The town of Batang is the administrative capital of
Batang Regency
Batang () is a Regencies of Indonesia, regency () on the north coast of Central Java province in Indonesia. It was created on 14 June 1965 from what was previously the eastern half of Pekalongan Regency. It covers an area of 857.21 km2 and ha ...
,
Indonesia
Indonesia, officially the Republic of Indonesia, is a country in Southeast Asia and Oceania, between the Indian Ocean, Indian and Pacific Ocean, Pacific oceans. Comprising over List of islands of Indonesia, 17,000 islands, including Sumatra, ...
. It is a coastal town, situated immediately to the east of the large city of
Pekalongan
Pekalongan () is a city of Central Java, Indonesia. It was formerly the seat of Pekalongan Regency on the northern coast of the province, but is now an independent municipality within the province. It covers a land area of 45.25 km2 and had a p ...
. The town itself forms an administrative district (''kecamatan'') within that regency, and covers an area of 39.39 km
2. It had a population of 118,539 at the 2010 Census;
[Biro Pusat Statistik, Jakarta, 2011.] the latest official estimate (as at mid 2024) is 139,492.
[Badan Pusat Statistik, Jakarta, 28 February 2025, ''Kabupaten Batang Dalam Angka 2025'' (Katalog-BPS 1102001.3325)]
The district comprises nine urban villages or ''kelurahan'' (Karangasem Selatan, Karangasem Utara, Kasepuhan, Kauman, Proyonanggan Selatan, Proyonanggan Tengah, Proyonanggan Utara, Sambong and Watesalit) and twelve rural villages or ''desa'' (Cepokokuning, Denasri Wetan, Denasri Kulon, Kalipucang Kulon, Kalipucang Wetan, Kalisalak, Karanganyar, Kecepak, Klidang Lor, Klidang Wetan, Pasekaran and Rowobelang) - all sharing the postcodes 51211 - 51219.
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Populated places in Central Java
Regency seats of Central Java
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