Johor Bahru District


The Johor Bahru District is a district located in the southern part of Johor, Malaysia. The heavily suburban/suburbanizing district covers an area of and has a population of 1.33 million. The district capital is Johor Bahru City and the administrative capital is Iskandar Puteri City. The district borders Pontian District on the west, Kota Tinggi District on the east, Kulai District on the north and Straits of Johor to the south. The urban centres are divided into the cities of Johor Bahru and Iskandar Puteri and the municipal of Pasir Gudang.
It is host to many thriving townships such as the Tebrau area, which hosts several shopping malls including a ÆON Mall, Tesco, Toppen Shopping Centre and an IKEA outlet.
The district office is located in Johor Bahru.

Administrative divisions

Johor Bahru District is divided into 7 mukims, which are:。

Cities and Towns

There are two towns in Johor Bahru District.
TypeUPI CodeCity/Town
Town 010240Johor Bahru
Town 010242Tebrau

Government

The district is highly urbanized have been divided and delegated to the three local governments with Johor Bahru City as the capital of Johor Bahru District, which are:
Johor Bahru City Council
The Johor Bahru City Council governs the city centre of Johor Bahru. It also exercises jurisdiction includes Larkin, Tebrau, Ulu Tiram, Bandar Dato Onn, Kempas, Tampoi, Kempas, Johor Jaya, Permas Jaya and partly Taman Rinting.
Iskandar Puteri City Council
The city council administers the area of the city of Iskandar Puteri which includes Skudai, Gelang Patah, Taman Perling, Kangkar Pulai, Tanjung Kupang and Tanjung Pelepas.
Pasir Gudang Municipal Council
The municipal council governs the eastern parts of the district with the populated areas such as Pasir Gudang, Masai, Bandar, Seri Alam, Taman Kota Masai, Kong Kong and Sungai Tiram.

Other Towns

List of Johor Bahru district representatives in the Federal Parliament
ParliamentSeat NameMember of ParliamentParty
P158TebrauChoong Shiau YoonPakatan Harapan
P159Pasir GudangHassan Abdul KarimPakatan Harapan
P160Johor BahruAkmal Nasrullah Mohd NasirPakatan Harapan
P161PulaiSalahuddin AyubPakatan Harapan
P162Iskandar PuteriLim Kit SiangPakatan Harapan

List of Johor Bahru district representatives in the State Legislative Assembly
ParliamentStateSeat NameState AssemblymanParty
P158N40TiramGopalakrishnan A/L SubramaniamPakatan Harapan
P158N41Puteri WangsaMazlan BujangPerikatan Nasional
P159N42Johor JayaLiow Cai TungPakatan Harapan
P159N43PermasChe Zakaria Mohd SallehPerikatan Nasional
P160N44LarkinMohd Izhar AhmadPerikatan Nasional
P160N45StulangChen Kah EngPakatan Harapan
P161N46PerlingCheo Yee HowPakatan Harapan
P161N47KempasOsman SapianPerikatan Nasional
P162N48SkudaiTan Hong PinPakatan Harapan
P162N49Kota IskandarDzulkefly Bin AhmadPakatan Harapan

Economy

The main economy activities in the district are international trading, manufacturing, medical and healthcare.

Education

There are a total of 41 secondary schools, one religious school, three vocational schools, one technical secondary school and one fully residential school.

Transportation

Rail

The district has two railway stations, which are Johor Bahru Sentral and Kempas Baru.

Road

The Johor Bahru Eastern Dispersal Link Expressway, Pasir Gudang Highway, Johor Bahru East Coast Highway, Iskandar Coastal Highway, Skudai–Pontian Highway, Skudai Highway, Johor Bahru–Kota Tinggi Highway and Senai–Desaru Expressway links most of the cities and towns in Johor Bahru District. The district is linked to other districts in Johor and other states in Peninsular Malaysia via the North–South Expressway.

Singapore

The district is also linked to Singapore via Johor–Singapore Causeway and Malaysia–Singapore Second Link.

Sea

Ports in the district are Johor Port, Tanjung Langsat Port and Port of Tanjung Pelepas.