Paradise of batam

Batam is located west of Bintan Island, south of Singapore, north of Rempang, east of Karimun and Bulan Island. The Riau Strait (Selat Riau) separates Batam and Bintan. Batam has Tropical rainforest climate with average temperatures between 26-32°C.Humidity in the region ranges from 73% to 96%. In general throughout the region, being a wet season from November to April and a dry season from May to October. Average annual rainfall is around 2,600 mm. The local governmental offices are reside in Batam Centre, biggest community on the island is Lubuk Baja (formerly known as Nagoya). Other residential area included Baloi Garden, Sekupang, Nongsapura (Nongsa), Waterfront City (Teluk Senimba), Batu Ampar, Jodoh.
Batam is divided into 12 Sub-district

• Batam Centre
• Lubuk Baja
• Nongsa
• Sekupang
• Batu Ampar
• Belakang Padang
• Bulang
• Sagulung
• Galang
• Sungai Beduk
• Batu Aji
• Bengkong

Language

Riau Islands is home to various dialects of the Malay and Chinese language. The dominant language used by the Malay population is Riau Malay, on which the national language, Bahasa Indonesia, is based. Riau Indonesian served as a basis for the modern national language, Indonesian, which however has extensive additional influence from Javanese, Chinese, Arabic, Dutch and English, among others.

Riau Chinese

The Chinese population (predominantly Hakka, Teochew and Hokkien) in Riau speak some variety of Chinese. For example, the phrase Nee hou mou? in Hakka dialect (lit. 'how are you?') often used in greeting peoples. Due to majority ethnic Chinese here are Teochew and Hokkien, most common dialect spoken is Min Nan, this language originated in the southern part of Fujian province in the south-eastern part of China.