Batam Island
| Batam | ||
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| Other transcription(s) | ||
| • Jawi | باتام | |
| • Chinese | 巴淡 | |
| • Pinyin | Bā dàn | |
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| Nickname(s): Kota Industri (Indonesian): "The Industrial City" | ||
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Motto: Terwujudnya Batam Sebagai Bandar Dunia yang Modern dan Pusat Pertumbuhan Ekonomi Nasional |
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| Coordinates: 1°05′N 104°02′E / 1.083°N 104.033°ECoordinates: 1°05′N 104°02′E / 1.083°N 104.033°E | ||
| Country | Indonesia | |
| Province | Riau Islands | |
| Government | ||
| • Mayor | H. Muhammad Rudi, SE, MM | |
| • Vice Mayor | Amsakar Achmad, S.Sos, M.Si | |
| Area | ||
| • Total | 1,595 km2 (616 sq mi) | |
| • Land | 715 km2 (276 sq mi) | |
| • Water | 880 km2 (340 sq mi) | |
| Population (May 2015) | ||
| • Total | 1,035,280 | |
| • Density | 650/km2 (1,700/sq mi) | |
| • Urban density | 800/km2 (2,000/sq mi) | |
| Time zone | WIB (UTC+7) | |
| Postal code | 29453 | |
| Area code(s) | +62 778 | |
| Vehicle registration | BP | |
| Website | www |
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| Transcriptions | |
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| Standard Mandarin | |
| Hanyu Pinyin | Bā dàn |
| Hakka | |
| Romanization | Pâ-thâm |
| Yue: Cantonese | |
| Jyutping | Baa1 taam5 |
| Southern Min | |
| Hokkien POJ | Pa-tām |
Motto: Terwujudnya Batam Sebagai Bandar Dunia yang Modern dan Pusat Pertumbuhan Ekonomi Nasional
Batam refers to both an island, municipality (an Indonesian kotamadya), the largest city in the Riau Islands Province of Indonesia, across the Strait of Singapore, the third-largest city in Sumatra region after Medan and Palembang, and the eighth-largest city in Indonesia after Jakarta Raya, Surabaya, Bandung, Medan, Semarang, Makassar, and Palembang.
Batam is an industrial boomtown, an emerging transport hub, and part of a free trade zone the Indonesia–Malaysia–Singapore Growth Triangle, located 20 km (12 mi) off Singapore's south coast. The 715-km2 (276-mi2) island, is now slightly smaller than Singapore (due to reclamation work in Singapore), and is the core part of the municipality of Batam, of which 450 km2 is classified as urban. The 2,200 km2 municipality (administratively) covers a number of scattered islands and islets, with Galang and Rempang islands to the immediate south connected to Batam by short bridges, collectively called Barelang. These two islands maintain their rural character, as does nearby Bulan Island.
The Batam municipality has a population of 1,035,280 (prediction in May 2015). It is the closest part of Indonesia to Singapore, at a minimum land distance of 5.8 km. According to the 2010 national Census, Batam is the fastest-growing municipality in Indonesia, with a population growth rate of 11% per year.
Batam is located west of Bintan Island, south of Singapore, north of Rempang and Galang, and east of Bulan Island. The Riau Strait separates Batam and Bintan.
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