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 in size.
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

Kluang District is divided into eight mukims, which are:
Kluang is divided into two local councils namely Simpang Renggam District Council based at Simpang Renggam Town and Kluang Municipal Council based at Kluang Town which is also the district capital.

Other Town

List of Kluang district representatives in the Federal Parliament
ParliamentSeat NameMember of ParliamentParty
P151Simpang RenggamMaszlee MalikPakatan Harapan
P152KluangWong Shu QiPakatan Harapan
P153SembrongHishammuddin HusseinBarisan Nasional

List of Kluang district representatives in the State Legislative Assembly
ParliamentStateSeat NameState AssemblymanParty
P151N26MachapAbd Taib Abu BakarBarisan Nasional
P151N27Layang-LayangOnn Hafiz GhaziBarisan Nasional
P152N28MengkibolChew Chong SinPakatan Harapan
P152N29MahkotaMuhamad Said JonitPakatan Harapan
P153N30PalohSheikh Omar AliPakatan Harapan
P153N31KahangVidyananthan RamanadhanBarisan Nasional

Demographics

As of 2010, total population of Kluang District was 319,629 people. In 2000, the population growth was 1.48%.

Economy

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

Education

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