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Batam

Indonesia

Watercolour of Batam, Indonesia. In the Riau Archipelago across the Singapore Strait, with Barelang Bridge and Sultan Mahmud Riayat Syah Mosque.
AI-generated artistic rendering. Painted from written research on the city's setting, architecture and materials — not from a photograph.
What guided this image
Landmarks
Barelang Bridge; Sultan Mahmud Riayat Syah Mosque; Bukit Senyum; Malay; lush tropical island greenery; Malay
Viewpoint
Favor the classic elevated coastal viewpoint looking toward Barelang Bridge 1 across the sea channel, showing tropical foliage and coastal rocks in the foreground, the sweeping cable-stayed bridge and wooden pompong boats in the middle-ground, and the rolling green islands receding into the background.
Palette
Green should be the predominant color, especially in the thick tropical rainforest and mangrove estuaries of Batam and Tonton islands, coastal palms, and hill slopes.
Guarded against
Avoid confusing Batam with Singapore (no Marina Bay Sands or futuristic supertrees; Batam is an Indonesian island of lush green hills, Barelang cable bridges, and coastal Malay villages).
Population1,296,960Wikidata: 1,196,396
Coordinates1.15°N, 104.02°E
Elevation38 m
Area1,595 km²
Time zoneAsia/JakartaUTC+7
Solar noon12:04clock runs 0.1 h ahead of the sun

Through the Earth

Dig straight through the Earth from Batam and you surface nearest to Tiputini, Ecuador — 64 km from the exact antipodal point.

Nearest cities in the atlas

SingaporeSG24 km
PekanbaruID295 km
Kuala LumpurMY341 km
PalembangID460 km
MedanID653 km
Bandar LampungID745 km
TangerangID865 km
JakartaID877 km

Twinned cities

Wikidata records no twinned cities for Batam inside this atlas.

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