Johor Bahru District

Johor Bahru District
جوهر بهرو
新山县
District of Malaysia

Flag
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(s) +6-07
Johor Bahru District
Johor Bahru District and Land Office

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]

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

Johor Bahru Sentral railway station

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

  1. ↑ http://ptj.johor.gov.my/index.php/pejabat-tanah/pejabat-tanah-johor-bahru/profil-ptjb-2
  2. ↑ http://apps.water.gov.my/jpskomuniti/dokumen/Johor%20Bahru%20Profil%20(Rev1).pdf

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