Bekok is a

mukim A mukim is a type of administrative division used in Brunei, Indonesia, Malaysia and Singapore. The word ''mukim'' is a loanword in English. However, it was also originally a loanword in Malay from the Arabic word: (meaning ''resident''). The clo ...

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 the western entrance to

Endau Rompin National Park Endau-Rompin National Park ( Malay: ''Taman Negara Endau-Rompin'') is a protected tropical rainforest in the southernmost prolongation of the Tenasserim Hills, Malaysia. It is south of the state of Pahang and northeast of Johor covering an area of ...

and has a

waterfall A waterfall is a point in a river or stream where water flows over a vertical drop or a series of steep drops. Waterfalls also occur where meltwater drops over the edge of a tabular iceberg or ice shelf. Waterfalls can be formed in several wa ...

known as Sungai Bantang Waterfall. Bekok also houses several aborigine settlements ''(Perkampungan Orang Asli)'', such as Kampung Kudong and Kampung Kemidak. During the pre-independence period, this small town was a "Black Area" known for strong communist resistance against the British government.

Name

The town's name probably originally arrived from the Hakka dialect word "Mukok", which means "the corner", where the town is in fact a remote town located roughly about 10 km from the junction of the Federal Route 1 and later accessible via railway.

Geology

At an area of 785 km², it is the largest mukim in Segamat District.

History

The earliest Malay settlement set by the Penghulu (Village Head) was located near the bridge of the Bekok River on the way to Sg. Bantang waterfall, at a junction to Sg. Bekok Estate. It's said the first Penghulu was Sulaiman Bin Ain. He was then succeeded by his son Alam Bin Sulaiman. The name Bekok was said to be taken from the local fauna found called "" when he first opened the area. There was once a Penghulu house near the junction of Sg. Bekok Estate with inscription on the concrete apron written "1926" at the entrance. Penghulu Alam died on 14 August 1969 at the age of 89 years. He was then succeeded by his son Ismail Bin Alam. After the demise of Penghulu Ismail on 18 September 2000, the tradition of Penghulu from the same family has been stopped. Now the Penghulu is a position open to all eligible candidate under the Local Johor Government.

Demographics

The following is based on Department of Statistics Malaysia 2010 census.

Education

Primary school

* Sekolah Kebangsaan Seri Bekok * Sekolah Kebangsaan Kampong Kudung * Sekolah Jenis Kebangsaan (Tamil) Bekok * Sekolah Jenis Kebangsaan (Cina) Bekok

Secondary school

* Sekolah Menengah Kebangsaan Bekok

Tourist attractions

* Mini Hakka Museum

Transportation

Bekok is accessible via road, specifically

State Route A state highway, state road, or state route (and the equivalent provincial highway, provincial road, or provincial route) is usually a road that is either ''numbered'' or ''maintained'' by a sub-national state or province. A road numbered by a ...

which connects Chaah and Bekok to Paloh in

Kluang District The Kluang District () 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. Geography Kluang District is 2,851.64 km2 ...

. Its first junction is located about 4 km from Chaah via Federal Route 1. Bekok is located 10 km from the junction and 18 km from Paloh. Bekok is also accessible by train via the Bekok railway station.

References

External links

Towns and Cities in Malaysia
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