Johor Bahru District

This article is about the district in the state of Johor in Malaysia. For other uses, see Johor Bahru (disambiguation).

The Johor Bahru District is a district located in the southern part of Johor, Malaysia. It covers an area of 1,063.97km² and has a population of 1.8 million, making it the second largest district in Malaysia by population. The district capital is Johor Bahru and the administrative capital is Iskandar Puteri. The district borders Pontian District on the west, Kota Tinggi District on the east, Kulai District on the north and Singapore to the south. The urban centres are divided into the cities of Johor Bahru, Iskandar Puteri and Pasir Gudang. Johor Bahru District is currently the second-largest gross domestic product (GDP) contributor among all districts in Malaysia.^[2]

Johor Bahru District
District of Johor
Daerah Johor Bahru
Flag Emblem
Location of Johor Bahru District in Johor
Johor Bahru District Location of Johor Bahru District in Malaysia
Coordinates: 1°32′N 103°43′E
Country	Malaysia
State	Johor
Seat	Johor Bahru
Local area government(s)	Iskandar Puteri City Council (Johor Bahru West and North) Johor Bahru City Council (Johor Bahru City Centre) Pasir Gudang City Council (Johor Bahru East)
Government
• District officer	Haji Abdul Rahman bin Salleh
Area [1]
• Total	1,063.97 km2 (410.80 sq mi)
Population  (2023)
• Total	1,758,500
• Density	1,700/km2 (4,300/sq mi)
Time zone	UTC+8 (MST)
• Summer (DST)	UTC+8 (Not observed)
Postcode	79xxx - 81xxx
Calling code	+6-07-2, +6-07-3, +6-07-5
Vehicle registration plates	J

Johor Bahru District

It is host to many thriving townships such as the Tebrau area, which hosts several shopping malls including ÆON Malls, Mid Valley Southkey, Paradigm Mall Johor Bahru, Toppen Shopping Centre and an IKEA outlet.

The district office is located in Johor Bahru.

Administrative divisions

Johor Bahru District is divided into 6 mukims and 2 towns (bandar), which are:^[3][4][5]。

Type	UPI Code	Mukim	Population (2020 Census[6])	Area (km2)	Density (km2 per person)
Mukim	010201	Jelutong	24,765	15.41	1,607
	010202	Plentong	583,640	253	2,307
	010203	Pulai	505,661	204.4	2,474
	010206	Sungai Tiram	15,627	197.1	79.30
	010207	Tanjung Kupang	24,890	85.50	291.1
	010208	Tebrau	412,373	214.3	1,925
Town (Bandar)	010240	Johor Bahru	144,179	38.54	3,741
	010242	Tebrau	56	0.057	982.5

Demographics

The estimated population was 1,758,500 in 2023. At the time of the 2020 Census 51.6% of the population were Muslims, 33.1% were Buddhists, 5.1% were Hindus, 4.4% were Christians and 1.8% had another or no religion.^[7]

Historical population

Year	Pop.	±%
1991	704,471	—
2000	1,081,978	+53.6%
2010	1,334,188	+23.3%
2020	1,711,191	+28.3%
Figures before 2008 includes Kulai District. Source: [8]

Government

Johor Bahru District and Land Office

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 (MBJB) governs the city centre of Johor Bahru. It also exercises jurisdiction includes Larkin, Tebrau, Ulu Tiram, Bandar Dato Onn, Kempas, Tampoi, Johor Jaya, Permas Jaya and partly Taman Rinting.

Iskandar Puteri City Council

The Iskandar Puteri City Council (MBIP) 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 City Council

The Pasir Gudang City Council (MBPG) 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

• Skudai
• Masai
• Pandan
• Plentong
• Gelang Patah
• Tampoi
• Ulu Tiram
• Kempas
• Kangkar Pulai
• Ulu Choh

Federal Parliament and State Assembly Seats

Members of Parliament for Johor Bahru District Malaysian general election, 2022
DAP (PH)	1 / 5
PKR (PH)	3 / 5
AMANAH (PH)	1 / 5

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

Parliament	Seat Name	Member of Parliament	Party
P158	Tebrau	Jimmy Puah Wee Tse	Pakatan Harapan (PKR)
P159	Pasir Gudang	Hassan Abdul Karim	Pakatan Harapan (PKR)
P160	Johor Bahru	Akmal Nasrullah Mohd Nasir	Pakatan Harapan (PKR)
P161	Pulai	Suhaizan Kayat	Pakatan Harapan (AMANAH)
P162	Iskandar Puteri	Liew Chin Tong	Pakatan Harapan (DAP)
P163	Kulai	Teo Nie Ching	Pakatan Harapan (DAP)
P165	Tanjung Piai	Wee Jeck Seng	Barisan Nasional (MCA)

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

Parliament	State	Seat Name	State Assemblyman	Party
P158	N40	Tiram	Azizul Bachok	Barisan Nasional (UMNO)
P158	N41	Puteri Wangsa	Amira Aisya Abdul Aziz	Malaysian United Democratic Alliance (MUDA)
P159	N42	Johor Jaya	Liow Cai Tung	Pakatan Harapan (DAP)
P159	N43	Permas	Baharuddin Mohd Taib	Barisan Nasional (UMNO)
P160	N44	Larkin	Mohd Hairi Md Shah	Barisan Nasional (UMNO)
P160	N45	Stulang	Chen Kah Eng	Pakatan Harapan (DAP)
P161	N46	Perling	Liew Chin Tong	Pakatan Harapan (DAP)
P161	N47	Kempas	Ramlee Bohani	Barisan Nasional (UMNO)
P162	N48	Skudai	Marina Ibrahim	Pakatan Harapan (DAP)
P162	N49	Kota Iskandar	Pandak Ahmad	Barisan Nasional (UMNO)
P163	N51	Bukit Batu	Arthur Chiong Sen Sern	Pakatan Harapan (PKR)
P165	N55	Pekan Nanas	Tan Eng Meng	Barisan Nasional (MCA)

Economy

The main economy activities in the district are international trading, manufacturing, medical and healthcare.^[9]

Education

There are a total of 41 secondary schools, one religious school, three vocational schools, one technical secondary school and one fully residential school.^[10]

Transportation

Rail

Johor Bahru Sentral railway station

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.

Air

In terms of air travel, the district is served by Senai International Airport which is located approximately 22 kilometres (14 mi) northwest of the Johor Bahru city centre. ^[11] Another alternative airport is Singapore Changi Airport which is 36.3 kilometres (22.6 mi) southeast of Johor Bahru, across the border into neighbouring Singapore, and is linked by a frequent cross-border coach service operated by Transtar Travel.