Batu Anam is a

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in the northern part of

Segamat District The Segamat District ( ms, Daerah Segamat) or simply Segamat is a List of districts in Malaysia, district in the Malaysian states of Malaysia, state of Johor. Segamat (town), Segamat is also the name of the district's primary town. Etymology ...

Johor Johor (; ), also spelled as Johore, is a States and federal territories of Malaysia, state of Malaysia in the south of the Malay Peninsula. Johor has land borders with the Malaysian states of Pahang to the north and Malacca and Negeri Sembilan ...

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. It is about halfway between downtown

Segamat Segamat ( Jawi: سڬامت Chinese: 昔加末) is a town located in the Segamat District, Johor, Malaysia. It is 95 km travel distance via North–South Expressway from Johor Bahru to Yong Peng, and another 77 km from Federal Route 1. Strate ...

and

Gemas Gemas (Negeri Sembilan Malay: ''Gomeh'') is a small town and a mukim in Tampin District, Negeri Sembilan, Malaysia, near the Negeri Sembilan-Johor state border. It is situated 101 km northeast of Seremban, the state capital city, and 30 km nor ...

Negeri Sembilan Negeri Sembilan (, Negeri Sembilan Malay: ''Nogoghi Sombilan'', ''Nismilan'') is a state in Malaysia which lies on the western coast of Peninsular Malaysia. It borders Selangor on the north, Pahang in the east, and Malacca and Johor to the s ...

Economy

Batu Anam is surrounded by rubber and

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plantations and the more prominent plantations are Sungei Senarut Estate, Paya Lang Estate and Gomali Estate with a number of smaller estates and

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s. There is an old rubber factory known as H&C Latex still in use. Paya Lang Club had a beautiful 9-hole Golf Course which is now planted with Palm Oil trees after the plantation was sold to local interests.

Education

Batu Anam offers both lower and higher level

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center. It host Sekolah Kebangsaan Batu Anam, SRJK (C) Hwa Nan and SRJK (T) Batu Anam for

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. For

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, the town has SMK Batu Anam and SMK Sri Kenangan, a smart school located 2 km from Batu Anam town. For

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center, Batu Anam is a host of Kolej Komuniti Segamat II and Universiti Teknologi MARA (UiTM) Johor.

Transportation

The town is served by

Batu Anam Railway Station The Batu Anam railway station was a Malaysian railway halt located at Batu Anam, Segamat District, Johor. The station is between Gemas and Segamat stations. KTM Intercity train services were provided at this halt, however the station is curr ...

Keretapi Tanah Melayu Keretapi Tanah Melayu Berhad (KTMB) (Jawi: كريتاڤي تانه ملايو برحد) or Malayan Railways Limited is the main rail operator in Peninsular Malaysia. The railway system dates back to the British colonial era, when it was firs ...

. The station is currently mothballed; passengers are advised to access Segamat station instead.

References

Towns in Johor Segamat District {{Johor-geo-stub