Batam metropolitan area
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| name = Batam metropolitan area
| native_name = Batam Raya
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| image1 =Welcome_to_Batam.jpg{{!}}Welcome to Batam
| image2 = Tanjung Balai port, Karimun, Indonesia.JPG
| image3 = Jembatan Tengku Fisabilillah (jembatan I).jpg
| image4 = Coconut Tree and The Blue-Green Sea, Pantai Trikora, Kabupaten Bintan, Provinasi Kepri.jpg
| image5 = Bandar Udara Hang Nadim - panoramio (1).jpg
| image6 = One-residence2.jpg{{!}}Batam skyline
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| image_caption = From top, left to right: Welcome to Batam signage, Tanjung Balai Karimun Regency Port, Barelang Bridge, Trikora Beach Bintan, Hang Nadim International Airport, Batam City Landscape
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| subdivision_type = Country
| subdivision_name = {{flag|Indonesia}}
| subdivision_type1 = Province
| subdivision_name1 = {{flag|Riau Islands}}
| seat_type = Core city
| seat = Batam
| seat1_type = Satellite city
| seat1 = Tanjung Pinang
| parts_type = Regencies
| parts = Bintan Regency
Karimun Regency
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| area_metro_km2 = 3432.7
| population_metro = 1941225
| population_urban = 1403000
| population_density_metro_km2 = auto
| population_as_of = mid 2023 estimate
| timezone1 = Indonesia Western Time
| utc_offset1 = +7
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| blank1_name = - Total
| blank1_info = {{Increase}}Rp 281.732 trillion
{{Increase}}US$ 18.484 billion
{{Increase}}US$ 59.196 billion (PPP)
| blank2_name = - Per capita
| blank2_info = {{Increase}}Rp 146.892 million
{{Increase}}US$ 9,637
{{Increase}}US$ 30,864 (PPP)
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Batam metropolitan area or officially Batam Raya is a metropolitan area located in Indonesia. This area includes Batam city and its surrounding areas such as Tanjung Pinang city, Bintan Regency, and Karimun Regency. This region of the Riau Islands Province near the Strait of Malacca includes one of the busiest shipping lanes in the world. It has an area of {{convert|3432|km2}}, and in 2023 it had an estimated population of 1,941,225.Official Census in Mid 2022 by Kemendagri
Definition
The national government regards the Batam Metropolitan Area as including Batam, Tanjung Pinang, Bintan Regency, Karimun Regency. This area is on the international trade route and is directly adjacent to Singapore and Malaysia. In the region, tax and customs exemptions are applied to boost investment growth.
Demographics
| class="wikitable" style="text-align:right"
!Administrative !Area !Pop'n !Pop'n !Density |
| align=left| Batam
|1,034.73 |1,196,396 |1,269,413 |1,226.8 |
| align=left| Tanjung Pinang
|150.37 |227,663 |239,854 |1,595.1 |
| align=left| Bintan Regency
|1,317.15 |159,518 |165,781 |125.9 |
| align=left| Karimun Regency
|930.45 |253,457 |266,177 |286.1 |
| align=left style="border-top:3px solid grey;"| Babinka
|style="border-top:3px solid grey;" | 3,432.7 |style="border-top:3px solid grey;" | 1,837,034 |style="border-top:3px solid grey;" | 1,941,225 |style="border-top:3px solid grey;" | 565.5 |
Geography
Batam is a roughly oval island with many bays, islets, and peninsulas, located west of Bintan Island, south of Singapore, north of Rempang and Galang, and east of Bulang Island. The Singapore Strait separates Singapore and Batam, while the Riau Strait separates Batam and Bintan island.
Economy
File:Industry area - panoramio.jpg
Under a framework signed in June 2006, Batam, along with parts of neighbouring Bintan and Karimun, are a part of a Special Economic Zone with Singapore; this zone eliminates tariffs and value-added taxes for goods shipped between Batam and Singapore.{{Cite news |last=Teo |first=Laurel |date=19 May 2007 |title=Indon SEZ rules ready by end-May; Setting of a deadline likely to please potential investors |periodical=The Business Times Singapore}} In 2007, Law No. 44 was enacted to supplement Law No. 36/2000 in establishing Batam as a free trade zone for 70 years.
= Tourism =
Over 1.5 million tourists visited in 2015.{{Cite web |url=https://bisnis.tempo.co/read/734320/batam-targetkan-17-juta-kunjungan-turis-asing-tahun-ini |title=Batam Targetkan 1,7 Juta Kunjungan Turis Asing Tahun Ini |first=Rully |last=Widayati |date=8 January 2016 |website=Tempo |access-date=1 July 2020 |archive-date=1 July 2020 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200701162756/https://bisnis.tempo.co/read/734320/batam-targetkan-17-juta-kunjungan-turis-asing-tahun-ini |url-status=live }} Batam is the third-busiest entry port to Indonesia next to Bali and Jakarta.{{cite web |url=http://www.indonesia.travel/en/destination/area/batam/experience |title=Batam Island – Where Business Meets Pleasure – Indonesia.Travel |website=indonesia.travel |access-date=7 May 2017 |archive-date=7 November 2017 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20171107015823/http://www.indonesia.travel/en/destination/area/batam/experience |url-status=live }} In 2014, around 58.8% of foreign tourists came from Singapore, 12.8% from Malaysia and 4.2% from South Korea.{{cite web |url=http://batampos.co.id/2015/12/25/singapura-malaysia-penyumbang-wisman-terbanyak-ke-batam/ |title=Singapura & Malaysia Penyumbang Wisman Terbanyak ke Batam |website=batampos.co.id |access-date=7 May 2017 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180614172918/http://batampos.co.id/2015/12/25/singapura-malaysia-penyumbang-wisman-terbanyak-ke-batam/ |archive-date=14 June 2018 |url-status=dead}}
= Foreign Investment =
In the first semester of 2023, the value of foreign investment reached US$1.2 billion, while domestic investment was recorded at US$168 million. Most of the foreign investment came from Singapore.{{cite news |title=BP Batam records US$1.2 billion foreign investment in January–June |date=27 October 2023 |work=Antara Indonesian News Agency |last=Sinaga |first=Yuni |url=https://en.antaranews.com/news/297276/bp-batam-records-us12-billion-foreign-investment-in-january-june}}
Infrastructure
File:Sekupang ferry terminal.png
Ferries connect Batam to Singapore, Bintan, and Johor Bahru (Malaysia). Five ferry terminals are on the island: Batam Harbour Bay Ferry Terminal, Nongsapura Ferry Terminal, Sekupang, Waterfront City, and Batam Center Ferry Terminal. Connections to Singapore are by way of Harbourfront and Tanah Merah Ferry Terminals run by Singapore Cruise Centre (SCC).{{cite news |title=Jadwal Kapal Ferry Batam ke Singapura dan Malaysia dari Pelabuhan Batam Center, Rabu 29 Mei 2024 |date=29 May 2024 |work=Tribunnews Batam |last=Lumbantobing |first=Beres
|url=https://batam.tribunnews.com/2024/05/29/jadwal-kapal-ferry-batam-ke-singapura-dan-malaysia-dari-pelabuhan-batam-center-rabu-29-mei-2024}}
Trans Batam is the most reliable and the cheapest public transportation in Batam. It began to operate in 2005. Trans Batam is the second BRT system in Indonesia, after Jakarta's TransJakarta. The price for one ride is Rp3,000 for students and Rp5,000 for the public. Trans Batam operates from 06:00 to 18:00.{{cite news |title=Modernisasi Trans Batam, 20 Unit Bus Baru Resmi Beroperasi di Kota Batam |date=29 May 2024 |work=Batam News |last=Zeni|first=Azrul |url=https://www.batamnews.co.id/berita-107964-modernisasi-trans-batam-20-unit-bus-baru-resmi-beroperasi-di-kota-batam.html}}
Hang Nadim International Airport is the Batam island's main airport, and has the longest runway of all airports in Indonesia. The airport was the largest airport in the Sumatra region from 1995 to 2012 with a capacity of six million passengers annually, and is now the second-largest in the Sumatra region after Kuala Namu International Airport in Medan, which has a capacity of eight million passengers.{{cite news |title=Daftar Lengkap 10 Bandara Terbesar di Indonesia |work=Kompas |last=Zeni|first=Azrul |url=https://www.kompas.com/properti/read/2022/01/05/210000021/daftar-lengkap-10-bandara-terbesar-di-indonesia-i?page=all}}
See also
References
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