Batam

Summary

Batam is a city of Indonesia^[1]. Batam ranks in the top 1% of city_of_indonesia entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (795 views/month).^[2]

Key Facts

• Batam is located in Riau Islands^[3].
• Batam is in the country of Indonesia^[4].
• Batam's image is recorded as Vue de batam2.jpg^[5].
• Batam's instance of is recorded as city of Indonesia^[6].
• Batam's coat of arms image is recorded as Lambang Kota Batam.png^[7].
• Batam's contains the administrative territorial entity is recorded as Belakang Padang^[8].
• Batam's contains the administrative territorial entity is recorded as Sekupang^[9].
• Batam's contains the administrative territorial entity is recorded as Bulang^[10].
• Batam's contains the administrative territorial entity is recorded as Sei Beduk^[11].
• Batam's contains the administrative territorial entity is recorded as Batam Kota^[12].
• Batam's contains the administrative territorial entity is recorded as Sagulung^[13].
• Batam's contains the administrative territorial entity is recorded as Batu Aji^[14].
• Batam's contains the administrative territorial entity is recorded as Nongsa^[15].
• Batam's contains the administrative territorial entity is recorded as Lubuk Baja^[16].
• Batam's contains the administrative territorial entity is recorded as Batu Ampar^[17].
• Batam's contains the administrative territorial entity is recorded as Galang^[18].
• Batam's contains the administrative territorial entity is recorded as Bengkong^[19].
• Batam's locator map image is recorded as Locator Batam City.png^[20].
• Batam's postal code is recorded as 29453^[21].
• Batam's Commons category is recorded as Batam^[22].
• Batam's OpenStreetMap relation ID is recorded as 10660353^[23].
• Batam's located in time zone is recorded as Indonesia Western Standard Time^[24].
• +1829-12-18T00:00:00Z marks the founding of Batam^[25].
• Batam's coordinate location is recorded as {'lat': 1.13, 'lon': 104.05305555555556}^[26].
• Batam's Freebase ID is recorded as /m/035bjw^[27].

Body

Geography

Batam is in the country of Indonesia^[4]. Batam is located in Riau Islands^[3].

Physical Characteristics

Batam's area is recorded as {'unit': 'Q712226', 'amount': '+1595'}^[28]. Batam's elevation above sea level is recorded as {'unit': 'Q11573', 'amount': '+38'}^[29]. Batam's population is recorded as {'amount': '+1196396'}^[30].

Designation and Status

Batam's instance of is recorded as city of Indonesia^[6].

History and Context

+1829-12-18T00:00:00Z marks the founding of Batam^[25].

Why It Matters

Batam ranks in the top 1% of city_of_indonesia entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (795 views/month).^[2] Batam has Wikipedia articles in 27 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.^[31] Batam is known by 9 alternative names across languages and contexts.^[32]