Batam

city in Riau Islands Province, Indonesia
Place city_of_indonesia Q10103
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Batam

Summary

Batam is a city of Indonesia[1]. Batam ranks in the top 1% of city_of_indonesia entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (9,769 views/month).[2]

Key Facts

  • Batam is located in Riau Islands[3].
  • Batam is in the country of Indonesia[4].
  • Batam's instance of is recorded as city of Indonesia[5].
  • Batam's contains the administrative territorial entity is recorded as Belakang Padang[6].
  • Batam's contains the administrative territorial entity is recorded as Sekupang[7].
  • Batam's contains the administrative territorial entity is recorded as Bulang[8].
  • Batam's contains the administrative territorial entity is recorded as Sei Beduk[9].
  • Batam's contains the administrative territorial entity is recorded as Batam Kota[10].
  • Batam's contains the administrative territorial entity is recorded as Sagulung[11].
  • Batam's contains the administrative territorial entity is recorded as Batu Aji[12].
  • Batam's contains the administrative territorial entity is recorded as Nongsa[13].
  • Batam's contains the administrative territorial entity is recorded as Lubuk Baja[14].
  • Batam's contains the administrative territorial entity is recorded as Batu Ampar[15].
  • Batam's contains the administrative territorial entity is recorded as Galang[16].
  • Batam's contains the administrative territorial entity is recorded as Bengkong[17].
  • Batam's legislative body is recorded as Q25462328[18].
  • Batam's highest judicial authority is recorded as Q140470636[19].
  • Batam's postal code is recorded as 29453[20].
  • Batam's Commons category is recorded as Batam[21].
  • December 18, 1829 marks the founding of Batam[22].
  • Batam's coordinate location is recorded as {'latitude': 1.13, 'longitude': 104.05305555555556}[23].
  • Batam's located in/on physical feature is recorded as Batam Island[24].
  • Batam's official website is recorded as https://batam.go.id/[25].
  • Batam's official website is recorded as https://bpbatam.go.id/[26].
  • Batam's topic's main category is recorded as Category:Batam[27].

Body

Geography

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

Physical Characteristics

Batam covers an area of {'amount': '+1595'}[28]. Batam sits at an elevation of {'amount': '+38'}[29]. Batam has a population of {'amount': '+1196396'}[30].

Designation and Status

Batam's instance of is recorded as city of Indonesia[5].

History and Context

December 18, 1829 marks the founding of Batam[22].

Why It Matters

Batam ranks in the top 1% of city_of_indonesia entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (9,769 views/month).[2] Batam has Wikipedia articles in 27 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[31] Batam is known by 21 alternative names across languages and contexts.[32]

References

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [4] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  2. [5] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  3. [3] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  4. [6] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  5. [7] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  6. [8] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  7. [9] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  8. [10] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  9. [11] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  10. [12] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  11. [13] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  12. [14] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  13. [15] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  14. [16] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  15. [17] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  16. [18] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  17. [19] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  18. [20] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  19. [21] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  20. [22] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  21. [23] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  22. [24] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  23. [25] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  24. [26] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  25. [27] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  26. [30] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  27. [29] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  28. [28] ↑ . wikidata.org.

Class ancestry

  1. [1] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org.

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [2] ↑ . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [31] ↑ . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  3. [32] ↑ . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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Rolling log of changes to this entity's Wikidata record. Values shown reflect the current state of each edited property — follow the history link to see the precise diff for any edit.

  1. 8d ago · FenyMufyd · 2026-09-26 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Highest judicial authority → Q140470636
    Legislative body → Q25462328
    "/* wbeditentity-update:0| */ QuickStatements 3.0 [[:toollabs:qs-dev/batch/56462|batch #56462]]: kabupaten/kota highest judicial authority"
  2. 7w ago · RVA2869 · 2026-08-12 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Located in time zone → —
    "/* wbeditentity-update:0| */ QuickStatements 3.0 [[:toollabs:qs-dev/batch/46950|batch #46950]]: redundant value, already present at higher administrative level"
  3. 22w ago · Danil Satria · 2026-05-01 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Inception → —
    Elevation above sea level → {'amount': '+38'}
    Area → {'amount': '+1595'}
    Instance of → —
    + 24 other properties edited (see Wikidata diff for full list)
    "/* wbeditentity-update:0| */ QuickStatements 3.0 [[:toollabs:qs-dev/batch/29473|batch #29473]]: name stated in [[Q112136164]]"
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