Pulau Pisang is a small island in

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 o ...

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 ...

. The island, which is about 12 kilometres from the town of

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 ...

and 5 kilometres from

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 ...

town, is the site of the

Pulau Pisang Lighthouse The Pulau Pisang Lighthouse ( ms, Rumah Api Pulau Pisang) is a lighthouse located on the highest point of Pulau Pisang (Johor), Pulau Pisang, an island in the Strait of Malacca 15 kilometres from Pontian, Johor, Pontian Kechil, Johor, Malaysia. ...

, a lighthouse guiding ships into the western entrance of the busy

Singapore Strait The Singapore Strait is a , strait between the Strait of Malacca in the west and the South China Sea in the east. Singapore is on the north of the channel, and the Indonesian Riau Islands are on the south. The two countries share a maritime ...

. Singapore currently operates the lighthouse, and the country has publicly announced recognition that the island is Malaysian territory. In 2003, Minister for foreign affairs of Singapore,

S. Jayakumar Jayakumar or Jeyakumar is a Sinhalese and Indian surname. It consists of two parts: ''jaya'', which means ''victory'' in Sinhalese and is also the name of a Hindu demigod, and ''kumar'', meaning ''child'', ''son'' or ''prince''. The name may refer t ...

, acknowledged that sovereignty of Pulau Pisang is with Malaysia and had never disputed that sovereignty. He also maintained that the management of

should remain with Singapore. In 2010, the government of Johor states that Pulau Pisang is part of the Johor sultanate and would be gazetted as such.

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Islands of Johor Pontian District {{Malaysia-island-stub

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