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Iskandar Puteri | |
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City of Iskandar Puteri Bandaraya Iskandar Puteri | |
Other transcription(s) | |
• Jawi | إسكندر ڤوتري |
• Chinese | 依斯干达公主城 Yīsīgāndá Gōngzhǔ Chéng(Hanyu Pinyin) |
• Tamil | இஸ்கந்தர் புத்திரி Iskantar Puttiri(Transliteration) |
Coordinates: 01°25′20″N103°39′00″E / 1.42222°N 103.65000°E | |
Country | Malaysia |
State | Johor |
District | Johor Bahru |
Established | 16 April 2009 (as Kota Iskandar) |
City status | 22 November 2017[1] |
Government | |
• Type | City council |
• Body | Iskandar Puteri City Council |
• Mayor | Mohd Haffiz Ahmad |
Area | |
• Total | 367.4 km2 (141.9 sq mi) |
Population (2020) | |
• Total | 575,977 (10th) |
Time zone | UTC+8 (Malaysian Standard Time) |
• Summer (DST) | Not observed |
Postal code | 79xxx |
Area code(s) | +607 |
Website | www |
Iskandar Puteri (formerly known as Nusajaya) is a city and the administrative capital of the state of Johor, Malaysia. It hosts Kota Iskandar, which represents the seat of government of the state of Johor (Executive branch & Legislative branch). [3] [4] Situated along the Straits of Johor at the southern end of the Malay Peninsula, it is also the southernmost city in Peninsular Malaysia.
Together with the adjacent cities of Johor Bahru (the official state capital of Johor) and Pasir Gudang, it is located within the Johor Bahru District. They anchor Malaysia's third largest urban agglomeration, Iskandar Malaysia, with a population of 2.2 million (As of August 2020 [update] ). [5]
Historically, the area surrounding present-day Iskandar Puteri consisted mostly of fishing villages, populated by Malays and Orang Laut tribes. Located on the western side of the Tebrau Strait, the area was once known as Sempit Puteri (narrow princess) as it was facing the narrowest point of the Tebrau Straits.
In 1855, when Temenggong Daeng Ibrahim won his claim over the Johor throne, he relocated the capital city of the now-divided kingdom from Telok Blangah (Singapore) to Tanjung Puteri and renamed it Iskandar Puteri. [6] His son Maharaja Abu Bakar, the first Sultan of Modern Johor, renamed Tanjung Puteri to Johor Bahru upon his coronation in 1868 to distinguish his dynasty from the old Sultanate of Johor. [7]
During Abu Bakar's reign, Jaafar Muhammad was appointed as the first Menteri Besar of Johor. According to a story from Yayasan Warisan Johor, during his journey to Sempit Puteri, the paddle of the sampan that Dato Jaafar was boarding broke. That event gave the place its new name Gelang Patah (broken paddle).
As many as eight local councils (majlis tempatan) were set up in the 1950s and 1960s to oversee municipal works in the area. [8] The smaller local councils were merged in March 1978 and replaced by the Central Johor Bahru District Council (Majlis Daerah Johor Bahru Tengah, MDJBT), as the local authority in Johor Bahru's western and northern suburban areas, while Johor Bahru City Council (MBJB) administers downtown Johor Bahru. MDJBT was granted municipal status in 2001.
In 1993, during the leadership of the fourth Prime Minister Mahathir Mohamad, a plan for a second bridge connecting the Peninsular Malaysia and Singapore was brought forward by Halim Saad. Saad was as a young entrepreneur who built Malaysia's longest highway, North-South Expressway, and apprentice to the former Minister of Finance Daim Zainuddin. The cabinet approved the project, as the traffic at the then Johor Causeway was already over-congested. The Second Link has connected Iskandar Puteri to Tuas in Singapore. His past experience enabled Halim to secure financing from Bank for Renong Berhad (now UEM Group) to acquire vast land along with the Second Link for a new township which was eventually deemed Nusajaya. The Nusajaya name was given by former Menteri Besar of Johor, Muhyiddin Yassin.
UEM Group through its subsidiary UEM Land (now UEM Sunrise) continue to develop Nusajaya as the new city centre of Johor. A new administrative centre, Kota Iskandar was developed by Cahaya Jauhar in Nusajaya based on the Federal Government administrative centre at Putrajaya as a catalyst to Nusajaya development. This is followed by the introduction of Iskandar Malaysia, Iskandar Regional Development Authority and Iskandar Investment Board to regulate and promote the development growth in Nusajaya. In 2008, the Johor State Parliament was moved from Sultan Ibrahim Building in Johor Bahru to Sultan Ismail Building in Kota Iskandar. Several other catalyst developments were later added to Nusajaya. Among them are Legoland Malaysia Resort, Puteri Harbour and Pinewood Malaysia Studio (now, Iskandar Malaysia Studio) and Southern Industrial And Logistics Clusters (SiLC). A new city, Medini was also developed as the capital for Nusajaya. UEM also sold part of Nusajaya land to other developers including Syed Mokhtar Albukhary's Tradewind, SP Setia (Bukit Indah & Setia Eco Garden), Ecoworld (Eco Botanic), and Sunway Group (Sunway Iskandar) to expedite the development of Nusajaya.
In January 2016, Nusajaya was once again renamed to Iskandar Puteri by Sultan Ibrahim, current Sultan of Johor. Johor Bahru Tengah Municipal Council was upgraded to Iskandar Puteri City Council on 22 November 2017. [1] [ citation needed ]
Iskandar Puteri is Johor's second city, and Malaysia's 14th. [9] It's administered by the Iskandar Puteri City Council. It houses Kota Iskandar, the administrative centre for the government of Johor State. Johor State Legislative Assembly, Johor Chief Minister's Office, and Mahkota Square are also located here. [10]
Due to electoral division by Election Commission of Malaysia, there are four parliamentary and eight state constituencies (DUN) dividing the Iskandar Puteri area. There are (P161) Pulai parliamentary seat, (N46) and (P162) Iskandar Puteri parliamentary seat. Eight state seats are Perling state seat;(N48) Skudai state seat and (N49) Kota Iskandar state seat along with partial Kulai (Bukit Batu for Ulu Choh and Senai for UTM) and Tebrau (Puteri Wangsa for Maju Jaya).
Iskandar Puteri consists of 11 administrative zones: [11]
Iskander Puteri is the second largest city in Johor. As of 2020, the municipal area of Iskandar Puteri has a population of 447,697. [13] It ranks as the seventh most populous urban centre in Malaysia (2020). [13]
The following is based on Department of Statistics Malaysia 2020 census. [13]
Ethnic groups in Iskandar Puteri, 2020 | ||
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Ethnicity | Population | Percentage |
Malaysian Bumiputera (Malays and Other Natives) | 199,031 | 44.46% |
Malaysian Chinese | 164,815 | 36.81% |
Malaysian Indian | 51,739 | 12.4% |
Other Malaysian | 1,669 | 0.37% |
Non-Malaysian | 30,443 | 6.80% |
EduCity is a 600-acre (2.4 km2) educational area, which consists of the University of Southampton Malaysia Campus, Newcastle University Medicine Malaysia, University of Reading, Multimedia University, Raffles University, Netherlands Maritime Institute of Technology, Management Development Institute of Singapore, Stellar International School, Marlborough College Malaysia and Raffles American School. [14] Other universities in the city are University of Technology, Malaysia and Southern University College.
Afiat Healthpark was initially developed as the medical hub for Iskandar Puteri. Columbia Asia Iskandar Puteri was the first hospital to be built in the city, followed by Gleneagles Medini and Kensington Specialist Centre. [15]
Concurrent with the development of Iskandar Puteri, a new proposal was brought forward by the then State Secretary, Dato Ayob Mion, to build a new port at the west coast of Johor. The new port, Port of Tanjung Pelepas was developed near the Second Link and become the catalyst for industrial development at the Tanjung Kupang area in the west of Iskandar Puteri.
Later, UEM also developed Southern Industry and Logistic Cluster (SiLC) which hosts i-Park SiLC, IBP, Bio-excell and iTech Valley. SILC also hosts the largest insulin producer in the world, Biocon and Insulet. This is followed by Nusa Cemerlang and Nusajaya Techpark at the adjacent land at Gelang Patah.
Puteri Harbour (with a land area of 278 hectares or 688 acres) and Forest City is a marina development that spans 687 acres (2.8 km2) on the Straits of Johor. Located there is Sanrio Hello Kitty Town and Thomas Town. [16]
Legoland Malaysia is a 5,500,000 sq ft (510,000 m2) integrated complex containing the Legoland Malaysia and Legoland Water Park theme parks, plus a lifestyle retail centre, offices, hotels, service apartments and residential units. The main theme park includes 70 hands-on rides, slides, shows distributed among the LEGO Technic, LEGO Kingdoms, Imagination, Land of Adventure, Lego City and Minliand areas. Another attraction is the Legoland Hotel. [17]
Shopping malls in the city are Paradigm Mall JB, B5 Johor Street Market, ÆON Bukit Indah, AEON Taman Universiti, GP Mall, Mall of Medini, Perling Mall, Sunway Big Box, Sutera Mall, Tasek Central and many more.
FASTrack City will open in 2019. [18]
In March 2019, works on a new marina in Puteri Harbour kicked off, as a joint venture between SUTL Enterprise and UEM Sunrise. [19] [20] The first phase of the ONE°15 Marina Puteri Harbour [21] membership was launched in November 2020, with the opening of ONE°15 Estuari Sports Centre. [22] [23] Johor Tourism, Youth and Sports Committee chairman, Datuk Onn Hafiz Bin Ghazi was the guest of honour at the opening launch. The integrated sports complex was launched with the intent to introduce a world-class sporting venue in Johor with the potential to host national and international sporting events. [24] [25]
Townships such as Nusa Bayu, Gerbang Nusajaya, Setia Eco Gardens, Casa Almyra, Nusa Sentral, Taman Universiti, Nusa Indah, Taman Nusa Bestari Jaya, Bestari Heights, East Ledang, Estuari, Ledang Heights, Nusa Idaman, Nusa Bayu, Nusa Bestari, Nusa Bestari 2, Nusa Duta, Bukit Indah, Horizon Hills and Sunway Iskandar are located within this zone. [26]
The Port of Tanjung Pelepas, which ranks as Malaysia's largest container port since 2004, lies on the western side of the city. It is the 19th busiest container port in the world as of 2013 [update] . Iskandar Puteri houses the Puteri Harbour International Ferry Terminal, with routes to cities in Indonesia. [27]
The planned Kuala Lumpur–Singapore high-speed rail will serve the city at Gerbang Nusajaya in the future. [28] [29] On 29 March 2021, the Perikatan Nasional government failed to negotiate terms with Singapore and scrapped the project while compensating Singapore almost a third of a billion Ringgit (RM320,270,519.24), with the settlement representing the complete termination of the project and bilateral agreement. [30] The project was revived on December 11th, 2023, by the His Majesty Sultan of Johor, Sultan Ibrahim ibni Sultan Iskandar prior to his ascension to the throne of Malaysian 17th Paramount Ruler. [31]
Within Johor, the Iskandar Coastal Highway and Pasir Gudang Highway links the city to Johor Bahru City, while the Tanjung Kupang Road links the city to Pontian District. The Second Link Expressway and North–South Expressway connect the city to the other states in Peninsular Malaysia.
The Malaysia–Singapore Second Link was built between Kampong Ladang at Tanjung Kupang, Johor and Jalan Ahmad Ibrahim at Tuas, Singapore. The bridge was built to reduce the traffic congestion at the Johor–Singapore Causeway and was opened to traffic on January 2nd, 1998. The twin-deck bridge supports a dual-three lane carriageway and its total length over water is 1,920 m. [32]
The Malaysia–Singapore Second Link is a bridge connecting Singapore and Johor, Malaysia. In Singapore, it is officially known as the Tuas Second Link. The bridge was built to reduce the traffic congestion at the Johor–Singapore Causeway and was opened to traffic on 2 January 1998. It was officially opened by Singapore's then Prime Minister Goh Chok Tong with Mahathir Mohamad, who was then Prime Minister of Malaysia. The bridge supports a dual-three lane carriageway linking Kampong Ladang at Tanjung Kupang, Johor to Jalan Ahmad Ibrahim at Tuas, Singapore. The total length of the bridge over water is 1.92 kilometres (1.19 mi). The actual distance between both checkpoints is approximately 6 kilometres (3.7 mi). At Malaysian side, the bridge is connected to the Second Link Expressway E3 also known as Linkedua Expressway, which links from Senai North Interchange Exit 253 at North–South Expressway E2, Senai Airport and Taman Perling, Johor Bahru via its extension known as Johor Bahru Parkway E3. In Singapore, the bridge connects to the Ayer Rajah Expressway.
The Johor Bahru District is a district located in the southern part of Johor, Malaysia. The heavily suburban/suburbanizing district covers an area of 1,063.97 km2 (410.80 sq mi) and has a population of 1.71 million. The district capital is Johor Bahru City and the administrative capital is Iskandar Puteri City. The district borders Pontian District on the west, Kota Tinggi District on the east, Kulai District on the north and Straits of Johor to the south. The urban centres are divided into the cities of Johor Bahru, Iskandar Puteri and Pasir Gudang.
Johor Bahru, Malaysia, has the following notable landmarks.
The Port of Tanjung Pelepas is a container port located in Gelang Patah, Iskandar Puteri, Johor Bahru District, Johor, Malaysia, and is part of the APM Terminals Global Terminal Network, which holds a minority share in the joint venture. On 13 March 2000, the harbor held its inauguration ceremony, which was officiated by Prime Minister Mahathir Mohamad.
Ulu Tiram is a suburb in Johor Bahru, Johor, Malaysia. The town lies along the Tebrau Highway, a section of Malaysia Federal Route 3, a major trunk road on Peninsular Malaysia's east coast that connects Ulu Tiram with major towns and cities such as Mersing, Kuantan and Kota Bharu.
Mutiara Rini is a housing area and suburb in Skudai, Johor, Malaysia. It is developed by Mutiara Rini Sdn Bhd, a subsidiary of the military-linked Boustead Group.
Gelang Patah is a bustling town in Iskandar Puteri, Johor Bahru District, Johor, Malaysia. It was administered by ruling coalition, Barisan Nasional (BN) for over 5 decades until the 13th Malaysian General Elections. BN lost to the opposition, Pakatan Harapan in the 14th General Election as well as the 15th.
Medini Iskandar Malaysia (MIM) is a suburb in Iskandar Puteri, Johor Bahru District, Johor, Malaysia.
The Iskandar Puteri City Council is the city council which administrates Iskandar Puteri City in Johor, Malaysia. This agency is under Johor state government. MBIP are responsible for public health and sanitation, waste removal and management, town planning, environmental protection and building control, social and economic development and general maintenance functions of urban infrastructure. The MBIP new headquarters is located at Medini.
Kangkar Pulai is a Town of mukim pulai, Kulai and Johor Bahru District, Johor, Malaysia. The township is bordered by Bandar Baru Kangkar Pulai to the north and west, and Taman Sri Pulai Perdana 2 to the north. The rest area on it perimeter are Palm Estates owned by Keck Seng Group.
The Pasir Gudang City Council is the city council which administrates Pasir Gudang in Johor Bahru District, Johor, Malaysia. This agency is under Johor state government. MBPG is responsible for public health and sanitation, waste removal and management, town planning, environmental protection and building control, social and economic development and general maintenance functions of urban infrastructure. The MBPG main headquarters is located at Pasir Gudang.
Kota Iskandar is the administrative centre of the state of Johor, Malaysia and its seat of government. It is located in Iskandar Puteri, Johor Bahru District and it is the first phase of the Iskandar Puteri project. The Iskandar Puteri project itself is a part of Iskandar Malaysia. Kota Iskandar was developed by Cahaya Jauhar and the first phase was completed in 2008.
Iskandar Malaysia, formerly known as Iskandar Development Region and South Johor Economic Region, is the main southern development corridor in Johor, Malaysia. It was established on 8 November 2006.
East Ledang is a township in Iskandar Puteri, Johor Bahru District, Johor, Malaysia. Developed by UEM Sunrise Berhad. It has townhouses, link duplexes, twin villas and bungalows. Nearby towns include Bukit Indah and Gelang Patah.
The Iskandar Coastal Highway (ICH) (formerly Johor Bahru West Coast Parkway) (Malay: Lebuhraya Pesisir Pantai Iskandar (LPPI)) or the stretch of road that includes Lebuhraya Sultan Iskandar, Persiaran Sultan Abu Bakar (formerly Jalan Skudai, Jalan Abu Bakar) and Persiaran Sultan Ismail (formerly Jalan Ibrahim and Persiaran Tun Sri Lanang) (Federal Route 52 (Iskandar Puteri–Danga Bay) and Johor State Route 1 (Danga Bay–City Centre)) is a highway in Johor Bahru District, Johor, Malaysia. The 23 km (14 mi) highway connects Iskandar Puteri in the west to Johor Bahru in the east. It is a toll free highway and part of the Iskandar Malaysia project. The Iskandar Coastal Highway is the fifth east–west-oriented expressway in the Iskandar Malaysia area after the Pasir Gudang Highway, the Pontian–Johor Bahru Link of the Second Link Expressway, the Senai–Desaru Expressway and the Johor Bahru East Coast Highway.
Pulai or Mukim Pulai is the largest mukim in District of Johor Bahru, State of Johor Darul Ta'zim, Federation of Malaysia.
Bandar Baru kangkar Pulai is a township at the border of mukim Senai, district of Kulai, State of Johor Darul Ta'zim and mukim Pulai, city of Iskandar Puteri, district of Johor Bahru, State of Johor Darul Ta'zim, Malaysia. The township is bordered by Pulai Hijauan to the west, Kangkar Pulai and Taman Pulai Mas to the east, and Pulai Indah to the south. The rest area on it perimeter is covered in green. This township is being developed by Keck Seng since 2008, and ready for occupation from 2010 onward.
Pulai is a suburban area in the city of Iskandar Puteri, Mukim Pulai, district Johor Bahru, state of Johor, Malaysia
Bandar Nusa Bayu or Nusa Bayu, is a township in Iskandar Puteri, Johor Bahru District, Johor, Malaysia. The township is bordered by Setia Eco Gardens and Jelutong Hills forest to the north, Second Link Expressway to the west, Nusajaya Southern Industry Logistic Center (SILC) to the south, and GP Prima Transport Hub to the east. The township is part of the Iskandar Malaysia Flagship B and the Iskandar Puteri Master Plan. Formerly in the Nusajaya Master Plan, Nusa Bayu was known as Nusajaya Industrial Park, together with SILC. The development commenced in 2010 and began to be occupied since 2013 onward.