Batang Regency
Kabupaten Batang | |
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 Kalikuto bridge | |
 Coat of arms | |
| Motto: Batang Berkembang | |
 Location within Central Java | |
  Batang Regency Location of Batang Regency in Indonesia | |
| Coordinates: 6°51′46″S 110°3′6″E / 6.86278°S 110.05167°E | |
| Country | Indonesia |
| Province | Central Java |
| Capital | Batang |
| Area | |
| • Total | 788.64 km2 (304.50 sq mi) |
| Population (mid 2023 estimate) | |
| • Total | 828,883 |
| • Density | 1,100/km2 (2,700/sq mi) |
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| Time zone | UTC+7 (WIB) |
| Area code | +62 285 |
| Website | batangkab |
Batang (Javanese: ꦧꦠꦁ) is a regency (Indonesian: kabupaten) on the north coast of Central Java province in Indonesia. It was created on 14 June 1965 from what was previously the eastern half of Pekalongan Regency. It covers an area of 788.64 km2 and had a population of 706,764 at the 2010 Census[2] and 801,718 at the 2020 Census;[3] the official estimate as of mid-2023 was 828,883 (comprising 417,808 males and 411,075 females).[1] Its capital is the town of Batang, about 100 km west of the province's capital city of Semarang.
People in Batang are mostly Javanese who speak both Javanese and Indonesian.
The regency comprises both coastal and mountainous landscapes. Batang's town centre is located on the side of the north coast trans-Java highway network, widely known as "the Pantura". Economic activities are concentrated along this highway and also in the vicinity of the town square known as "alun-alun". In the middle of the square, there is a huge old ficus tree which has become one of the Regency's icons.