▁of ▁the ▁island , ▁and ▁Bel iny u , ▁a ▁town ▁famous ▁for ▁its ▁sea fo od ▁products . ▁There ▁are ▁ 4 ▁sea ▁ports ▁in ▁Bang ka ; ▁M ent ok ▁on ▁the ▁far ▁west , ▁Bel iny u ▁on ▁the ▁far ▁north , ▁S ada i ▁on ▁the ▁far ▁south , ▁and ▁P ang kal ▁Bal am ▁which ▁is ▁in ▁P ang kal ▁Pin ang . ▁It ▁was ▁intended ▁that ▁a ▁nuclear ▁power ▁station ▁be ▁built ▁there . ▁▁ ▁The ▁population ▁was ▁ 6 2 6 , 9 5 5 ▁in ▁ 1 9 9 0 , ▁and ▁ 9 6 0 , 6 9 2 ▁in ▁the ▁ 2 0 1 0 ▁census ; ▁the ▁area ▁is ▁ 4 , 4 8 7 . 8 7 ▁sq ▁mi ▁( 1 1 , 6 2 3 ½ ▁  km ²). ▁ ▁History ▁During ▁the ▁gla cial ▁periods , ▁Bang ka ▁was ▁connected ▁to ▁main land ▁Asia ▁similarly ▁with ▁the ▁larger ▁islands ▁of ▁Java , ▁Sum atra , ▁and ▁Bor neo ▁as ▁part ▁of ▁the ▁S unda ▁Sh elf , ▁and ▁got ▁separated ▁once ▁the ▁sea ▁level ▁rose . ▁ ▁The ▁K ota ▁Kap ur ▁ins cription , ▁dated ▁from ▁ 6 8 6 ▁CE , ▁was ▁found ▁in ▁Bang ka ▁in ▁ 1 9 2 0 , ▁showed ▁S riv ij ay an ▁influence ▁on ▁the ▁island ▁around ▁the ▁ 7 th ▁century . ▁Later , ▁the ▁island ▁was ▁conquer ed ▁by ▁an ▁expedition ▁from ▁Maj ap ah it , ▁led