Administration
The local governmental offices are in Batam Centre. The largest community on the island is Lubuk Baja (formerly known as Nagoya). Other residential area include Baloi Garden, Sekupang, Nongsapura (Nongsa), Waterfront City (Teluk Senimba), Batu Ampar, Jodoh.
Batam City is divided into 12 sub-districts (kecamatan) - which include several adjacents islands such as Bulan, Rempang and Galang as well as Batam Island itself.
- Batam Kota (central city)
- Lubuk Baja
- Nongsa
- Sekupang
- Batu Ampar
- Belakang Padang
- Bulang
- Sagulung
- Galang
- Sungai Beduk
- Batu Aji
- Bengkong
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