Batu, East Java

Batu
City
City of Batu Kota Batu
Other transcription(s)
• Javanese	ꦏꦸꦛꦧꦠꦸ
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
Flag Coat of arms
Motto(s):  ꦲꦏꦂꦪꦒꦸꦤꦩꦩꦪꦸꦧꦮꦤ (Javanese) Hakaryo Guno Mamayu Bawono (Work to Advancing the World)
Location within East Java
Batu Location in Java and Indonesia Show map of Java Batu Batu (Indonesia) Show map of Indonesia
Coordinates: 7°52′19″S 112°31′30″E / 7.872°S 112.525°E / -7.872; 112.525
Country	Indonesia
Region	Java
Province	East Java
Established	(2001-06-21) June 21, 2001 (age 22)
Government
• Mayor	Aries Agung Paweai
• Vice Mayor	Vacant
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
• Density	1,100/km2 (3,000/sq mi)
	[2]
Time zone	UTC+7 (Indonesia Western Time)
Area code	(+62) 341
Website	batukota.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 on 21 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.