The Muar District is a

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Johor Johor, also spelled Johore,'' is a States and federal territories of Malaysia, state of Malaysia in the south of the Malay Peninsula. It borders with Pahang, Malacca and Negeri Sembilan to the north. Johor has maritime borders with Singapore ...

Malaysia Malaysia is a country in Southeast Asia. Featuring the Tanjung Piai, southernmost point of continental Eurasia, it is a federation, federal constitutional monarchy consisting of States and federal territories of Malaysia, 13 states and thre ...

. Muar is located at the mouth of the

Muar River The Muar River () is a river which flows through the states of Negeri Sembilan and Johor in Malaysia. Its drainage basin encompasses the states aforementioned, as well as Pahang and Malacca. Measuring around 250 km (155 mi) in length, the Muar i ...

, on the coast of the Straits of Malacca. The Muar District covers , with a population of 233,779 (2010). The district borders Tangkak District to the west, Segamat District to the north, and Batu Pahat District to the east.

History

The district was formerly divided administratively into Bandar Maharani municipality and Tangkak township. Upon upgrade of Tangkak sub-district to full-fledged Tangkak District (initially Ledang), Bandar Maharani is now administered by Muar Municipal Council (formerly South Muar Town Council, later Muar Town Council) under the Muar District Office, while Tangkak of Ledang is administered by Tangkak Town Council (formerly North Muar Town Council) under the Tangkak (formerly Ledang) District Office. A new administration hub and transportation hub integrated with bus terminal and market called Maharani Sentral are being planned to be built at the location near Muar Bypass in between Jalan Haji Kosai and Jalan Temenggung.

Administrative divisions

Muar District is divided into 12

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s, which are: * Ayer Hitam * Bukit Kepong * Jalan Bakri * Jorak * Lenga *

Muar Town Muar (Muarian dialect: ''Muo'') or Bandar Maharani, is a historical town and the capital of Muar District, Johor, Malaysia. It is one of the most popular tourist attractions in Malaysia to be visited and explored for its food, coffee and hist ...

Parit Bakar Parit Bakar ( Chinese: 巴力峇九) is a small town in Muar District, Johor, Malaysia. It is subdivided to "Parit Bakar Darat" and " Parit Bakar Laut". Parit Bakar Laut is 1 km towards the coastline from Parit Bakar town centre. The centr ...

* Parit Jawa * Seri Menanti *

Sungai Balang Sungai Balang (Jawi alphabet, Jawi: سوڠاي بالڠ; zh, 双溪峇廊) is a mukim in Muar District, Johor, Malaysia. It is located on Malaysia Federal Route 5, Federal Route 5. Its name literally means ''Balang River''. Sungai Balang also not ...

* Sungai Raya * Sungai Terap

Towns

* Muar * Pagoh * Parit Jawa *

* Bukit Kepong * Bukit Pasir * Panchor * Lenga * Pekan Bakri, Jalan Bakri * Bukit Naning

Demographics

Federal Parliament and State Assembly Seats

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

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

Economy

The main economy activities in the district are education, trading, furniture manufacturing, historical tourism and

agritourism Agritourism or agrotourism involves any agriculturally based operation or activity that brings visitors to a farm or ranch. It encompasses a wide range of activities, including direct-to-consumer sales such as farm stands and u-pick, agricultu ...

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References

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