Tanjung Pandan

Tanjung Pandan is the capital city of Belitung Regency on the island of Belitung, Indonesia.

Understand
Tanjung Pandan is a nice but mostly unremarkable town, with most original Dutch colonial buildings in good shape. No traffic jams and polite drivers. Has a neat wharf area and traditional Bugis and Malaya fishing fleet. Very friendly and respectful locals.

People
The majority of the people in Tanjungpandan are Hakka Chinese and Belitung Malay. The religion of the Malays is predominantly Muslims, while the Chinese are mainly Buddhist, Catholic or Protestant.

By taxi
There is transportation to towns across the island by taxi, either official or unofficial. Taxi Angkasa is the only legal taxi company operating throughout the island. They use meters for rides and claims itself as the cheapest option, but it is highly recommended to reserve by calling when or before you arrive. If you stick to unofficial cabs, be sure to haggle furiously or you will be ripped off. If you are traveling using a coach provided by your tour or have pre-arranged your transportation, most likely they will be standing by.

See
Downtown Tanjung Pandan is quite interesting due to the many Dutch Colonial buildings and shop houses. Most of the governmental buildings are the original Dutch buildings and the old Dutch tin mining housing compound is still kept up.

Connect
Indonesian national mobile operator like Telkomsel, Indosat, and XL Axiata are covering this town.

Religious services
The area is predominantly Muslim.

Go next

 * Manggar, East Belitung regency capital city.