Batam (Jawi: باتم) is an island, municipality (an Indonesian kotamadya), the largest city in theRiau Islands Province of Indonesia, the third largest city in Sumatra after Medan andPalembang, and the 8th largest city in Indonesia after Jakarta, Surabaya, Bandung, Medan,Semarang, Makassar, and Palembang.

Batam is a free trade zone, part of the Indonesia–Malaysia–Singapore Growth Triangle, located 20 km (12 mi) off Singapore's south coast. The 715 km² (276 miles²) island, almost identical in size to Singapore, is the core part of the municipality. The municipality (2,200  km²) has a population of 1,592,572 (Prediction in May 2015). As per the 2010 Census it was the fastest growing municipality in the nation, with a growth rate of 11% per year.Though the municipality covers adjacent islands, nearly all the people reside on Batam island.

巴淡岛是印度尼西亚廖内群岛北部的一个岛屿，是印尼廖内群岛省最大的城市，是印度尼西亚别具魅力的小岛城市之一。
巴淡岛有着曲折的海岸线、自然原始森林、宜人的环境、美丽的海滩、设施齐全的轮渡等丰富的旅游资源，吸引着来自世界的
游客，是印尼国内仅次于巴厘岛的第二大旅游目的地。游客们在此尽情慵懒地躺在棕梠树下享受风景秀丽的海滩度假生活，
欣赏海边一个个独特的沙滩小屋和品尝各种美味的海鲜。除此之外，还能在诸多林立的饭店和精品店享受免税购物的乐趣。
Tanjung Pinang, is the main port town on Bintan Island, where trade and passenger ships link to all parts of Indonesia, Singapore and Malaysia. Tanjung Pinang is a busy little town on Bintan Island, visited by traders from Jakarta, Medan, Palembang and other big cities in Indonesia, Tanjung Pinang is only a two and half-hour boat ride away from Malaysia. A large section of the old part of the town was built in traditional local fashion, on stilts, over the water. Tanjung Pinang is well known for good and inexpensive seafood and has a large selection of mussels, prawns, fish, squid and gong, a local specialty (shellfish). Also other traditional Riau food is served here, one specialty is "otak otak", fish meat cooked in coconut milk mixed with Indonesian spices and wrapped in coconut leaf, we can also find traditional Nasi Padang rice dishes. There are a large number of shops here, with a variety of relatively cheap goods, including electronics, tools, jewels, toys, batik and gold.
丹戎槟榔，是在民丹岛，在贸易和客船链接到印尼，新加坡马来西亚各地的主要港口城市。从马来西亚出发大约只有两个半小时的船程就到丹戎槟榔。镇上的老城区的大多建于当地传统建筑。丹戎槟榔是在民丹岛一个繁忙的小镇，贸易商从雅加达，棉兰，巨港和印尼等大城市来到这里。它可以从马来西亚和新加坡轻松抵达。它位于民丹湾的西部，也是在廖内群岛的最大的市镇。丹戎槟榔是众所周知的，物美价廉的海鲜和有多样的选择如淡菜，虾，鱼，鱿鱼和锣，当地特产（贝）。这里供应了多样廖内省传统食品，特别是“乌打”，用椰叶包扎的印尼香料椰奶鱼肉，我们还可以找到传统的椰浆巴东饭。这里能找到很多店铺卖有各种相对廉价的商品，包括电子产品，工具，珠宝，玩具，蜡染和黄金。