Muar District









District of Malaysia in Johor, Malaysia













































































Muar District

Malaysia District of Malaysia
Daerah Muar
Other transcription(s)
 • Jawi

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دايره موار
 • Chinese
麻坡县
 • Tamil
மூவார்

Flag of Muar District
Flag

Location of Muar District in Johor
Location of Muar District in Johor



Muar District is located in Malaysia

Muar District

Muar District



Location of Muar District in Malaysia

Coordinates: 2°9′N 102°40′E / 2.150°N 102.667°E / 2.150; 102.667Coordinates: 2°9′N 102°40′E / 2.150°N 102.667°E / 2.150; 102.667
Country
 Malaysia
State
 Johor
Seat Muar
Local area government(s) Muar Municipal Council
Government

 • District officer Radzi Amin
Area
[1]

 • Total 1,354 km2 (523 sq mi)
Population
(2010)[2]

 • Total 233,779
 • Density 170/km2 (450/sq mi)
Time zone
UTC+8 (MST)
 • Summer (DST)
UTC+8 (Not observed)
Postcode
84xxx
Calling code +6-06
Vehicle registration plates J



Muar District Office


The Muar District is a district in Johor, Malaysia. Muar is located at the mouth of the Muar River, on the coast of the Straits of Malacca. The Muar District covers 1,354 km2, with a population of 233,779 (2010).[3][2]




Contents






  • 1 History


  • 2 Administrative divisions


  • 3 Towns


  • 4 Federal Parliament and State Assembly Seats


  • 5 Economy


  • 6 See also


  • 7 References





History


The district was formerly divided administratively into Bandar Maharani municipality and Ledang township. Upon upgrade of Tangkak sub-district to full-fledged Ledang District, Bandar Maharani is now administered by Muar Municipal Council (formerly South Muar Town Council, later Muar Town Council) under the Muar District Office, while Tangkak of Ledang is administered by Tangkak Town Council (formerly North Muar Town Council) under the Ledang District Office.


A new administration hub and transportation hub integrated with bus terminal and market called Maharani Sentral are being planned to be built at the location near Muar Bypass in between Jalan Haji Kosai and Jalan Temenggung.



Administrative divisions


Muar District is divided into 11 mukims, which are:[4]



  • Ayer Hitam

  • Bukit Kepong

  • Jalan Bakri

  • Jorak

  • Lenga

  • Muar Town

  • Parit Bakar

  • Parit Jawa

  • Seri Menanti

  • Sungai Balang

  • Sungai Raya/Sungai Terap



Towns



  • Muar

  • Pagoh

  • Parit Jawa

  • Sungai Balang

  • Bukit Kepong

  • Bukit Pasir

  • Panchor

  • Lenga

  • Pekan Bakri, Jalan Bakri

  • Bukit Naning



Federal Parliament and State Assembly Seats




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

































Parliament Seat Name Member of Parliament Party
P143
Pagoh

Muhyiddin Yassin

PH - PPBM
P144
Ledang
Syed Ibrahim Syed Nor

PH - PKR
P145
Bakri

Yeo Bee Yin

PH - DAP
P146
Muar

Syed Saddiq Syed Abdul Rahman

PH - PPBM



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
















































































Parliament State Seat Name State Assemblyman Party
P143
N7
Bukit Kepong
Sahruddin Jamal

PH - PPBM
P143
N8
Bukit Pasir
Najib Lep

GS - PAS
P144
N9
Gambir

Muhyiddin Yassin

PH - PPBM
P144
N10
Tangkak
Ee Chin Li

PH - DAP
P144
N11
Serom
Faizul Amri Adnan

PH - AMANAH
P145
N12
Bentayan
Ng Yak Howe

PH - DAP
P145
N13
Simpang Jeram

Salahuddin Ayub

PH - AMANAH
P145
N14
Bukit Naning
Md Ysahrudin Kusni

PH - PKR
P146
N15
Maharani
Nor Hayati Bachok

PH - AMANAH
P146
N16
Sungai Balang
Zaiton Ismail

BN - UMNO


Economy


The main economy activities in the district are education, trading, furniture manufacturing, historical tourism and agritourism.[5]



See also


  • Districts of Malaysia


References





  1. ^ http://ptj.johor.gov.my/index.php/pejabat-tanah/pejabat-tanah-muar/profil-ptmuar


  2. ^ ab "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..mw-parser-output cite.citation{font-style:inherit}.mw-parser-output q{quotes:"""""""'""'"}.mw-parser-output code.cs1-code{color:inherit;background:inherit;border:inherit;padding:inherit}.mw-parser-output .cs1-lock-free a{background:url("//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/6/65/Lock-green.svg/9px-Lock-green.svg.png")no-repeat;background-position:right .1em center}.mw-parser-output .cs1-lock-limited a,.mw-parser-output .cs1-lock-registration a{background:url("//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/d/d6/Lock-gray-alt-2.svg/9px-Lock-gray-alt-2.svg.png")no-repeat;background-position:right .1em center}.mw-parser-output .cs1-lock-subscription a{background:url("//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/a/aa/Lock-red-alt-2.svg/9px-Lock-red-alt-2.svg.png")no-repeat;background-position:right .1em center}.mw-parser-output .cs1-subscription,.mw-parser-output .cs1-registration{color:#555}.mw-parser-output .cs1-subscription span,.mw-parser-output .cs1-registration span{border-bottom:1px dotted;cursor:help}.mw-parser-output .cs1-hidden-error{display:none;font-size:100%}.mw-parser-output .cs1-visible-error{font-size:100%}.mw-parser-output .cs1-subscription,.mw-parser-output .cs1-registration,.mw-parser-output .cs1-format{font-size:95%}.mw-parser-output .cs1-kern-left,.mw-parser-output .cs1-kern-wl-left{padding-left:0.2em}.mw-parser-output .cs1-kern-right,.mw-parser-output .cs1-kern-wl-right{padding-right:0.2em}


  3. ^ http://ptj.johor.gov.my/index.php/pejabat-tanah/pejabat-tanah-muar/profil-ptmuar


  4. ^ http://apps.water.gov.my/jpskomuniti/dokumen/profail%20muar_ogos%2020111.pdf


  5. ^ "Muafakat ke Arah #Johor Berkemajuan" (PDF). Muafakat Johor (in Malay). Retrieved 17 March 2018.















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