The Kluang District () is a

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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 ...

Malaysia Malaysia ( ; ) is a country in Southeast Asia. The federation, federal constitutional monarchy consists of States and federal territories of Malaysia, thirteen states and three federal territories, separated by the South China Sea into two r ...

. Its district capital is Kluang Town. Kluang district is one of the three landlocked districts in Johor, the other being

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

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Geography

Kluang District is 2,851.64 km² in size. 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.

Administrative divisions

Kluang District is divided into eight

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Kahang Kahang Kahang is a mukim in Kluang District, Johor, Malaysia. It is particularly known as the final stop before heading to the Endau Rompin National Park and located along the Malaysia Federal Route 50 Federal Route 50, or Jalan Batu Pahat� ...

* Kluang Town * Niyor * Paloh ;Simpang Renggam District Council * Layang-Layang *

Machap :''This is not to be confused of Machap Baru of Melaka.'' Machap is a mukim in Kluang District, Johor, Malaysia. It is known for its pottery factories and though it has some pottery shops, there are not as many as in Ayer Hitam. Geography The ...

* Renggam * Ulu Benut

Government

Kluang is divided into two local councils namely Simpang Renggam District Council ( ms, Majlis Daerah Simpang Renggam) based at Simpang Renggam Town and Kluang Municipal Council ( ms, Majlis Perbandaran Kluang) based at Kluang Town which is also the district capital.

Other Town

*Paloh *Kahang *Renggam *Machap *

Simpang Renggam Simpang Renggam or Sisi Khoo is a town in Kluang District, Johor, Malaysia. Now Simpang Renggam is under the administration of Simpang Renggam District Council ( ms, Majlis Daerah Simpang Renggam). Simpang Renggam District Council was original ...

* Layang-Layang

Federal Parliament and State Assembly Seats

List of Kluang district representatives in the Federal Parliament (Dewan Rakyat)

List of Kluang district representatives in the State Legislative Assembly (Dewan Undangan Negeri)

Demographics

As of 2010, total population of Kluang District was 319,629 people. In 2000, the population growth was 1.48%.

Economy

The main economy activities in the district are agriculture and

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. Main industrial areas are located in Kluang Town, Paloh, Renggam,

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Education

Kluang district has 28 primary schools, 21 Chinese schools, 17 Tamil schools, and 20 secondary schools for a total of 86 schools. In 2014, there were more than 38,000 students and 3,300 teachers.

Transportation

Kluang Airport Kluang Airport (known as Kem Mahkota) is an airport in Kluang District, Johor, Malaysia. See also * List of airports in Malaysia This is a list of airports in Malaysia, sorted by location. Airports In total, Malaysia has 63 airports (39 i ...

References

External links

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