Batavia

• Batavia is a Latin name used for the Netherlands, derived from the Batavii tribe. See also Batavian Republic.
• Batavia was the name of the settlement by the Dutch East India Company at Java island. It later became the capital of the Netherlands East Indies colony. After the independence of Indonesia, it was renamed Jakarta. See Batavia, Dutch East Indies.
• Batavia (ship) was the name of a ship of the Dutch East India Company (VOC).

Several places in the United States are named Batavia:

• Batavia, Illinois, is a city in Kane County, Illinois west of Chicago close to Fermilab, latitude 41°51'0" North, longitude 88°18'45" West.
• Batavia, Iowa is a city in Jefferson County ; latitude 40°59'39" North, longitude 92°10'2" West
• Batavia, New Hampshire is a community in the state of New Hampshire.
• Batavia, New York is a small city about halfway between Buffalo and Rochester, the county seat of Genesee County, latitude 42°59'53" North, longitude 78°11'16" West.
• Batavia, Ohio is a village in Clermont County, Ohio, latitude 39°4'37" North, longitude 84°10'37" West.