▁which ▁also ▁serves ▁as ▁the ▁capital ▁of ▁Bang ka - Bel itung ▁Province . ▁S ung ai ▁Li at ▁is ▁the ▁second ▁largest ▁city ▁in ▁Bang ka ▁island . ▁M ent ok ▁( former ly ▁called ▁M unto k ) ▁is ▁the ▁principal ▁port ▁in ▁the ▁west . ▁The ▁other ▁important ▁towns ▁are ▁Tob o ali ▁in ▁the ▁southern ▁region , ▁K oba ▁an ▁important ▁tin ▁min ing ▁town , ▁also ▁located ▁on ▁the ▁southern ▁part