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BatangRegencyKabupatenBatang

Regency

Seal

Motto:BatangBerkembang

LocationofBatangRegencyinIndonesia

Coordinates:65146S11036E

Country IndonesiaProvince CentralJava

Capital Batang

AreaTotal 788.64km2(304.50sqmi)

Population(2010)Total 706,764Density 900/km2(2,300/sqmi)

Timezone

WIB(UTC+7)

Areacode(s)

+62285

Website www.batangkab.go.id(http://www.batangkab.go.id/)

BatangRegencyFromWikipedia,thefreeencyclopedia

BatangRegency(KabupatenBatang)isaregency(Indonesian:kabupaten)onthenorthcoastofCentralJavaprovinceinIndonesia.ItscapitalisBatang,about100kmwestoftheprovince'scapitalcityofSemarang.

PeopleinBatangaremostlyJavanesewhospeakbothJavaneseandIndonesian.

Theregencycomprisesbothcoastalandmountainouslandscapes.Batang'stowncentreislocatedonthesideofthenorthcoasttransJavahighwaynetwork,widelyknownas"thePantura".Economicactivitiesareconcentratedalongthishighwayandalsointhevicinityofthetownsquareknownas"alunalun".Inthemiddleofthesquare,thereisahugeoldficustreewhichhasbecomeoneoftheRegency'sicons.

Contents

1Administration2Attractions3Specialevents4PeoplerelatedtoBatang5Externallinks

Administration

TheRegencyconsistsof15Districts(kecamatan),namely:Batangthetown(thecapitalofthewholeRegency),Bandar,Bawang,Blado,Gringsing,Limpung,Reban,Subah,Tersono,Tulis,Warungasem,Wonotunggal,Pecalungan,KandemanandBanyuputih.

Attractions

Theseinclude:

CurugGenting40mwaterfallsurroundedbypineforest,about38kmsouthward(BladoDistrict).UjungnegoroCoast,4kmnortheastward,coastwithsteepedge,veryrareinNorthJava.Aswotomo

BatangRegency

Coordinates:65146S11036E

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caveandsmallgraveyardestablishedbytheMuslimmissionarySyeikhMaulanaMaghribi.Canoescanbehiredandthereisfishing.CurugGombong:13mwaterfallthatdividesnaturallylayeredstones(rajstones),situatedinGombongvillage,about6kmsouthofSubahDistrict.Agrotourism:PagilaranteaplantationinAndongsilihillandothers,about40kmtothemountain.Thereisa"teawalk"andteaproductsareonsale.Accommodationisavailable.BatangBeach:About3kmfromtownnorthward.Watchthesunriseandtakealookatfishermen'slives.

Specialevents

Every"JumatKliwon"night(thenightbeforeaparticularFriday,whichcoincideswiththemysticalfifthdayofKliwonoftheJavanesecalendar)peoplegatherinthetownsquare,creatingamonthlyfestivalwithhundredsofstreetvendorssellinggoods.Itoccursevery35days.

PeoplerelatedtoBatang

GoenawanMohamaddemocracyactivist,writerandalsoprominentnationalpressfigure,wasborninBatang.

ExternallinksBatangRegencyGovernmentofficialsite(http://www.batangkab.go.id)

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