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Kluang District

Coordinates: 2°2′1″N 103°19′10″E / 2.03361°N 103.31944°E / 2.03361; 103.31944
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For the federal constituency represented in the Dewan Rakyat, see Kluang (federal constituency).

Kluang District
Malaysia District of Malaysia
Daerah Kluang
Other transcription(s)
 • Jawiكلواڠ‎
 • Chinese居銮县
 • Tamilகுளுவாங்
Flag of Kluang District
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Location of Kluang District in Johor
Location of Kluang District in Johor
Map
Kluang District is located in Malaysia
Kluang District
Kluang District
Location of Kluang District in Malaysia
Coordinates: 2°2′1″N 103°19′10″E / 2.03361°N 103.31944°E / 2.03361; 103.31944
Country Malaysia
State Johor
SeatKluang
Local area government(s)Kluang Municipal Council
(Kluang North)
Simpang Renggam District Council
(Kluang South)
Government
 • District officerHaji Ismail bin Abu
Area
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 • Total
2,864.53 km2 (1,106.00 sq mi)
Population
 (2020)[2]
 • Total
323,762
 • Density110/km2 (290/sq mi)
Time zoneUTC+8 (MST)
 • Summer (DST)UTC+8 (Not observed)
Postcode
86xxx
Calling code+6-07
Vehicle registration platesJ

The Kluang District (simplified Chinese: 居銮县; traditional Chinese: 居鑾縣) 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

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Kluang District is 2,851.64 km2 in size.[1][3]

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

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Kluang District is divided into eight mukims, which are:[4][5][1]

Type UPI Code Name Population
(2020 Census[6]) 		Area
(km2) 		Density
(km2 per person)
Mukim 010301 Ulu Benut 32,226 104.3 308.9
010302 Kahang 11,411 551.5 20.69
010303 Kluang 178,773 617.4 289.6
010304 Layang-Layang 12,564 229.3 54.79
010305 Machap 5,770 120.6 47.84
010306 Niyor 6,092 251.9 24.18
010307 Paloh 12,677 430.1 29.48
010308 Renggam 36,477 556.8 65.52
Town (Bandar) 010340 Kluang 26,191 10.92 2,398
010341 Paloh 571 0.2427 2,353
010342 Renggam 1,010 0.5657 1,785
Kluang Municipal Council
Simpang Renggam District Council

Government

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

Kluang Municipal Council
Simpang Renggam District Council

Other Town

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Federal Parliament and State Assembly Seats

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

Parliament Seat Name Member of Parliament Party
P151 Simpang Renggam Hasni Mohammad Barisan Nasional (UMNO)
P152 Kluang Wong Shu Qi Pakatan Harapan (DAP)
P153 Sembrong Hishammuddin Hussein Barisan Nasional (UMNO)


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

Parliament State Seat Name State Assemblyman Party
P151 N26 Machap Onn Hafiz Ghazi Barisan Nasional (UMNO)
P151 N27 Layang-Layang Abd Mutalip Abd Rahim Barisan Nasional (UMNO)
P152 N28 Mengkibol Chew Chong Sin Pakatan Harapan (DAP)
P152 N29 Mahkota Sharifah Azizah Syed Zain Barisan Nasional (UMNO)
P153 N30 Paloh Lee Ting Han Barisan Nasional (MCA)
P153 N31 Kahang Vidyananthan Ramanadhan Barisan Nasional (MIC)

Demographics

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Historical population
YearPop.±%
1991 224,424—    
2000 255,601+13.9%
2010 288,364+12.8%
2020 323,762+12.3%
Source: [7]

As of 2020, total population of Kluang District is 323,762 people. In 2000, the population growth was 1.48%.[3]

Economy

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The main economy activities in the district are agriculture and ecotourism.[8] Main industrial areas are located in Kluang Town, Paloh, Renggam, Simpang Renggam, Machap, Kahang, Ulu Benut and Layang-Layang.[3]

Education

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Kluang district has 28 Malay primary schools, 21 Chinese primary schools, 17 Tamil primary 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

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See also

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References

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  1. ^ a b c Kluang Profile apps.water.gov.my February 2011 Archived 18 August 2016 at the Wayback Machine
  2. ^ "Population Distribution and Basic Demographic Characteristics, 2010" (PDF). Department of Statistics, Malaysia. Archived from the original (PDF) on 22 May 2014. Retrieved 19 April 2012.
  3. ^ a b c "Handbook" (PDF). johor.gov.my (in Malay). Retrieved 20 May 2023.
  4. ^ "Kod dan Nama Sempadan Pentadbiran Tanah, Unique Parcel Identifier (UPI) JOHOR" (PDF). Jawatankuasa Teknikal Standard MyGDI (JTSM). 2023.
  5. ^ "Kluang (District, Malaysia) - Population Statistics, Charts, Map and Location". www.citypopulation.de. Retrieved 10 February 2024.
  6. ^ BANCI MALAYSIA 2020: MUKIM/BANDAR/PEKAN [MyCENSUS 2020: MUKIM/TOWN/PEKAN]. Putrajaya: Jabatan Perangkaan Malaysia. 2024. ISBN 978-967-253-706-9.
  7. ^ "Key Findings of Population and Housing Census of Malaysia 2020" (pdf) (in Malay and English). Department of Statistics, Malaysia. ISBN 978-967-2000-85-3.
  8. ^ "Muafakat ke Arah #Johor Berkemajuan" (PDF). Muafakat Johor (in Malay). Retrieved 17 March 2018.
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