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Rengit is a town and an autonomous sub-district in Mukim Sungai Kluang, Batu Pahat District,
Johor Johor, also spelled Johore,'' is a States and federal territories of Malaysia, state of Malaysia in the south of the Malay Peninsula. It borders with Pahang, Malacca and Negeri Sembilan to the north. Johor has maritime borders with Singapore ...
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. Rengit has more than 30 villages and 25 schools.


Geography

The town spans over an area of 6.5 km2. The area of Rengit sub-district is approximately 100.8 square miles or 64,512 hectares and divided into 3
mukim A mukim is a type of administrative division used in Brunei, Indonesia, Malaysia and Singapore. The word ''mukim'' is a loanword in English language, English. However, it was also originally a loanword in Malay language, Malay from the Arabic word ...
s namely the Kampung Bahru, Sungai Punggur and Sungai Kluang District where each mukim is governed by a Chief.


Demographic

The Malays are the largest ethnic group in Rengit but there is also a significant Javanese, Chinese and Indian minority as well. The people in Rengit have their own unique dialect of Johor Malay.


Languages

Malay is the most widely spoken language in Rengit and is the native language of the Malays as well as the main lingua franca for inter-ethnic communications. The Chinese usually speak Hokkien and Mandarin amongst themselves while Indians spoke Tamil as their native language.


Education

* SMK Tun Sardon * SMK Rengit / SMK Permata Jaya * S.B.R. Chong Hwa High School * Sekolah Jenis Kebangsaan (C) Chong Hwa Rengit / Chong Hwa Rengit Primary School


Religion

The majority population practice Islam, followed by Chinese folk religion (including Taoism), Buddhism and Christianity.


Place of worship

* Masjid Jamek Rengit *Tokong Sembilan Maharaja Dewa (龍引斗母宫), founded in 1912 *Rengit Zheng Long Gong Temple (龍引鎮龍宮) *Rengit Presbyterian Church


Notable residents

* Sardon Jubir, Politician * Hasanuddin Mohd Yunus, Politician


Neighbouring towns


References

Towns in Johor Batu Pahat District {{Johor-geo-stub