Batam

Batam
Batam
City
	City of Batam; Kota Batam
Regional transcription(s)
• Jawi	باتام
• Chinese	巴淡 ; Bā dàn (Pinyin)
	Nagoya Thamrin City Night View
	Seal
	Nickname(s): Kota Industri; ("The Industrial City")
	Motto: Bandar Dunia Madani
	Location within Riau Islands
	Interactive map of Batam
	Batam Location in Sumatra and Indonesia Batam Batam (Indonesia)
	Coordinates: 1°05′N 104°02′E / 1.083°N 104.033°E
Country	Indonesia
Region	Sumatra
Province	Riau Islands
Government
• Mayor	Amsakar Achmad
• Vice Mayor	Li Claudia Chandra
Area
• Total	1,595 km2 (616 sq mi)
• Land	715 km2 (276 sq mi)
• Water	880 km2 (340 sq mi)
Population (2017)
• Total	1,236,399
• Density	780/km2 (2,000/sq mi)
• Urban density	800/km2 (2,000/sq mi)
Time zone	UTC+7 (Indonesia Western Time)
Postal code	29453
Area code	(+62) 778
Vehicle registration	BP
Website	batamkota.go.id

Batam (also called Batam City) is an industrial city in the province of Riau Islands, Indonesia. Over 1 million people live in it.^[1] It is the biggest city in Riau Islands, and the third biggest city in Sumatra. It is part of the Indonesia-Malaysia-Thailand and Indonesia-Malaysia-Singapore free-trade zone.^[2]

The city administrative covers an area of 3 big islands with some small islands surround them. The 3 big islands are Batam, Rempang, and Galang. The islands are conected by bridges called Barelang Bridges (Indonesian: Jembatan Barelang) that is a short name for Batam-Rempang-Galang Bridges.^[3]^[4]

References

↑ "Population by Disstrict and Sex in Batam Municipality, 2011-2016". batamkota.bps.go.id. Statistics of Batam City. Archived from the original on 23 July 2019. Retrieved 23 July 2019.
↑ "Indonesia-Malaysia-Thailand Growth Triangle (IMT-GT)". imtgt.org. Retrieved 23 July 2019.
↑ Delicia (8 May 2011). "Ikon Kota Batam " Jembatan Barelang " Karya Megah B.J. Habibie". Kompasiana (in Indonesian). Retrieved 30 August 2019.
↑ "BARELANG BRIDGE: Architectural Icon of Batam". indonesia.travel. Wonderful Indonesia. 8 April 2019. Retrieved 30 August 2019.

[1] "Population by Disstrict and Sex in Batam Municipality, 2011-2016". batamkota.bps.go.id. Statistics of Batam City. Archived from the original on 23 July 2019. Retrieved 23 July 2019.

[2] "Indonesia-Malaysia-Thailand Growth Triangle (IMT-GT)". imtgt.org. Retrieved 23 July 2019.

[3] Delicia (8 May 2011). "Ikon Kota Batam " Jembatan Barelang " Karya Megah B.J. Habibie". Kompasiana (in Indonesian). Retrieved 30 August 2019.

[4] "BARELANG BRIDGE: Architectural Icon of Batam". indonesia.travel. Wonderful Indonesia. 8 April 2019. Retrieved 30 August 2019.

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