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Explore Batu in Indonesia

Batu in the region of South Sulawesi is a place in Indonesia - some 946 mi or ( 1523 km ) East of Jakarta , the country's capital city .

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Time in Batu is now 01:03 AM (Monday) . The local timezone is named " Asia/Makassar " with a UTC offset of 8 hours. Depending on your budget, these more prominent locations might be interesting for you: Wotu, Wonorejo, Makassar, Tojambu, and Sengkang. Since you are here already, consider visiting Wotu . Where to go and what to see in Batu ? We have collected some references on our attractions page.


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Interesting facts about this location

Luwu

The Kingdom of Luwu (also Luwuq or Wareq) is the oldest kingdom in South Sulawesi. In 1889, the Dutch Governor of Makassar placed Luwu’s heyday between the tenth and fourteenth centuries AD, but offered no evidence. The La Galigo, an epic poem in an archaic form of the Bugis language, is the likely source of Braam Morris’ dating. The La Galigo depicts a vaguely defined world of coastal and riverine kingdoms whose economies are based on trade.

More reading: Wikipedia Article
Located at -3.00 120.20 (Lat./Long.); Less than 9 km away
Tags: Pre-colonial States of Indonesia, South Sulawesi

Tana Toraja Regency

Tana Toraja Regency (Torajaland, Land of the Toraja or Tator) is a regency of South Sulawesi, Indonesia, home of Toraja ethnic group people. The local government seat is in Makale, where the center of Toraja culture is in Rantepao. But now, Tana Toraja has been divided to two regencies that consist of Tana Toraja with capital is Makale and Toraja Utara with capital is Rantepao. Tana Toraja boundary was determined by the Dutch East Indies government in 1909.

More reading: Wikipedia Article
Located at -3.00 120.00 (Lat./Long.); Less than 22 km away
Tags: Regencies of South Sulawesi

North Toraja Regency

North Toraja (or Toraja Utara) is a regency of South Sulawesi, Indonesia, home of Toraja ethnic group people. The local government seat is in Rantepao which also center of Toraja culture. Formerly this regency was part of Tana Toraja Regency. Tana Toraja boundary was determined by the Dutch East Indies government in 1909. In 1926, Tana Toraja was under the administration of Bugis state, Luwu. The regentschap (or regency) status was given on October 8, 1946, the last regency given by the Dutch.

More reading: Wikipedia Article
Located at -3.00 120.00 (Lat./Long.); Less than 22 km away
Tags: Regencies of South Sulawesi