Batam | |
|---|---|
| City of Batam Kota Batam | |
| Regional transcription(s) | |
| • Jawi | باتم |
| • Chinese | 巴淡 Bā dàn (Pinyin) |
From top left to right: Welcome to Batam signboard, Harbour Bay, Barelang Bridge, Nagoya Hill shopping mall, Batam Great Mosque, Sekupang Ferry terminal, Downtown Batam skyline at night and aerial view of Batam | |
 Coat of arms | |
| Nickname(s): Kota Industri ("The Industrial City") | |
| Motto: Bandar Dunia Madani | |
 Location within Riau Islands | |
| Coordinates: 01°07′48″N 104°03′11″E / 1.13000°N 104.05306°E | |
| Country |  Indonesia |
| Region | Sumatra |
| Province |  Riau Islands |
| Government | |
| • Mayor | Muhammad Rudi |
| • Vice mayor | Amsakar Achmad |
| Area | |
| • City | 1,915 km2 (739 sq mi) |
| • Land | 1,034.73 km2 (399.51 sq mi) |
| • Water | 880 km2 (340 sq mi) |
| Population (mid 2023 estimate[1]) | |
| • City | 1,256,610 |
| • Density | 660/km2 (1,700/sq mi) |
| • Urban | 1,256,610 |
| Time zone | UTC+7 (Indonesia Western Time) |
| Postal code | 29453 |
| Area code | (+62) 778 |
| Vehicle registration | BP |
| Nominal GDP[2] | 2023 |
| - Total |  Rp 216.098 trillion (8th)US$ 14.178 billion US$ 45.406 billion (PPP) |
| - Per capita | Rp 171,968 thousand (7th)US$ 11,282 US$ 36,133 (PPP) |
| - Growth | 6.0% |
| HDI (2023) | 0.826 (25th) – very high |
| Website | batam |
Batam, officially the City of Batam (Indonesian: Kota Batam, not to be confused with Batam Kota, a district within this city), is the largest city in the Indonesian province of Riau Islands. The city administrative area covers three main islands of Batam, Rempang, and Galang (collectively called Barelang), as well as Bulang to the west and several smaller islands. Batam Island is the core urban and industrial zone, while both Rempang Island and Galang Island maintain their rural character and low-density population; they are connected to Batam Island by short bridges. Bulang Island and the islands to its north forming Belakang Padang District lie to the west of Batam Island but are also administratively within the city. Batam is an industrial boomtown, an emerging transport hub, and part of a free trade zone in the Indonesia–Malaysia–Singapore Growth Triangle, located 20 km (12 mi) off Singapore's south coast.[3][4][5]
According to Statistics Indonesia's 2020 census, Batam had a municipal population of 1,196,396,[6] making it the third largest city in the region of Sumatra, after Medan and Palembang.[7] It is the closest part of Indonesia to Singapore, at a minimum distance of 5.8 km across the Singapore Strait. Batam was the fastest-growing municipality in Indonesia during the decade prior to 2010, with a population growth rate of 11% per year;[8] however, there were setbacks during the subsequent decade. In 2017, the island suffered severe job losses; some 300,000 workers were laid off.[9] The official estimated population as of mid-2023 was 1,256,610 (comprising 636,280 males and 620,340 females).[1]
- ^ a b Badan Pusat Statistik, Jakarta, 28 February 2024, Kota Batam Dalam Angka 2024 (Katalog-BPS 1102001.2171)
- ^ Badan Pusat Statistik (2024). Provinsi Kepualuan Riau Dalam Angka 2024. Batam: Badan Pusat Statistik.
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- ^ "Indonesia-Malaysia-Thailand Growth Triangle (IMT-GT)". imtgt.org. Archived from the original on 27 May 2021. Retrieved 22 October 2017.
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- ^ Badan Pusat Statistik, Jakarta, 2021.
- ^ "Kota Batam Dalam Angka 2019". www.batamkota.bps.go.id. Archived from the original on 5 June 2021. Retrieved 4 February 2020.
- ^ Firman, Tommy (12 May 2012). "Urbanization and urban development patterns". The Jarkata Post. Archived from the original on 14 February 2021. Retrieved 11 August 2016.
- ^ Post, The Jakarta. "Batam economy in a state of emergency, mayor says". thejakartapost.com. Archived from the original on 23 May 2021. Retrieved 17 June 2017.