Kluang_District
Kluang District
District of Malaysia in Johor
The Kluang District (simplified Chinese: 居銮县; traditional Chinese: 居鑾縣) is a district in Johor, Malaysia. Its district capital is Kluang Town. Kluang district is one of the three landlocked districts in Johor, the other being Segamat and Kulai.
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Kluang District | |
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| Daerah Kluang | |
| Other transcription(s) | |
| • Jawi | كلواڠ |
| • Chinese | 居銮县 |
| • Tamil | குளுவாங் |
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 Location of Kluang District in Johor | |
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  Kluang District Location of Kluang District in Malaysia | |
| Coordinates: 2°2′1″N 103°19′10″E | |
| Country |  Malaysia |
| State |  Johor |
| Seat | Kluang |
| Local area government(s) | Kluang Municipal Council (Kluang North) Simpang Renggam District Council (Kluang South) |
| Government | |
| • District officer | Haji Ismail bin Abu |
| Area | |
| • Total | 2,864.53 km2 (1,106.00 sq mi) |
| Population (2010)[2] | |
| • Total | 262,398 |
| • Density | 92/km2 (240/sq mi) |
| Time zone | UTC+8 (MST) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+8 (Not observed) |
| Postcode | 86xxx |
| Calling code | +6-07 |
| Vehicle registration plates | J |
Kluang District is 2,851.64 km2 in size.[1][3]
Kluang District is bordered by Segamat in the north, Batu Pahat in the west and Mersing in the east. The southern border of Kluang district meets Pontian, Kulai and Kota Tinggi. As the central district, it borders the most districts in Johor.
Kluang District is divided into eight mukims, which are:[1]
- Kluang Municipal Council
- Kahang
- Kluang Town
- Niyor
- Paloh
- Simpang Renggam District Council
Kluang is divided into two local councils namely Simpang Renggam District Council (Malay: Majlis Daerah Simpang Renggam) based at Simpang Renggam Town and Kluang Municipal Council (Malay: Majlis Perbandaran Kluang) based at Kluang Town which is also the district capital.
- Paloh
- Kahang
- Renggam
- Machap
- Simpang Renggam
- Layang-Layang
List of Kluang district representatives in the Federal Parliament (Dewan Rakyat)
| Parliament | Seat Name | Member of Parliament | Party |
|---|---|---|---|
| P151 | Simpang Renggam | Hasni Mohammad | Barisan Nasional (UMNO) |
| P152 | Kluang | Wong Shu Qi | Pakatan Harapan (DAP) |
| P153 | Sembrong | Hishammuddin Hussein | Barisan Nasional (UMNO) |
List of Kluang district representatives in the State Legislative Assembly (Dewan Undangan Negeri)
| Parliament | State | Seat Name | State Assemblyman | Party |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| P151 | N26 | Machap | Onn Hafiz Ghazi | Barisan Nasional (UMNO) |
| P151 | N27 | Layang-Layang | Abd Mutalip Abd Rahim | Barisan Nasional (UMNO) |
| P152 | N28 | Mengkibol | Chew Chong Sin | Pakatan Harapan (DAP) |
| P152 | N29 | Mahkota | Sharifah Azizah Syed Zain | Barisan Nasional (UMNO) |
| P153 | N30 | Paloh | Lee Ting Han | Barisan Nasional (MCA) |
| P153 | N31 | Kahang | Vidyananthan Ramanadhan | Barisan Nasional (MIC) |
| Year | Pop. | ±% | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1991 | 224,424 | — | ||
| 2000 | 255,601 | +13.9% | ||
| 2010 | 288,364 | +12.8% | ||
| 2020 | 323,762 | +12.3% | ||
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| Source: [4] | ||||
As of 2010, total population of Kluang District was 319,629 people. In 2000, the population growth was 1.48%.[3]
The main economy activities in the district are agriculture and ecotourism.[5] Main industrial areas are located in Kluang Town, Paloh, Renggam, Simpang Renggam, Machap, Kahang, Ulu Benut and Layang-Layang.[3]
Kluang district has 28 Malay primary schools, 21 Chinese primary schools, 17 Tamil primary schools, and 20 secondary schools for a total of 86 schools. In 2014, there were more than 38,000 students and 3,300 teachers.
- Kluang Profile apps.water.gov.my February 2011 Archived 18 August 2016 at the Wayback Machine
- "Population Distribution and Basic Demographic Characteristics, 2010" (PDF). Department of Statistics, Malaysia. Archived from the original (PDF) on 22 May 2014. Retrieved 19 April 2012.
- "Handbook" (PDF). johor.gov.my (in Malay). Retrieved 20 May 2023.
- "Key Findings of Population and Housing Census of Malaysia 2020" (pdf) (in Malay and English). Department of Statistics, Malaysia. ISBN 978-967-2000-85-3.
- "Muafakat ke Arah #Johor Berkemajuan" (PDF). Muafakat Johor (in Malay). Retrieved 17 March 2018.
