Kluang District
District in Johor, Malaysia
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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.
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Administrative divisions
Kluang District is divided into eight mukims, which are:
- Kluang Municipal Council
- Kahang
- Kluang Town
- Niyor
- Paloh
- Simpang Renggam District Council
- Layang-Layang
- Machap
- Renggam
- Ulu Benut
Government
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.
Towns
- Paloh
- Kahang
- Renggam
- Machap
- Simpang Renggam
- Layang-Layang
Federal Parliament and State Assembly Seats
List of Kluang district representatives in the Federal Parliament (Dewan Rakyat)
List of Kluang district representatives in the State Legislative Assembly (Dewan Undangan Negeri)
Demographics
As of 2020, total population of Kluang District is 323,762 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 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
- Kluang Airport