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Batam | |
|---|---|
| Batam City Kota Batam | |
| Regional transcription(s) | |
| • Chinese | 巴淡 |
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 |
| 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 2022 estimate[1]) | |
| • City | 1,269,820 |
| • Density | 660/km2 (1,700/sq mi) |
| • Urban | 1,269,820 |
| 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 is the largest city in the province of Riau Islands, Indonesia. 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 small 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] The official estimated population as of mid-2022 was 1,269,413.[1] It is the closest part of Indonesia to Singapore, at a minimum distance of 5.8 km across the Singapore Strait. During the 2010 national census, Batam was the fastest-growing municipality in Indonesia the decade prior, with a population growth rate of 11% per year.[8] In 2017, the island suffered severe job losses; some 300,000 workers were laid off.[9]
- ^ a b Badan Pusat Statistik, Jakarta, 2023, Kota Batam Dalam Angka 2023 (Katalog-BPS 1102001.2171)
- ^ Badan Pusat Statistik (2024). Provinsi Kepualuan Riau Dalam Angka 2024. Batam: Badan Pusat Statistik.
- ^ Richardson, Michael (3 August 1991). "In Today's Booming Asia, Business Knows No Boundaries". The New York Times. Archived from the original on 24 October 2020. Retrieved 22 October 2020.
- ^ "Indonesia-Malaysia-Thailand Growth Triangle (IMT-GT)". imtgt.org. Archived from the original on 27 May 2021. Retrieved 22 October 2017.
- ^ "Country Information – Indonesia-Malaysia-Thailand Growth Triangle (IMT-GT)". imtgt.org. Archived from the original on 23 May 2021. Retrieved 22 October 2017.
- ^ 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.
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