Johor Bahru District

Johor Bahru District
جوهر بهرو
新山县
Johor Bahru District; جوهر بهرو; 新山县
District of Malaysia
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Country	Malaysia
State	Johor Darul Ta'zim
Seat	Johor Bahru
Government
• District officer	Malick Awang
Area
• Total	1,112 km2 (429 sq mi)
Population (2010)
• Total	1,334,188
• Density	1,200/km2 (3,100/sq mi)
Area code	+6-07

The Johor Bahru District is a district located in the southern part of Johor, Malaysia. The district covers an area of 1,112 km² and has a population of 1.33 million. The core city in this district is Johor Bahru City, yet administratively Johor Bahru Tengah city is more populous than Johor Bahru City, being the eleventh and twelfth most populated LGUs in Malaysia, respectively; neither city is related to the district, but are sub-units of the state. The district borders Pontian District on the west, Kota Tinggi District on the east, Kulai District on the north and Straits of Johor to the south. Johor Bahru metropolitan area is surrounded by rich oil palm estates.

The site of the 1977 crash of Malaysian Airline System Flight 653 is nearby, Tanjong Kupang.

Administrative divisions

Johor Bahru District is divided into:^[1]^[2]

Jelutong
Johor Bahru City
Plentong
Pulai
Sungai Tiram
Tanjung Kupang
Tebrau
Tebrau Town

Government

The capital of Johor Bahru District is Johor Bahru City.

The district comprises three local authorities, which are:

Other Towns

Federal Parliament and State Assembly Seats

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

Parliament	Seat Name	Member of Parliament	Party
P158	Tebrau	Khoo Soo Seang	Barisan Nasional (BN)
P159	Pasir Gudang	Normala Abdul Samad	Barisan Nasional (BN)
P160	Johor Bahru	Shahrir Abdul Samad	Barisan Nasional (BN)
P161	Pulai	Nur Jazlan Mohamed	Barisan Nasional (BN)
P162	Gelang Patah	Lim Kit Siang	Pakatan Harapan (PH)

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

Parliament	State	Seat Name	State Assemblyman	Party
P158	N40	Tiram	Maulizan Bujang	Barisan Nasional (BN)
P158	N41	Puteri Wangsa	Abdullah Husin	PAS
P159	N42	Johor Jaya	Liow Cai Tung	Pakatan Harapan (PH)
P159	N43	Permas	Mohamed Khaled Nordin	Barisan Nasional (BN)
P160	N44	Tanjung Puteri	Adam Sumiru	Barisan Nasional (BN)
P160	N45	Stulang	Chen Kah Eng	Pakatan Harapan (PH)
P161	N46	Pengkalan Rinting	Cheo Yee How	Pakatan Harapan (PH)
P161	N47	Kempas	Tengku Putra Haron	Barisan Nasional (BN)
P162	N48	Skudai	Boo Cheng Hau	Pakatan Harapan (PH)
P162	N49	Nusajaya	Zaini Abu Bakar	Barisan Nasional (BN)

Transportation

Rail

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

Road

The district is linked to Singapore via Johor–Singapore Causeway and Malaysia–Singapore Second Link.

Sea

Ports in the district is Johor Port.

References

External links

[1] ttp://ptj.johor.gov.my/index.php/pejabat-tanah/pejabat-tanah-johor-bahru/profil-ptjb-2

[2] ttp://apps.water.gov.my/jpskomuniti/dokumen/Johor%20Bahru%20Profil%20(Rev1).pdf

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v t e Iskandar Malaysia
Districts	Kulai Johor Bahru Pontian (partial)
Key entities	Khazanah Nasional Iskandar Regional Development Authority Iskandar Investment Berhad Johor Corporation UEM Group
Local authorities	Pontian Municipal Council (MPPn) Iskandar Puteri City Council (MBIP) Kulai Municipal Council (MPKu) Johor Bahru City Council (MBJB) Pasir Gudang City Council (MBPG)
Economic zones	Zone A: Johor Bahru City Centre Zone B: Iskandar Puteri Zone C: Western Gate Development Zone D: Eastern Gate Development Zone E: Senai-Skudai
Major towns and suburb	Johor Bahru Bandar Dato' Onn Danga Bay Johor Jaya Desa Jaya Ehsan Jaya Desa Cemerlang Puteri Wangsa Pelangi Indah Mount Austin Larkin Plentong Tampoi Tebrau Ulu Tiram Permas Jaya Iskandar Puteri Bukit Indah Forest City Gelang Patah Horizon Hills Kangkar Pulai Kota Iskandar Medini Iskandar Malaysia Skudai Taman Universiti Taman Ungku Tun Aminah Tanjung Kupang Ulu Choh Pasir Gudang Bandar Seri Alam Masai Kota Masai Sungai Tiram Tanjung Langsat Bandar Kulai Indahpura Senai Saleng Sedenak Seelong Sengkang Pekan Nanas Kukup Ayer Bemban
Major landmarks	Iskandar Coastal Bridge Iskandar Malaysia Studios Johor–Singapore Causeway Johor Bahru Old Chinese Temple Johor Port Johor Premium Outlets Johor Technology Park Kempas Sentral Komtar JBCC Kota Iskandar Larkin Sentral Legoland Malaysia Malaysia–Singapore Second Link Sultan Abu Bakar Complex Mall of Medini MSC Cyberport Permas Jaya Bridge Persada Johor International Convention Centre Port of Tanjung Pelepas Senai International Airport Southern Integrated Gateway Sultan Iskandar Building JB Sentral Sungai Johor Bridge Sultan Iskandar Mosque Tanjung Piai
Infrastructure	Bukit Indah Highway Iskandar Coastal Highway Iskandar Malaysia Bus Rapid Transit Johor Bahru Eastern Dispersal Link Expressway Johor Bahru Inner Ring Road Johor Bahru–Pasir Gudang Elevated Expressway Johor Bahru–Singapore Rapid Transit System North–South Expressway southern route Pasir Gudang Highway Johor Bahru East Coast Highway Gemas–Johor Bahru double-tracking and electrification project Second Link Expressway Senai–Desaru Expressway Skudai Highway Tebrau Highway
Education	Ibrahim Sultan Polytechnic (PIS) MDIS Malaysia Newcastle University Medicine Malaysia Universiti Teknologi Malaysia (UTM) Universiti Teknologi MARA (UiTM) University of Reading Malaysia Campus University of Southampton Southern University College (Southen UC)