Batu Caves

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Batu Caves

Coordinates3.24°, 101.68°

Demographic figures from Department of Statistics Malaysia. Overview below cites Wikipedia and may reference a different year.

Overview

Batu Caves 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.

History & geography

Excerpted from the corresponding Wikipedia article (CC BY-SA).

Geography

Coordinates & boundaries from the US Census TIGER/Line shapefiles.

Wildlife & biodiversity

Citizen-science & research observations from the Global Biodiversity Information Facility (GBIF).

Notable people from here

Nik Nazmi Nik Ahmad

Malaysian politician

Datuk Zakaria Sulong

Malaysian diplomat

Amir Muhammad

Malaysian film director

Alex Yoong

Malaysian racing driver

Tony Fernandes

Malaysian entrepreneur

A

A. S. Samuel

badminton player

Michael Gough

English actor (1916–2011)

Sheikh Muszaphar Shukor

Malaysian surgeon and spaceflight participant

A

Abdullah Piruz

badminton player

Fairuz Fauzy

Malaysian racing driver

R

Renuga Veeran

badminton player

D

Dulcie Gray

Actress, singer, writer (1915-2011)

Ng Hui Ern

Malaysian badminton player

Yeoh Ken Nee

Olympic diver

L

Lyddia Cheah

Malaysian badminton player

N

Ng Hui Lin

Malaysian badminton player

People born within ~10 km, from Wikidata (CC0). Click any name for their Wikipedia article.

Nearby places in Selangor

• Gombak
  2.2 mi away
• Hulu Kelang
  5.7 mi away
• Ulu Kuang
  7.3 mi away
• Kampung Melayu Batu 16
  7.7 mi away
• Rawang
  9.3 mi away · pop. 50,000
• Sungai Buloh
  9.4 mi away
• Kampung Tanjung
  9.8 mi away
• Petaling Jaya
  9.9 mi away · pop. 771,687
• Serendah
  10.4 mi away
• Kampung Batu 16 Dusun Tua
  12.3 mi away
• Dusun Tua
  12.4 mi away
• Kampung Desa Sentosa
  12.4 mi away

Browse all places in Selangor →

Geography & sun

Elevation, sunrise/sunset and daylight from Open-Meteo. Solar climatology from NASA POWER.

Public attention

Pageview totals from the Wikimedia Pageviews API.

Books about Batu Caves

A guide to Batu caves

Eric G. Holland · 1955

A guide to Batu Caves

E. Soepadmo · 1971

A trip into the Malay Peninsula, and a visit to the caves of Sungie Batu in Selangor

J. E Taylor · 1886

Search results from Open Library.

Recently spotted species

American Cockroach

Periplaneta americana

Seen 2026-10-01

Armed Spiny Ant

Polyrhachis armata

Seen 2026-09-30

Painted Stork

Mycteria leucocephala

Seen 2026-09-30

Long-tailed Macaque

Macaca fascicularis

Seen 2026-09-30

Domestic Cat

Felis catus

Seen 2026-09-30

Common Water Monitor

Varanus salvator

Seen 2026-09-29

Spotted Dove

Spilopelia chinensis

Seen 2026-09-29

Malaya Eyebright

Torenia polygonoides

Seen 2026-09-29

Black-naped Oriole

Oriolus chinensis

Seen 2026-09-29

Research-grade observations from iNaturalist (within ~15 mi).