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Pontian Kechil
Pontian Kechil ( Jawi: ڤونتين كچيل) also known as Pontian Town (Malay: ''Bandar Pontian'') is a town and the administrative centre of Pontian District, Johor, Malaysia. History The town was originally a fishing village. Now it has grown as a town. Geography The town spans over an area of 6.6 km2. Administration Pontian is administered by Pontian Municipal Council (MPPn). Pontian's postcode is 82000. Transportation Buses The town is served by MyBas Johor(T50)& Maju (96) public buses linking to Larkin Sentral Terminal in Johor Bahru City and other towns within the district, such as Benut and Kukup. Car Being located along Highway , Pontian is relatively accessible for a town its size. Northward this highway goes to Melaka City, Klang and Teluk Intan before terminating at Jelapang. Southwards highway 5 turn right to Pekan Nanas and terminates at Johor Bahru Johor Bahru (), colloquially referred to as JB, is the capital city of the state of Johor, Malaysi ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Flag Of Pontian, Johor
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Benut
Benut is a mukim in Pontian District, Johor, Malaysia. Geography The mukim spans over an area of . Demographics Benut has a population of 15,389 people. Education Primary school #Sekolah Kebangsaan Sri Benut #Sekolah Kebangsaan Seri Sinaran #Sekolah Kebangsaan Seri Setia #Sekolah Kebangsaan Seri Senang Hati #Sekolah Kebangsaan Seri Semangat #Sekolah Kebangsaan Seri Kembar #Sekolah Kebangsaan Seri Jaya #Sekolah Kebangsaan Seri Bahagia #Sekolah Kebangsaan Seri Al Ulum #Sekolah Kebangsaan Parit Markom #Sekolah Kebangsaan seri Bugis Benut #Sekolah Kebangsaan Benut #Sekolah Jenis Kebangsaan (Cina) Lok Yu(2) #Sekolah Jenis Kebangsaan (Cina) Lok Yu 6 #Sekolah Jenis Kebangsaan (Cina) Lok Yu 4 #Sekolah Jenis Kebangsaan (Cina) Lok Yu 3 #Sekolah Jenis Kebangsaan (Cina) Lok Yu 1 #Sekolah Jenis Kebangsaan (Cina) Lok York Secondary school #Sekolah Menengah Kebangsaan Sri Tanjung #Sekolah Menengah Kebangsaan Parit Betak #Sekolah Menengah Kebangsaan Benut #sekolah Menengah Agama Arab ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Pekan Nanas
Pekan Town is a town in Pekan District, Pahang, Malaysia. It is also the royal capital of the state. Its name comes from a flower, the '' Bunga Pekan''. Pekan is also the name of the district the town is situated in, and a parliamentary constituency in its own right. It is the home of the state's royal family headed by Sultan Abdullah of Pahang. It is also the hometown of the second Prime Minister of Malaysia, Tun Abdul Razak Hussein, and his son, former prime minister Datuk Seri Najib Razak. Najib is also Pekan's current Member of Parliament. The Masjid Abdullah, a landmark in Pekan which dates from the 1920s, and the newer Abu Bakar Royal Mosque is near the Sultan Abu Bakar Museum. The stretch by the river bank from the Abu Bakar Royal Mosque heading towards the Sultan Abu Bakar Museum is Pekan's Heritage Route. History According to local lore, a flowering plant named ''Bunga Pekan'' used to grow wild along the banks of Pahang River, and the town was therefore so named. ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Jelapang, Perak
Jelapang is a town in Kinta District, Perak, Malaysia. It is a northern suburb of Ipoh , image_map = , map_caption = Location of Ipoh in Perak , pushpin_map = #Malaysia#Asia#Earth , pushpin_mapsize = 275px , pushpin_map_caption = Ipoh in Malaysia , coordinates ..., the state capital. It was also the site of the infamous Jelapang toll plaza of the North–South Expressway. The toll plaza was "infamous" due to its reputation as an accident-prone area. This was because drivers coming from a high slope from the direction of Changkat Jering (exiting from the Menora Tunnel towards Ipoh) have to suddenly slow down upon reaching the toll plaza and some speeding vehicles have crashed into the booths previously. Kinta District Towns in Perak {{Perak-geo-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Teluk Intan
Teluk Intan is a town in Hilir Perak District, Perak, Malaysia. It is the district capital and largest town in Hilir Perak district and fourth largest town in the state of Perak with an estimated population of around 172,505, more than half of Hilir Perak district's total population (232,900). In the early days, the town was known as Teluk Mak Intan, after a female Mandailing trader. It was here that the Perak rulers held court from 1528 until Kuala Kangsar became the royal town in 1877. During the British protectorate era, the named was changed to Teluk Anson (Anson Bay), in honour of a British officer and last lieutenant-governor of Penang, Major-General Sir Archibald Edward Harbord Anson, who drew the plan of the modern township in 1882. In 1982 during the centenary of the town's establishment, the name was changed again to Teluk Intan (Diamond Bay) by the Sultan of Perak. Leaning Tower of Teluk Intan is one of the town attractions. The town has a number of colonial build ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Klang (city)
Klang or Kelang, officially Royal City of Klang ( ms, Bandar Diraja Klang), is a royal city and former capital of the state of Selangor, Malaysia. It is located within the Klang District. It was the civil capital of Selangor in an earlier era prior to the emergence of Kuala Lumpur and the current capital, Shah Alam. Port Klang, which is located in the Klang District, is the 12th busiest transshipment port and the 12th busiest container port in the world. The Klang Municipal Council or ' exercises jurisdiction for a majority of the Klang District while the Shah Alam City Council exercises some jurisdiction over the east of Klang District, north of Petaling District and the other parts of Selangor State including Shah Alam itself. As of 2010, the Klang City has a total population of 240,016 (10,445 in the city centre), while the population of Klang District is 842,146, and the population of all towns managed by Klang Municipal Council is 744,062, making it Selangor's second l ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Melaka City
Malacca City ( ms, Bandaraya Melaka or ') is the List of capitals in Malaysia, capital city of the Malaysian state of Malacca. As of 2019 it has a population of 579,000.https://www.dosm.gov.my/v1/uploads/files/6_Newsletter/Newsletter%202020/DOSM_DOSM_MELAKA_1_2020_Siri-81.pdf Malacca City is one of the cleanest cities in South East Asia, being awarded as National Winner of Asean Clean Tourist City Standard Award 2018–2020 recently. It is List of cities by time of continuous habitation, the oldest Malaysian city on the Straits of Malacca, having become a successful entrepôt in the era of the Malacca Sultanate. The present-day city was founded by Parameswara (king), Parameswara, a Sumatran prince who escaped to the Malay Peninsula when Srivijaya fell to the Majapahit. Following the establishment of the Malacca Sultanate, the city drew the attention of traders from the Middle East, South Asia, and East Asia, as well as the Portuguese, who intended to dominate the trade route in ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Malaysia Federal Route 5
Federal Route 5 is one of the three north–south oriented backbone federal road running along the west coast of Peninsular Malaysia, Malaysia. The federal highway runs from Jelapang, Perak in the north to Skudai, Johor in the south. Route background The Federal Route 5 is one of the three north–south backbone federal highways in Peninsular Malaysia; the other two are the Federal Routes 1 and 3. The FT5 highway is also the shortest among the three backbone federal highways. Generally, the Federal Route 5 runs mostly along the west coast of Peninsular Malaysia. The Kilometre Zero of the Federal Route 5 is located at Skudai, Johor, at its interchange with the Federal Route 1, the main trunk road of the central of Peninsular Malaysia. It begins as an east–west highway from Skudai to Pontian Kechil. Starting from Pontian Kechil, it becomes the main west coastal trunk road of Peninsular Malaysia. At Batu Pahat, the FT5 highway forms a part of the Batu Bahat–Kluang Road ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Kukup
Kukup ( Jawi: ; ) is a small fishing village in Pontian District, Johor, Malaysia. It is famous for its open-air seafood restaurants built on stilts over the water. Regularly scheduled ferries connect Kukup with Tanjung Balai in Indonesia. Kukup became more prosperous when the famous Singapore Arab Syed Mohamed bin Ahmed Alsagoff (also known as Nong Chik) obtained the approval of the Sultan of Johor to develop the southwest coast of Johor. Many government organisations were set up there, including a harbour and port. Boats and ships from the north to the south would stop there, loading and unloading cargo, leaving for Singapore or Malacca. Shops were opened and many people went there to settle down. At that point, many people disagreed with the name Kukub on the grounds that it was not a Malay name, so they changed it to Kukup. Due to its rapid development, Kukup became one of the big towns in Johor. This was due to the coming of Tuan Syed Mohamed Alsagoff who had sought and obta ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Johor Bahru
Johor Bahru (), colloquially referred to as JB, is the capital city of the state of Johor, Malaysia. It is located at the southern end of Peninsular Malaysia,along the north bank of the Straits of Johor, opposite of the city-state Singapore. The city has a population of 1,711,191 people within an area of 220 km2. Johor Bahru is adjacent to the city of Iskandar Puteri and Pasir Gudang, together with their surrounding areas anchoring Malaysia's second largest urban agglomeration, Iskandar Malaysia, with a population of 2,500,000. Johor Bahru was founded in 1855 as Tanjung Puteri when the Sultanate of Johor came under the influence of Temenggong Daeng Ibrahim. The area was renamed "Johore Bahru" in 1862 and became the capital of the Sultanate when the Sultanate administration centre was moved there from Telok Blangah, which is today located within southern Singapore. Johor Bahru serves as one of the two land border connections on the Malaysian side between the countries of S ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Pontian District
Pontian District ( ms, Daerah Pontian) is a district located in southwest part of the Malaysian state of Johor. It borders Batu Pahat and Kluang Districts to the north and Kulai and Johor Bahru Districts to the east. Etymology The name of Pontian was derived from the Malay word “Perhentian” which means a stop, a reference to the sailors travelling to and from Singapore or Malacca stopping at Pontian Besar River for shelter from the rough waters in the Strait of Malacca. Administrative divisions Pontian District is divided into 11 mukims, which are: * Api-Api * Ayer Baloi * Ayer Masin * Benut * Jeram Batu * Pengkalan Raja * Pontian * Rimba Terjun * Serkat * Sungai Karang * Sungai Pinggan Federal Parliament and State Assembly Seats List of Pontian district representatives in the Federal Parliament (Dewan Rakyat) List of Pontian district representatives in the State Legislative Assembly (Dewan Undangan Negeri) Demographics In 2000, the annual population grow ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Larkin Sentral
The Larkin Sentral (Jawi: لرکين سينترل) (formerly Larkin Bus and Taxi Terminal) is a bus terminal located in Johor Bahru, Johor, Malaysia. It has direct bus services to and from many cities and towns in Peninsular Malaysia, Singapore and Hat Yai in Thailand. This T-shaped terminal has three levels and about 50 bus bays. Cross Border Bus Service to Singapore To Queen Street Bus Terminal * SBS Transit Bus Service 170 (Red Plate) * Causeway Link Bus Service CW2 * Singapore Johore Express (SJE) To Kranji MRT station * Causeway Link Bus Service CW1 To Jurong East Bus Interchange * Causeway Link Bus Service CW3 via Second Link Basic Bus Service SBS Transit * Service 170 (Red Plate) (To Queen Street Bus Terminal, Singapore) Since on 1 November 2014 *Closures of Kotaraya II Terminal For SBS Transit Bus Service 160, 170x (Blue Plate), and SMRT Bus Service 950 will loop at JB Sentral (Bus Stop 47701) along Jalan Tun Abdul Razak to head back to Singapore. ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
