Tangkak

Tangkak is a district capital of Ledang, in the state of Johor, Malaysia. It lies close to the neighbouring state of Melaka, especially to Jasin town and district of the state and about half an hour drive from Melaka city centre. The town is nicknamed "Fabric Town" or "Syurga Kain" in honor of its many cloth shops. It is also well known as Gunung Ledang (Mount Ophir), which is the highest mountain in Johor, just 17 km away from the town centre of Tangkak. The mountain is clearly visible from any part of Tangkak.

Infrastructure

Tangkak has an extensive network of roads and a police system which soon would be upgraded as a Police District Headquarters. The town is served by the Tangkak District Hospital and numerous primary health centres. Tangkak District Hospital also serves as a teaching hospital for Melaka Manipal Medical College.

Developments

The sub-districts of Muar and Tangkak has separated and will each be upgraded to a full-fledged district next year, but it won't be called Tangkak district. Menteri Besar Datuk Abdul Ghani Othman said the Ledang district covers Tangkak town, Tanjung Agas, Kesang, Sungai Mati, Serom, Sagil and Bukit Gambir.

Food

Tangkak is known for its beef noodles and chicken rice. Other common local dishes are:

• Chik Kut Teh, chicken version of Bak Kut Teh (a Chinese pork dish consisting of oily fried noodles)
• roti canai
• Sate nazar
• Nasi lemak
• Red source noodles
• Mee Bandung
• Asam pedas
• soto pak ali

External links

• Towns and Cities in Malaysia
• Muar to say goodbye to Tangkak, The Star, November 20, 2006

• More information in Chinese, please refer to http://www.ledang.org.my/default.aspx
• http://ledang.blogkaki.net
• http://zh.wikipedia.org/wiki/%E6%9F%94%E4%BD%9B%E5%B7%9E
• Kuil Sri Subramaniar Tangkak, 115, Jalan Muar, 84900 Tangkak, Johor. (website:http://www.kaumaram.com/tangkak)
• http://www.yuliang11.net/share/tangkak-food-jia-jia-ba-kut-teh-address-contact/63/