Muar Municipal Council (, abbreviated MPM) is a local authority which administrates
Muar Town
Muar (Muarian dialect: ''Muo'') or Bandar Maharani, is a historical town and the capital of Muar District, Johor, Malaysia. It is one of the most popular tourist attractions in Malaysia to be visited and explored for its food, coffee and hist ...
of
Muar District
The Muar District is a Districts of Malaysia, district in Johor, Malaysia. Muar is located at the mouth of the Muar River, on the coast of the Straits of Malacca. The Muar District covers , with a population of 233,779 (2010).
The district ...
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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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Malaysia
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. This agency is under
Johor state government. MPM 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 MPM main headquarters is located at
Jalan Maharani,
Bandar Maharani, Muar.
History
* 1903-1910 : Sanitary Board.
* 1921 : Town Board; under Town Board Enactment 1911).
* 06.03.1952 : Bandar Maharani Town Council (''Majlis Bandaran Bandar Maharani''); under Local Authorities Ordinance 1973).
* 01.08.1976 : South Muar District Council (''Majlis Daerah Muar Selatan''); under Local Government Act, Temporary provisions (''dibawah Akta Kerajaan Tempatan - peruntukan-peruntukan sementara 1973'').
* 01.01.2001 : Muar Municipal Council (''Majlis Perbandaran Muar''). This agency was granted municipal status in 2001.
See also
*
Muar (town)
Muar (Muarian dialect: ''Muo'') or Bandar Maharani, is a historical town and the capital of Muar District, Johor, Malaysia. It is one of the most popular tourist attractions in Malaysia to be visited and explored for its food, coffee and histo ...
*
Muar District
The Muar District is a Districts of Malaysia, district in Johor, Malaysia. Muar is located at the mouth of the Muar River, on the coast of the Straits of Malacca. The Muar District covers , with a population of 233,779 (2010).
The district ...
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MP Muar F.C.
References
External links
Municipal Council of Muar/Majlis Perbandaran Muar (MPM)*
{{Local governments in Malaysia
Muar District
Local government in Johor
1903 establishments in British Malaya
Municipal councils in Malaysia