Batavia may refer to:

Historical places

Batavia (region) Batavia (; , ) is a historical and geographical region in the Netherlands, forming large fertile islands in the river delta formed by the waters of the Rhine (Dutch: ''Rijn'') and Meuse (Dutch: ''Maas'') rivers. During the Roman empire, it was an ...

, a land inhabited by the Batavian people during the Roman Empire, today part of the Netherlands *

Batavia, Dutch East Indies Batavia was the capital of the Dutch East Indies. The area corresponds to present-day Jakarta, Indonesia. Batavia can refer to the city proper or its suburbs and hinterland, the Ommelanden, which included the much-larger area of the Residen ...

, present-day Jakarta, the former capital of the Dutch East Indies (1619–1949) **

Old Batavia Kota Tua Jakarta ( Indonesian for "Jakarta Old Town"), officially known as Kota Tua, is a neighborhood comprising the original downtown area of Jakarta, Indonesia. It is also known as (Dutch for "Old Batavia"), ("Lower City", contrasting it w ...

, the original downtown area of Jakarta ** Jakarta, the modern-day city, capital of Indonesia * Batavian Republic, the Netherlands from 1795 to 1806 as a French vassal state, ''Batavia'' being the Latin name of the Low countries * Passau, Germany, called ''Batavis'' or ''Batavia'' by the Romans

Modern places

United States

* Batavia, California, an unincorporated community in Solano County, California *

Batavia, Illinois Batavia () is a city mainly in Kane County and partly in DuPage County in the U.S. state of Illinois. Located in the Chicago metropolitan area, it was founded in 1833 and is the oldest city in Kane County. Per the 2020 census, the population w ...

, a city in Kane County, Illinois, named for the city in New York * Batavia, Iowa, a city in Jefferson County, Iowa * Batavia, Michigan, a community in Branch County, Michigan * Batavia, New York, a city which is the county seat of Genesee County, New York, named for the region in the Netherlands **

Batavia (town), New York Batavia is a town in Genesee County, New York, United States. The population was 6,809 at the 2010 census. The name is derived from the Roman name for part of the Netherlands. The Town of Batavia was formed in 1802 along with the county. Batav ...

, in Genesee County, New York *

Batavia Kill (Schoharie Creek tributary) Batavia Kill is a tributary of Schoharie Creek, that flows across the towns of Windham, Ashland and Prattsville in the U.S. state of New York. Its waters reach the Hudson River via Schoharie Creek and the Mohawk River. Since it drains into th ...

, a river in Greene County, New York * Batavia, Ohio, a town and the county seat of Clermont County, Ohio * Batavia, Wisconsin, an unincorporated community in Sheboygan County, Wisconsin *

Batavia Township (disambiguation) Batavia Township may refer to the following places in the United States: * Batavia Township, Boone County, Arkansas * Batavia Township, Kane County, Illinois * Batavia Township, Branch County, Michigan * Batavia Township, Clermont County, Ohio ...

, several communities

Elsewhere

Batavia, Suriname Batavia on the Coppename River in Suriname is a former cocoa plantation, military post and state leper colony of the Dutch colonists. Batavia functioned as a leper colony from 1824 to 1897, after which the location was completely abandoned. Since ...

, a former leper colony site in Suriname *

Batavia Road ''Batavia Road'' is an anchorage, or roadstead, in the Pelsaert Group of the Houtman Abrolhos, off the coast of Western Australia. It is located at , on the eastern side of Pelsaert Island, near its southern end.Australia 1:100000 Topographic Surv ...

, an anchorage in Western Australia

Transportation

* ''Batavia'' (1628 ship), a ship of the Dutch East India Company shipwrecked on her maiden voyage on the coast of Australia in 1629 *: ''Batavia'' (1995 ship), a seaworthy replica of the same ship * ''Batavia'' (1802 ship), an English ship * ''Batavia Road'' (boat), one of the first boats used for a commercial tourist operation in the Houtman Abrolhos *

Batavia Air PT. Metro Batavia, operating as Batavia Air, was an airline based in the Indonesian cities of Jakarta and Surabaya. Until January 31, 2013, the airline operated domestic flights to around 42 destinations and several nearby regional international ...

, an Indonesian airline

Sport

* Batavia F.C., an Indonesian football club based in South Jakarta * Batavia Union F.C., an Indonesian football club based in North Jakarta

Other uses

* Batavia, a type of

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with broad flat leaves *

Batavia (cloth) Batavia (Batavia silk, Levantine) was initially a silk fabric used for dresses in 18th-century France. In the 19th century, the material was made using greige silk in the warp and schappe silk in the weft. The fabric was also known as "Levantin ...

, an 18th-century silk fabric, popular for dress in France, made in Batavia now (Jakarta) * ''Batavia'' (opera), by Richard Mills *

Batavia Institute The Batavia Institute is a Registered Historic Place in Batavia, Illinois Batavia () is a city mainly in Kane County and partly in DuPage County in the U.S. state of Illinois. Located in the Chicago metropolitan area, it was founded in 1 ...

, a registered historic place in Batavia, Illinois * Batavia, a group of islands in Dougal Dixon's book '' After Man: A Zoology of the Future'' *

Batavia Knoll Batavia may refer to: Historical places * Batavia (region), a land inhabited by the Batavian people during the Roman Empire, today part of the Netherlands * Batavia, Dutch East Indies, present-day Jakarta, the former capital of the Dutch East In ...

, a submerged microcontinent part of the

Naturaliste Plateau The Naturaliste Plateau is one of several large submarine plateaus extending from Western Australia into the Indian Ocean. It is a rectilinear plateau that covers an area of 90,000 square kilometres. Its width is about east-west and north-so ...