Batu is a city located in East Java

East Java

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, Indonesia

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. Formerly, It was a part of Malang

Malang

Malang is the second largest city in East Java province, Indonesia. It has an ancient history dating back to the Mataram Kingdom. The city population at the 2010 Census was 819,708. During the period of Dutch colonization, it was a popular destination for European residents. The city is famous for...

 regency; but in 2001, Batu became an independent city legalized by Act of 11, 2001, when it became a municipal town with its own city mayor

Mayor

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 and council

City council

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A population of 170,000 people, it mostly consists of Javanese ethnics. The town used to be a recreation place for the Dutch

Netherlands

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 colonial officers in the Dutch colonial area (before 1945).

A historic colonial-style hotel is the Kartika Wijaya

Kartika Wijaya

The Kartika Wijaya is a colonial-style hotel located in Batu, East Java. The address is at Jalan Panglima Sudirman 127.It was founded in 1891 by the Armenian Sarkies Brothers, who were also the founders of the Raffles Hotel in Singapore and the Eastern & Oriental Hotel in Penang.Located around the...

, founded in 1891 by the Sarkies Brothers

Sarkies Brothers

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Administration

The city is divided into 3 subdistricts

Subdistricts of Indonesia

In Indonesia, a kecamatan or district is a subdivision of a regency or of a city . A district is itself divided into kelurahan or administrative villages....

 (kecamatan): Batu, Bumiaji, and Junrejo. The subdistricts are further divided into 24 villages (kelurahan).

The name of the villages are:
Kecamatan Batu

1. Temas
2. Ngaglik
3. Songgokerto
4. Sisir
5. Sumberejo
6. Oro - Oro Ombo RO
7. Sidomulyo
8. Pesanggrahan

Kecamatan Bumiaji

1. Punten
2. Gunungsari
3. Tulungrejo
4. Sumbergondo
5. Pandanrejo
6. Bumiaji
7. Giripurno
8. Bulukerto
9. Sumberbrantas

Kecamatan Junrejo

1. Dadaprejo
2. Beji
3. Junrejo
4. Tlekung
5. Mojorejo
6. Pendem
7. Torongrejo

Batu is well known by its tourism. Some of the tourist spots are:

• Cuban Rondo: waterfall
• Jatim Park (Jawa Timur Park): a place for learning and playing.
• Selecta: pool and garden.

External links

• Official site