Batavia may refer to:

Historical places

Batavia (region) Betuwe (), also known in English as Batavia ( ), is a historical and geographical region in the Netherlands, forming large fertile islands in the Rhine–Meuse–Scheldt delta, river delta formed by the waters of the Rhine (Dutch: ''Rijn'') and ...

, 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 , which included the much larger area of the Residency of Batavia ...

, present-day Jakarta, the former capital of the Dutch East Indies (1619–1949) ** Old Batavia, the original downtown area of Jakarta **

Jakarta Jakarta (; , Betawi language, Betawi: ''Jakartè''), officially the Special Capital Region of Jakarta (; ''DKI Jakarta'') and formerly known as Batavia, Dutch East Indies, Batavia until 1949, is the capital and largest city of Indonesia and ...

, the modern-day city, capital of Indonesia *

Batavian Republic The Batavian Republic (; ) was the Succession of states, successor state to the Dutch Republic, Republic of the Seven United Netherlands. It was proclaimed on 19 January 1795 after the Batavian Revolution and ended on 5 June 1806, with the acce ...

, the Netherlands from 1795 to 1806 as a French vassal state, ''Batavia'' being the Latin name of the Low countries *

Passau Passau (; ) is a city in Lower Bavaria, Germany. It is also known as the ("City of Three Rivers"), as the river Danube is joined by the Inn (river), Inn from the south and the Ilz from the north. Passau's population is about 50,000, of whom ...

, 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, Illinois, Kane County and partly in DuPage County, Illinois, 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 Kan ...

, a city in Kane County, Illinois, named for the city in New York *

Batavia, Iowa Batavia is a city in Jefferson County, Iowa, United States. The population was 430 at the 2020 census. It was established in 1846. Geography According to the United States Census Bureau, the city has a total area of , all land. Demographics ...

, a city in Jefferson County, Iowa * Batavia, Michigan, a community in Branch County, Michigan *

Batavia, New York Batavia is a city in and the county seat of Genesee County, New York, United States. It is located near the center of the county, surrounded by the Town of Batavia, which is a separate municipality. Batavia's population, as of the 2020 census, ...

, a city which is the county seat of Genesee County, New York, named for the region in the Netherlands ** Batavia (town), New York, in Genesee County, New York * Batavia Kill (Schoharie Creek tributary), a river in Greene County, New York *

Batavia, Ohio Batavia ( ) is a village in Clermont County, Ohio, United States, and its county seat. The population was 1,972 at the 2020 United States census, 2020 census. It is part of the Cincinnati metropolitan area. History Batavia was surveyed on May ...

, a town and the county seat of Clermont County, Ohio * Batavia, Wisconsin, an unincorporated community in Sheboygan County, Wisconsin * Batavia Township (disambiguation), 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. Sin ...

, 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 Su ...

, 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

lettuce Lettuce (''Lactuca sativa'') is an annual plant of the family Asteraceae mostly grown as a leaf vegetable. The leaves are most often used raw in Green salad, green salads, although lettuce is also seen in other kinds of food, such as sandwiche ...

with broad flat leaves *

Batavia (cloth) Batavia, also known as Batavia silk and 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 k ...

, 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 (currently recognized name) also known as Bellevue Place Sanitarium is a Registered Historic Place in Batavia, Illinois, US. Batavia Institute Batavia Institute, a private academy, was chartered on 12 February 1853 by 13 ...

, 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, 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-sou ...