Toboali Explained

Official Name:Toboali
Settlement Type:Town
Pushpin Map:Indonesia Bangka Belitung
Coordinates:-2.9997°N 106.4656°W
Subdivision Type:Country
Subdivision Type1:Province
Subdivision Name1: Bangka Belitung
Subdivision Type2:Regency
Subdivision Name2: South Bangka Regency
Unit Pref:Metric
Area Total Km2:1460.34
Area Total Sq Mi:563.84
Population Footnotes:[1]
Population Total:65,138
Population As Of:2010
Pop Est Footnotes:[2]
Population Est:78,780
Pop Est As Of:2017
Population Density Km2:54
Population Density Sq Mi:auto
Timezone:Indonesia Western Time
Utc Offset:+7

Toboali is a town in the Indonesian province of Bangka-Belitung, Indonesia. Toboali is the capital of the South Bangka Regency.

Economy

Significant numbers of the townspeople are employed in pepper cultivation. In the New Order era, tin mining was extensive across the province and a large number of the locals were employed either by the large tin mining corporations or by unconventional mines.

The tourism sector have been growing in the recent years. Tourist destinations include a Dutch-era fortress and the city's natural beaches. In 2016, the local government for the first time held a cultural carnival,[3] aimed to increase the number of tourists coming to the town.

Demographics

The majority of the people in Toboali are Hakka Chinese and Malay. Majority of Chinese are Buddhist, Catholic or Protestant.

Climate

Toboali has a tropical rainforest climate (Af) with heavy rainfall year-round.

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Sensus Penduduk 2010. Badan Pusat Statistik. Indonesian Bureau of Statistics. 20 July 2017.
  2. Web site: BPS Kabupaten Bangka Selatan. BPS Kabupaten Bangka Selatan. Indonesian Bureau of Statistics. 20 July 2017.
  3. News: Pratama. Riki. Toboali City on Fire. 20 July 2017. Bangka Pos. 2016.