Layang-Layang is a town 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 ...

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. It is situated within the parliamentary constituency of

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. It is located approximately 72 km north of

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and 32 km south of Kluang. It was developed in the early 20th century and became one of the Chinese new villages during the military conflict between Malaya Communists and the Britain colonial government. Until the 1990s, Layang-Layang's major community was Chinese, but it is gradually transforming to a Malay major community following the outflow of the Chinese young generation, who commonly have a trend of settling in cities such as Johor Bahru,

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and

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for higher income and better opportunities.

Etymology

Layang-layang is the Malay word for "kite". More specifically, a traditional type of

kite A kite is a tethered heavier than air flight, heavier-than-air or lighter-than-air craft with wing surfaces that react against the air to create Lift (force), lift and Drag (physics), drag forces. A kite consists of wings, tethers and anchors. ...

which is flown in Malaysia and Indonesia.

Economy

The town's economy is centered on plantations and agriculture. The connectivity through rail is a predominant factor for its existence despite being out of the main trunk road linking the southern part of Peninsular Malaysia. Well known plantations owned by corporations in this area are the Ulu Remis Estate (owned by the Guthrie Corporation in the 1960s and now by the Sime Darby Group), Sembrong Estate, CEP Renggam Estate and many smaller plantations owned by individuals.

Transportation

Layang-Layang is served by the Layang-Layang railway station. {{coord, 1, 49, N, 103, 29, E, region:MY_type:city_source:GNS-enwiki, display=title Kluang District Towns in Johor