{{Short description|Town in Malacca, Malaysia}} {{For|the federal constituency formerly represented in the Dewan Rakyat|Batu Berendam (federal constituency)}} {{more citations needed|date = April 2014}} {{Infobox settlement | name = Batu Berendam | settlement_type = Suburb | pushpin_map = | pushpin_mapsize = | pushpin_map_caption = Location in Malaysia | image_skyline=Batu Berendam.JPG | image_caption = View of shophouses on Taman Melaka Baru side along Jalan Tunku Abdul Rahman at dusk | coordinates = {{coord|02|15|00|N|102|15|00|E|display=inline}} | subdivision_type = Country | subdivision_name = {{flag|Malaysia}} | subdivision_type1 = [[States and federal territories of Malaysia|State]] | subdivision_type2 = [[List of cities in Malaysia|City/Town]] | subdivision_type3 = [[List of districts in Malaysia|District]] | subdivision_name1 = {{flag|Malacca}} | subdivision_name2 = [[File:Malacca City Emblem.svg|20px]] [[Malacca City]] (South)<br />[[Hang Tuah Jaya]] (North) | subdivision_name3 = [[Melaka Tengah District|Melaka Tengah]] | timezone = [[Malaysian Standard Time|MST]] | utc_offset = +8 | footnotes = | area_total_km2 = 13.4 | area_note = {{efn|Including suburb (12.8 sq km) and the town area (0.6 sq km).}} | population_total = 49,635 | population_as_of = 2020 | population_density_km2 = auto | population_note = {{efn|Including 46,859 people in the suburb and 2,776 people in the town area.}} | postal_code_type = [[List of postal codes in Malaysia|Postal code]] | postal_code = 75350 }}
'''Batu Berendam''' (translated as immersed rock) is a town and suburb of [[Malacca City]] in the [[States and federal territories of Malaysia|Malaysian state]] of [[Malacca]]. Located 7 km north of the city centre, it is home to the state's principal airport – [[Malacca Airport]] which was built in 1952,<ref>{{cite web|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=6XpaAAAAIBAJ&pg=PA53|title=On the threshold of being an aircraft maker|date=15 July 1996|agency=[[New Straits Times]]|access-date=4 September 2025}}</ref> as well as an eponymous free industrial zone built in 1973, which houses mostly overseas-based electronics factory.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.thestar.com.my/News/Community/2013/11/15/Council-to-review-Taman-Malim-Jaya-roundabout/|title=Council to review Taman Malim Jaya roundabout - Community - The Star Online|work=thestar.com.my |date=15 November 2013 }}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=https://eresources.nlb.gov.sg/newspapers/digitised/article/straitstimes19740620-1.2.73.6|title=Guthrie companies win contracts |agency=The Straits Times|website=eresources.nlb.gov.sg|date=20 June 1974}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=https://eresources.nlb.gov.sg/newspapers/digitised/article/straitstimes19730826-1.2.96.5|title=Six more electronic plants to be set up in Malacca|agency=The Straits Times|website=eresources.nlb.gov.sg|date=26 August 1973}}</ref>
Until the 1970s, Batu Berendam was a relatively rural village, with rice farming being the main economic activity.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://eresources.nlb.gov.sg/newspapers/digitised/article/beritaharian19640812-1.2.59|title=Beruchap Kapada Pekebun2|agency=Berita Harian|website=eresources.nlb.gov.sg|date=12 August 1964}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|URL=https://eresources.nlb.gov.sg/newspapers/digitised/article/beritaharian19650705-1.2.84|title=Beratus ekar sawah padi di Batu Berendam akan dibahagi2kan|agency=Berita Harian|website=eresources.nlb.gov.sg|date=5 July 1965}}</ref> Batu Berendam used to be accessible by train from [[Pulau Sebang]] like other towns along the [[Malacca River]] during the British colonial era, until the [[Imperial Japanese Army]] dismantled the railway track during [[World War II]], part of which ran through what is now the airport runway.
== Climate ==
<div style="width:80%"> {{Weather box |location = Batu Berendam |single line = Yes |metric first = Yes |Jan high C = 31 |Feb high C = 32 |Mar high C = 32 |Apr high C = 32 |May high C = 31 |Jun high C = 31 |Jul high C = 30 |Aug high C = 30 |Sep high C = 30 |Oct high C = 31 |Nov high C = 30 |Dec high C = 30 |year high C = 30 |Jan low C = 22 |Feb low C = 22 |Mar low C = 23 |Apr low C = 23 |May low C = 23 |Jun low C = 23 |Jul low C = 22 |Aug low C = 22 |Sep low C = 22 |Oct low C = 23 |Nov low C = 22 |Dec low C = 22 |year low C = 22 |Jan precipitation mm = 89 |Feb precipitation mm = 92 |Mar precipitation mm = 156 |Apr precipitation mm = 181 |May precipitation mm = 179 |Jun precipitation mm = 178 |Jul precipitation mm = 194 |Aug precipitation mm = 187 |Sep precipitation mm = 202 |Oct precipitation mm = 226 |Nov precipitation mm = 228 |Dec precipitation mm = 153 |year precipitation mm = 2064 |source 1 = Weatherbase <ref name=Weatherbase> {{cite web|url=http://www.weatherbase.com/weather/weather.php3?s=486650&refer=wikipedia|title=Weatherbase: Historical Weather for Batu Berendam, Malaysia|publisher=Weatherbase|year=2014}}Retrieved on April 13, 2014.</ref> |date=April 2014 }} </div>
== Place of Worship == Mosque: Masjid Al-Hidayah Batu Berendam
Buddhist temple: * Wat Phra Buddha Jinaraja * Taiwan Buddhist Tzu Chi Foundation Malaysia (Malacca Branch)<ref>{{Cite web |title=Taiwan Buddhist Tzu Chi Foundation Malaysia (Melaka Branch) |url=http://eng.tzuchi.my/index.php/about-us/tzu-chi-malaysia/453-taiwan-buddhist-tzu-chi-foundation-malaysia-melaka-branch |access-date=16 April 2018 |website=eng.tzuchi.my |language=en-gb}}</ref>
Chinese temple: * Ling Yun Ting Temple (灵云亭) * Wu Sheng Dì Jun Temple (武聖帝君壇) * Hian Seng Keong Temple (新马六甲花园玄聖宫)
Hindu temple: Sri Subramaniar Devasthanam Temple
Cemetery: Bukit Jelutong Chinese Cemetery<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.thestar.com.my/news/nation/2009/09/04/devotees-throng-temple-for-hungry-ghost-ceremony|title=Devotees throng temple for Hungry Ghost ceremony|date=4 September 2009 |access-date=22 May 2020}}</ref>
== Education ==
'''Primary schools''' *Batu Berendam National School *Batu Berendam 2 National School *Wen Hua National Type Chinese Primary School <ref>{{cite web|title=The list of primary schools in Malacca |url=http://emisportal.moe.gov.my/emis/emis2/emisportal2/doc/fckeditor/File/senarai_sekolah_jan2013/rendah/MelakaR.pdf |language=Malay }}{{dead link|date=October 2016 |bot=InternetArchiveBot |fix-attempted=yes }}</ref>
'''High schools''' *Munshi Abdullah National Secondary School *Tun Mutahir National Secondary School *Sultan Muhammad National Religious Secondary School <ref>{{cite web|title=The list of secondary school in Malacca|url=http://emisportal.moe.gov.my/emis/emis2/emisportal2/doc/fckeditor/File/senarai_sekolah_jan2013/menengah/MelakaM.pdf |language=Malay }}{{dead link|date=October 2016 |bot=InternetArchiveBot |fix-attempted=yes }}</ref>
Malacca Industrial Skills Development and Entrepreneur Centre (MISDEC) is a non-profit institute located at the Batu Berendam Industrial Park that focuses on training in the fields of Mechatronic Engineering, Halal, Business and Artificial Intelligence.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.misdec.org.my/|title=MISDEC Official Website}}</ref>
== Industrial areas == * Batu Berendam Free Industrial Zone<ref>{{cite web |title=Official Portal of Majlis Perbandaran Hang Tuah Jaya - Batu Berendam Industrial Area |url=http://www.mphtj.gov.my/en/kawasan-perindustrian-batu-berendam |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150526193738/http://www.mphtj.gov.my/en/kawasan-perindustrian-batu-berendam |archive-date=26 May 2015 |access-date=10 June 2015}}</ref>
==Gallery== <gallery> File:Batu Berendam Industrial Area.JPG|Batu Berendam Industrial Area </gallery>
==See also== * [[List of cities and towns in Malaysia by population]]
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{{Geographic location |Centre = Batu Berendam |North = Durian Tunggal |Northeast = Ayer Keroh |East = Bukit Beruang |Southeast = Bukit Baru |South = Malacca Town |Southwest = Malim Jaya<br>Bachang |West = Cheng |Northwest = Krubong }}
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{{Coord|2|15|N|102|15|E|region:MY_type:city_source:GNS-enwiki|display=title}}
[[Category:Melaka Tengah District]] [[Category:Towns in Malacca]]