Batavia

Batavia may refer to:

Historical geographical uses

• Batavia (region), a land inhabited by the Batavian people during the Roman Empire, today part of the Netherlands
• The name of Jakarta, Indonesia (formerly Dutch East Indies) during the colonial period
  • For the historical use as the capital of the Dutch East Indies, see History of Jakarta.
  • For a description of the city itself, see Jakarta Old Town.
  • For a list of buildings in colonial Batavia, see List of colonial buildings and structures in Jakarta
• Batavian Republic, the Netherlands from 1795 to 1806 as a French vassal state, Batavia being the Latin name of the Low countries
• The Latin name for Passau, Germany

Contemporary communities

Suriname

• Batavia, Suriname, a town in the former Dutch colony of Suriname

United States

• Batavia, Illinois, a city in Kane County, Illinois, USA, named for the city in New York
• Batavia, Iowa, a city in Jefferson County, Iowa, USA
• Batavia, Michigan, a community in Branch County, Michigan, USA
• Batavia (city), New York, the county seat of Genesee County, New York State, USA, named for the region in the Netherlands
• Batavia (town), New York, Genesee County, New York, New York State, USA
• Batavia, Ohio, a town and the county seat of Clermont County, Ohio, USA
• Batavia, Wisconsin, an unincorporated community in Sheboygan County, Wisconsin, USA
• Batavia Township (disambiguation), several communities in the United States

Others

• Batavia (ship), a ship of the Dutch East India Company shipwrecked on her maiden voyage on the coast of Australia in 1629, or a twentieth-century replica of the same ship
• Batavia (opera), by Richard Mills
• Batavia Air, an Indonesian airline
• Batavia Road, an anchorage in Western Australia
• Batavia Road (boat), one of the first boats used for a commercial tourist operation in the Houtman Abrolhos

See also

• Batavians, a Germanic tribe living during the Roman Empire in the area of the Rhine delta
• Batavia: a type of lettuce with broad flat leaves.