The Johor Bahru District is a

district A district is a type of administrative division that, in some countries, is managed by the local government. Across the world, areas known as "districts" vary greatly in size, spanning regions or county, counties, several municipality, municipa ...

located in the southern part of

Johor Johor (; ), also spelled as Johore, is a state of Malaysia in the south of the Malay Peninsula. Johor has land borders with the Malaysian states of Pahang to the north and Malacca and Negeri Sembilan to the northwest. Johor shares maritime ...

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. The heavily suburban/suburbanizing district covers an area of 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 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, ...

on the north and

Straits of Johor The Johore Strait (also known as the Tebrau Strait, Straits of Johor, Selat Johor, Selat Tebrau, and Tebrau Reach) is an international strait in Southeast Asia, between Singapore and Peninsular Malaysia. Geography The strait separates the Ma ...

to the south. The urban centres are divided into the cities of Johor Bahru,

Iskandar Puteri Iskandar Puteri is a city which functions as the administrative capital of the state of Johor, Malaysia ( Kota Iskandar) and represents the seat of government of the state of Johor (Executive branch & Legislative branch). Situated along the S ...

and

Pasir Gudang 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 Po ...

. It is host to many thriving townships such as the

Tebrau Tebrau or Teberau is a mukim and a town in Johor Bahru District, Johor, Malaysia. It is the third largest mukim in the district. Administrative area * Bandar Dato' Onn * Adda Heights * Taman Delima * Taman Daya * Taman Setia Indah *Taman Mount A ...

area, which hosts several shopping malls including a ÆON Mall,

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, Toppen Shopping Centre and an IKEA outlet. The district office is located in Johor Bahru.

Administrative divisions

Johor Bahru District is divided into 7 mukims, which are:。

Cities and Towns

There are two towns (''Bandar'') in Johor Bahru District.

Demographics

Government

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, Kempas, Johor Jaya, Permas Jaya and partly Taman Rinting. Iskandar Puteri City Council The

Iskandar Puteri City Council The Iskandar Puteri City Council (MBIP; ms, Majlis Bandaraya Iskandar Puteri, Jawi: مجليس بندارايا إسكندر ڤوتري) is the city council which administrates Iskandar Puteri City in Johor, Malaysia. This agency is under J ...

(MBIP) administers the area of the city of

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.

Other Towns

Skudai Skudai (also spelled Sekudai) is a suburb in Iskandar Puteri, Johor Bahru District, Johor, Malaysia. Skudai is part of the new growth corridor of southwest Johor. Its population ranges between 160,000 and 210,000. It houses the Paradigm Mall Johor ...

* Masai * Pandan * Plentong *

Gelang Patah Gelang Patah is a suburb in Iskandar Puteri, Johor Bahru District, Johor, Malaysia. It was administered by ruling coalition, Barisan Nasional for over 5 decades until the 13th Malaysian General Elections. One of its schools, Sekolah Menengah ...

* Tampoi * Ulu Tiram * Kempas *

Kangkar Pulai Kangkar Pulai is a village in the north of Mukim Pulai, Iskandar Puteri, 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 ...

Ulu Choh Ulu Choh is an area in Iskandar Puteri, Kulai District, Johor, Malaysia. Located near the border of Pontian, Johor, Pontian district. Situated along Skudai-Pontian Highway (Malaysia Federal Route 5, Federal Route 5) About 50 years ago, Ulu Choh o ...

Federal Parliament and State Assembly Seats

List of Johor Bahru district representatives in the Federal Parliament (Dewan Rakyat)

List of Johor Bahru district representatives in the State Legislative Assembly (Dewan Undangan Negeri)

Economy

The main economy activities in the district are international trading, manufacturing, medical and healthcare.

Education

There are a total of 41 secondary schools, one religious school, three vocational schools, one technical secondary school and one fully residential school.

Transportation

Rail

The district has two railway stations, which are Johor Bahru Sentral and

Kempas Baru Kempas is a suburb in Johor Bahru, Johor, Malaysia. The Kempas Medical Centre is located in Kempas. Transportation The suburb is accessible by Causeway Link route 112 from Johor Bahru Sentral railway station Johor Bahru Sentral (also known a ...

Road

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 Peninsular Malaysia ( ms, Semenanjung Malaysia; Jawi: سمننجڠ مليسيا), or the States of Malaya ( ms, Negeri-negeri Tanah Melayu; Jawi: نڬري-نڬري تانه ملايو), also known as West Malaysia or the Malaysian Peninsula, ...

via the North–South Expressway.

Singapore

The district is also linked to

Singapore Singapore (), officially the Republic of Singapore, is a sovereign island country and city-state in maritime Southeast Asia. It lies about one degree of latitude () north of the equator, off the southern tip of the Malay Peninsula, bor ...

via Johor–Singapore Causeway and Malaysia–Singapore Second Link.

Sea

Ports in the district are Johor Port,

Tanjung Langsat Port Tanjung Langsat Port (TLP; ms, Pelabuhan Tanjung Langsat) is a port in Pasir Gudang, Johor Bahru District, Johor, Malaysia. Wholly owned by Johor Corporation, the port handles bulk cargo such as liquefied petroleum gas (LPG) and dangerous chemic ...

and

Port of Tanjung Pelepas The Port of Tanjung Pelepas (PTP, UN/Locode: MYTPP) is a container port located in 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 ventur ...

References

External links

* {{Districts of Malaysia