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Batu Caves is a mogote with a series of limestone caves in Gombak, Selangor, Malaysia. It is located about 13 km (8.1 mi) north of the capital city of Kuala Lumpur . The cave complex contains many Hindu temples , the most popular of which is a shrine dedicated to the deity Murugan .
Batu Caves (Chinese: 峇都喼, Tamil: பத்துமலை) is a mukim and town in Gombak District, Selangor, Malaysia. Named after the limestone caves and Hindu shrine Batu Caves , the town is experiencing an increase in residences due to a housing boom in the center of the city.
Batu, officially the City of Batu (Indonesian: Kota Batu, Javanese: ꦏꦸꦛꦧꦠꦸ), is a city in the East Java Province of Indonesia. It is about 20 km to the northwest of Malang . Formerly, it was a part of Malang Regency ; but in June 2001, Batu became an independent city (by Act No. 11 of 2001), with its own mayor and council .
The Batu Pahat District is a district in the state of Johor, Malaysia. It lies southeast of Muar , southwest of Kluang , northwest of Pontian , south of Segamat and Tangkak District . The capital of the district is Bandar Penggaram .
The Batu Pahat Well. The Batu Pahat Well (Malay: Perigi Batu Pahat) is a historic well at the village of Minyak Beku, Batu Pahat District, Johor, Malaysia.It was allegedly built during the 15th century by fleeing Siamese soldiers from the Malacca Sultanate, who chiselled the rocks around it in search of water. [1]
Formerly known as Batu Pahat West District Council (Malay: Majlis Daerah Batu Pahat Barat, MDBPB).This agency was granted municipal status on 1 January 2001. At that time the total population within its jurisdiction was 350,000 and in 2007 is estimated to be well over 450,000 making it as the 12th largest urban area in Malaysia in terms of population in year 2008.
As of 2009, Batu Pahat town is the 20th largest urban area in Malaysia in population. In 2006 Batu Pahat surpassed Muar to become the second largest urban area in Johor and by 2012 Batu Pahat was the 16th largest urban area in Malaysia in population. Chinese make up the majority of the population at 62% followed by Malays at 36% and Indians at 2%.
National education is under the purview of the Gombak District Education Office. As of 2014, there were 53 national type primary schools, eight national type (Chinese) primary schools, seven national type (Tamil) primary schools, 30 national type secondary schools (SMK), two national type secondary boarding schools (SM Berasrama Penuh), two national type secondary Islam religious school (SM ...