Kluang District
District in Johor, Malaysia
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Kluang 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.
Kluang District | |
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| Daerah Kluang | |
 Flag | |
 Location of Kluang District in Johor | |
 Interactive map of Kluang District | |
  Kluang District Location of Kluang District in Malaysia | |
| Coordinates: 2°2′1″N 103°19′10″E | |
| Country |  Malaysia |
| State |  Johor |
| Seat | Kluang |
| Local area government(s) | Kluang Municipal Council (Kluang North) Simpang Renggam District Council (Kluang South) |
| Government | |
| • District officer | Haji Ismail bin Abu |
| Area | |
• Total | 2,864.53 km2 (1,106.00 sq mi) |
| Population (2020)[2] | |
• Total | 323,762 |
| • Density | 113.024/km2 (292.732/sq mi) |
| Time zone | UTC+8 (MST) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+8 (Not observed) |
| Postcode | 86xxx |
| Calling code | +6-07 |
| Vehicle registration plates | J |
Geography
Administrative divisions
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
- Kahang
- Kluang Town
- Niyor
- Paloh
- Simpang Renggam District Council
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)
| 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
Economy
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
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.
