Batam is a roughly oval island with many bays, islets, and peninsulas, located west of [[Bintan Island]], south of Singapore, north of Rempang and Galang, and east of '''[https://pakok.store/ Bulang Island]'''. The [[Singapore Strait]] separates [[Singapore]] and Batam, while the [[Riau Strait]] separates Batam and [[Bintan Island|Bintan]] island. Batam Municipality covers 3,869 km<sup>2</sup>, of which 1,034.73 km<sup>2</sup> is land, a figure which includes some [[land reclamation]]. However, ''[[Barelang Bridge|Barelang]] Island'' (not actually one but three, see above) covers roughly 715 km<sup>2</sup> of that 1,034.73 km<sup>2</sup>, and Batam island itself covers only about 410 km<sup>2</sup> out of the total. The bulk of the municipal population resides on Batam Island.
