Batu, East Java

Batu
City
City of Batu
Kota Batu
Other transcription(s)
 • JavaneseBatu (Gêdrig)
باتو‎ (Pégon)
ꦏꦸꦛꦧꦠꦸ (Hånåcåråkå)
 • Osob KiwalanUtab (Gêdrig)
اوتاب‎ (Pégon)
ꦈꦠꦧ꧀ (Hånåcåråkå)
 • Chinese峇都
Bādōu (Pinyin)
Bâ-to͘ (Hokkien POJ)
Brakseng-Plantation on hillside of Arjuno and background's far view of Mount Kawi and Butak
Selecta Recreational Park
Dino Park Mall of Jawa Timur Park 3
Animal Museum of Jawa Timur Park 2
Alun-alun Batu
Coat of arms of Batu
Coat of arms
Nickname(s): 
Kota Apel (Apple City)
de Kleine Zwitserland (the Little Switzerland)
Kota Wisata Batu (Batu City of Tourism)
Motto(s): 
ꦲꦏꦂꦪꦒꦸꦤꦩꦩꦪꦸꦧꦮꦤ (Javanese)
Hakaryo Guno Mamayu Bawono
(Work to Advancing the World)
Location within East Java
Location within East Java
Batu is located in Java
Batu
Batu
Location in Java and Indonesia
Batu is located in Indonesia
Batu
Batu
Batu (Indonesia)
Coordinates: 7°52′19″S 112°31′30″E / 7.872°S 112.525°E / -7.872; 112.525
Country Indonesia
RegionJava
Province East Java
Established (2001-06-21) 21 June 2001 (age 23)
Government
 • MayorAries Agung Paweai (Acting)
 • Vice MayorVacant
Area
 • Total
194.17 km2 (74.97 sq mi)
Elevation
[1]
892 m (2,927 ft)
Highest elevation
1,800 m (5,900 ft)
Lowest elevation
700 m (2,300 ft)
Population
 (mid 2023 estimate)
 • Total
221,714
 • Density1,100/km2 (3,000/sq mi)
 [2]
Time zoneUTC+7 (Indonesia Western Time)
Area code(+62) 341
Websitebatukota.go.id

Batu, officially the City of Batu (Indonesian: Kota Batu, Javanese: ꦏꦸꦛꦧꦠꦸ), is a city in the East Java Province of Indonesia. It is about 20 km to the northwest of Malang. Formerly, it was a part of Malang Regency; but in June 2001, Batu became an independent city (by Act No. 11 of 2001), with its own mayor and council.[3]

With a population of 213,046 people at the 2020 Census,[4] which rose to 221,714 as officially estimated as of mid-2023 (comprising 111,390 males and 110,324 females),[2] Batu lies on the southern slopes of Mount Arjuno-Welirang. Its population largely consists of Javanese. The town used to be a recreation place for the Dutch colonial officers in the Dutch colonial area (before 1945). Batu means "rock" in Indonesian.

  1. ^ "Website Batukota". website.batukota.go.id. Archived from the original on September 15, 2018. Retrieved 2018-12-18.
  2. ^ a b Badan Pusat Statistik, Jakarta, 28 February 2024, Kota Batu Dalam Angka 2024 (Katalog-BPS 1102001.3579)
  3. ^ Indonesia Humanity Foundation, Batu, Indonesia
  4. ^ Badan Pusat Statistik, Jakarta, 2021.