Batu Berendam
Batu Berendam | |
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Town and suburb | |
View of shophouses on Taman Melaka Baru side along Jalan Tunku Abdul Rahman | |
Batu Berendam Location in Malaysia | |
| Coordinates: 02°15′00″N 102°15′00″E / 2.25000°N 102.25000°E | |
| Country | Malaysia |
| State | Malacca |
| District | Melaka Tengah |
| Area | |
• Total | 13.4 km2 (5.2 sq mi) |
| Population (2020) | |
• Total | 49,635 |
| • Density | 3,700/km2 (9,590/sq mi) |
| Time zone | UTC+8 (MST) |
| Postal code | 75350 |
Batu Berendam (translated as immersed rock) is a town and suburb of Hang Tuah Jaya and Malacca City in the Malaysian state of Malacca. It is home to the state's principal airport and light aircraft manufacturing hub – Malacca Airport, as well as an eponymous industrial park, which houses mostly overseas-based electronics factory (notable ones include Infineon Technologies).
Until the 1970s, Batu Berendam was a relatively rural village, with agriculture being the main economic activity. 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 Japanese forces dismantled the railway tracks when occupying Malaya.