Muntok

Muntok or, more commonly, Mentok is a town in the Indonesian province of Bangka-Belitung, Indonesia. Mentok is the capital of the West Bangka Regency (Bangka Barat). Mentok is the site of the biggest tin smelter on the world. Mentok refers to the tip of the island.

History

Mentok was founded at 1732 by Encek Wan Akub as order of Sultan Palembang Darussalam Sri Susuhan Mahmud Badaruddin I, beginning as a small village consisting of 7 wooden houses for the Royal family of Encek Wan Abdul Jabbar, father-in-law of sultan Badaruddin I of Palembang Darussalam who was married his daughter Zamnah for his 2nd wife from Siantan Natuna.

Encek Wan Akub discovered a large amount of tin ore at Ulim river, south Bangka Island on a voyage of discovery with his secret task force and reported it to sultan Badaruddin I of Palembang Darussalam.

By approval of sultan Badaruddin I of Palembang Darussalam, Encek Wan Akub ordered his nephew Wan Serin to go to seek tin miners in Johor, Siam and Campa and start tin mining on Bangka Island.