Pekan Nanas

Pekan Nanas 北干那那
Township
Coordinates: 1°30′25.4″N103°26′49.0″E / 1.507056°N 103.446944°E / 1.507056; 103.446944
Country	Malaysia
State	Johor
District	Pontian
First settled	1927

Pineapple Museum

Pekan Nanas (literally meaning Pineapple Town) is a town located in Pontian District, Johor, Malaysia famous for its Pineapple plantation industry. ^{[1] [2]} It was Malaysia's largest production base for pineapple planting area. ^[3]

Etymology

Pekan Nanas means "pineapple city" or "pineapple town" in English. Additionally it is also written as Pekan Nenas. The name was given, referring to large plantations of pineapple in this town.

History

Before the town was founded, the town was a road connection from Pontian to Johor Bahru, and much of today's town state was just rubber trees.

Pekan Nanas was founded in 1927 by the Bugis, and was named after the town's planned pineapple plantations. The town later grow into Malaysia's largest pineapple plantation city.

Tourist attractions

• Pineapple Museum
• Sinar Eco Resort is a resort located within the town's Oil Palm Estate. ^[4]

Transportation

Road

The Skudai–Pontian Highway passes through the town. The town is accessible by bus from Larkin Sentral (MyBas Johor Bahru - T50) in Johor Bahru. ^[5]

References

1. "Pontian". Tourism Johor. Archived from the original on 24 December 2018. Retrieved 21 February 2018.
2. "Latar Belakang". www.mdpontian.gov.my. Archived from the original on 1 November 2016.
3. "Utar New Village Community Project Report: Pekan Nenas" (PDF). www.utar.edu.my. Archived from the original (PDF) on 5 March 2016. Retrieved 11 January 2016.
4. "About Us". www.sinarecoresort.com. Archived from the original on 5 June 2020.
5. "Bus Routes in Johor Bahru". BusInterchange.net. Retrieved 24 November 2017.