Johor Bahru District | |
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Daerah Johor Bahru | |
Other transcription(s) | |
• Jawi | جوهر بهارو |
• Chinese | 新山县 |
• Tamil | ஜொகூர் பாரு |
Location of Johor Bahru District in Malaysia | |
Coordinates: 1°32′N103°43′E / 1.533°N 103.717°E | |
Country | Malaysia |
State | Johor |
Seat | Johor Bahru |
Local area government(s) | Iskandar Puteri City Council (Johor Bahru West and North) Johor Bahru City Council (Johor Bahru City Centre) Pasir Gudang City Council (Johor Bahru East) |
Government | |
• District officer | Haji Abdul Rahman bin Salleh |
Area | |
• Total | 1,063.97 km2 (410.80 sq mi) |
Population (2023) | |
• Total | 1,758,500 |
• Density | 1,700/km2 (4,300/sq mi) |
Time zone | UTC+8 (MST) |
• Summer (DST) | UTC+8 (Not observed) |
Postcode | 79xxx - 81xxx |
Calling code | +6-07-2, +6-07-3, +6-07-5 |
Vehicle registration plates | J |
The Johor Bahru District is a district located in the southern part of Johor, Malaysia. It covers an area of 1,063.97km2 and has a population of 1.8 million, making it the second largest district in Malaysia by population. 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 District is the second-largest GDP contributor among all other districts in Malaysia.
It is host to many thriving townships such as the Tebrau area, which hosts several shopping malls including a ÆON Mall, Mid Valley Southkey, Toppen Shopping Centre and an IKEA outlet.
The district office is located in Johor Bahru.
Johor Bahru District is divided into 6 mukims and 2 towns (bandar), which are: [2] [3] [4] 。
Type | UPI Code | Mukim | Population (2020 Census [5] ) | Area (km2) | Density (km2 per person) |
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Mukim | 010201 | Jelutong | 24,765 | 15.41 | 1,607 |
010202 | Plentong | 583,640 | 253 | 2,307 | |
010203 | Pulai | 505,661 | 204.4 | 2,474 | |
010206 | Sungai Tiram | 15,627 | 197.1 | 79.30 | |
010207 | Tanjung Kupang | 24,890 | 85.50 | 291.1 | |
010208 | Tebrau | 412,373 | 214.3 | 1,925 | |
Town (Bandar) | 010240 | Johor Bahru | 144,179 | 38.54 | 3,741 |
010242 | Tebrau | 56 | 0.057 | 982.5 |
The estimated population was 1,758,500 in 2023. At the time of the 2020 Census 51.6% of the population were Muslims, 33.1% were Buddhists, 5.1% were Hindus, 4.4% were Christians and 1.8% had another or no religion. [6]
Year | Pop. | ±% | ||
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1991 | 704,471 | — | ||
2000 | 1,081,978 | +53.6% | ||
2010 | 1,334,188 | +23.3% | ||
2020 | 1,711,191 | +28.3% | ||
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Figures before 2008 includes Kulai District. Source: [7] |
The district is highly urbanized have been divided and delegated to the three local governments with Johor Bahru City as the capital of Johor Bahru District, which are:
Johor Bahru City Council
The Johor Bahru City Council (MBJB) governs the city centre of Johor Bahru. It also exercises jurisdiction includes Larkin, Tebrau, Ulu Tiram, Bandar Dato Onn, Kempas, Tampoi, Johor Jaya, Permas Jaya and partly Taman Rinting.
Iskandar Puteri City Council
The Iskandar Puteri City Council (MBIP) administers the area of the city of Iskandar Puteri which includes Skudai, Gelang Patah, Taman Perling, Kangkar Pulai, Tanjung Kupang and Tanjung Pelepas.
Pasir Gudang City Council
The Pasir Gudang City Council (MBPG) governs the eastern parts of the district with the populated areas such as Pasir Gudang, Masai, Bandar, Seri Alam, Taman Kota Masai, Kong Kong and Sungai Tiram.
DAP (PH) | 1 / 5 |
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PKR (PH) | 3 / 5 |
AMANAH (PH) | 1 / 5 |
List of Johor Bahru district representatives in the Federal Parliament (Dewan Rakyat)
Parliament | Seat Name | Member of Parliament | Party |
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P158 | Tebrau | Jimmy Puah Wee Tse | Pakatan Harapan (PKR) |
P159 | Pasir Gudang | Hassan Abdul Karim | Pakatan Harapan (PKR) |
P160 | Johor Bahru | Akmal Nasrullah Mohd Nasir | Pakatan Harapan (PKR) |
P161 | Pulai | Suhaizan Kayat | Pakatan Harapan (AMANAH) |
P162 | Iskandar Puteri | Liew Chin Tong | Pakatan Harapan (DAP) |
P163 | Kulai | Teo Nie Ching | Pakatan Harapan (DAP) |
P165 | Tanjung Piai | Wee Jeck Seng | Barisan Nasional (MCA) |
List of Johor Bahru district representatives in the State Legislative Assembly (Dewan Undangan Negeri)
Parliament | State | Seat Name | State Assemblyman | Party |
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P158 | N40 | Tiram | Azizul Bachok | Barisan Nasional (UMNO) |
P158 | N41 | Puteri Wangsa | Amira Aisya Abdul Aziz | Malaysian United Democratic Alliance (MUDA) |
P159 | N42 | Johor Jaya | Liow Cai Tung | Pakatan Harapan (DAP) |
P159 | N43 | Permas | Baharuddin Mohd Taib | Barisan Nasional (UMNO) |
P160 | N44 | Larkin | Mohd Hairi Md Shah | Barisan Nasional (UMNO) |
P160 | N45 | Stulang | Chen Kah Eng | Pakatan Harapan (DAP) |
P161 | N46 | Perling | Liew Chin Tong | Pakatan Harapan (DAP) |
P161 | N47 | Kempas | Ramlee Bohani | Barisan Nasional (UMNO) |
P162 | N48 | Skudai | Marina Ibrahim | Pakatan Harapan (DAP) |
P162 | N49 | Kota Iskandar | Pandak Ahmad | Barisan Nasional (UMNO) |
P163 | N51 | Bukit Batu | Arthur Chiong Sen Sern | Pakatan Harapan (PKR) |
P165 | N55 | Pekan Nanas | Tan Eng Meng | Barisan Nasional (MCA) |
The main economy activities in the district are international trading, manufacturing, medical and healthcare. [8]
There are a total of 41 secondary schools, one religious school, three vocational schools, one technical secondary school and one fully residential school. [9]
The district has two railway stations, which are Johor Bahru Sentral and Kempas Baru.
The Johor Bahru Eastern Dispersal Link Expressway, Pasir Gudang Highway, Johor Bahru East Coast Highway, Iskandar Coastal Highway, Skudai–Pontian Highway, Skudai Highway, Johor Bahru–Kota Tinggi Highway and Senai–Desaru Expressway links most of the cities and towns in Johor Bahru District. The district is linked to other districts in Johor and other states in Peninsular Malaysia via the North–South Expressway.
The district is also linked to Singapore via Johor–Singapore Causeway and Malaysia–Singapore Second Link.
Ports in the district are Johor Port, Tanjung Langsat Port and Port of Tanjung Pelepas.
Johor Bahru, colloquially referred to as JB, is the capital city of the Malaysian state of Johor. It is the core city of Johor Bahru District, Malaysia's second-largest district by population and the second-largest GDP district contributor. The city proper covers an area of 391.25 km2 and had a population of 858,118 people as of 2020. It is located at the southern end of the Peninsular Malaysia, along the north bank of the Straits of Johor, facing the city-state of Singapore.
Pasir Gudang is a city in Johor Bahru District, Johor, Malaysia. The main industries are transportation and logistics, shipbuilding, petrochemicals and other heavy industries, and oil palm storage and distribution, which is located in Johor Port and Tanjung Langsat.
Johor Bahru, Malaysia, has the following notable landmarks.
Skudai is a town in Johor, Malaysia. It is about 13 km northwest from Johor Bahru's central business district.
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.
Masai is an area in Pasir Gudang, Johor Bahru District, Johor, Malaysia, and is the oldest neighbourhood of the city of Johor Bahru. It is located 25 km (15.53 mi) from the Johor Bahru city centre. Masai is located on Jalan Masai Lama which leads to Kong Kong, a fishing village along Johor River. It is also accessible via the Pasir Gudang Highway.
Iskandar Puteri is a city and the administrative capital of the state of Johor, Malaysia. It is situated along the Straits of Johor at the southern end of the Malay Peninsula, it is also the southernmost city of continental Eurasia. Together with the adjacent cities of Johor Bahru and Pasir Gudang, it is located within the Johor Bahru District, the second largest district in Malaysia by population. The 15th busiest container port in the world, Port of Tanjung Pelepas, is also located in the city.
Pasir Gudang Highway, also known as Federal Route 17, is a highway in Johor Bahru District, Johor, Malaysia that connects Tampoi North in the west to Pasir Gudang and Tanjung Langsat in the east. Pasir Gudang Highway is a four-laned highway, unlike the wider Skudai Highway which has six lanes. Many cargo trucks travel along the highway daily. Pasir Gudang Highway became the backbone of the road system linking Johor Bahru to Pasir Gudang before being surpassed by the Senai–Desaru Expressway, SDE 22, and the Johor Bahru East Coast Parkway 35.
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.
The Kulai District is a district in the state of Johor, Malaysia. Its district capital is Kulai Town. It covers Kulai Town, Ayer Bemban, Bandar Putra Kulai, Bukit Batu, Indahpura, Bandar Baru Kangkar Pulai, Kelapa Sawit, Saleng, Sedenak, Seelong, Senai, and Sengkang. Kulai is also within Iskandar Malaysia economic zone.
Tebrau or Teberau is a mukim and a town in Johor Bahru District, Johor, Malaysia. It is the third largest mukim in the district.
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.
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.
Kota Tinggi District is a district in the Malaysian state of Johor. It is the largest district in the state with an area of 3,488.7 square kilometres (1,347.0 sq mi). The population was 222,382 in 2020. The principal town is Kota Tinggi.
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.
Pulai is a suburban area in the city of Iskandar Puteri, Mukim Pulai, district Johor Bahru, state of Johor, Malaysia
The Johor Bahru Conurbation, also known as the Southern Conurbation in the National Physical Plan, is the built-up urban or metropolitan area within and around Johor Bahru in the Malaysian state of Johor, and roughly corresponds to the Iskandar Malaysia corridor. Encompassing all of Johor Bahru District, Kulai District, and parts of Pontian and Kota Tinggi Districts, the conurbation is home to over 2.4 million people as of 2020, the third largest in the country.