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.
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: TypeUPI CodeNamePopulation(2020 Census)Area(km2)Density(km2 per person)Mukim010301Ulu Benut32,226104.3308.9010302Kahang11,411551.520.69010303Kluang178,773617.4289.6010304Layang-Layang12,564229.354.79010305Machap5,770120.647.84010306Niyor6,092251.924.18010307Paloh12,677430.129.48010308Renggam36,477556.865.52 Town (Bandar)010340Kluang26,19110.922,398010341Paloh5710.24272,353010342Renggam1,0100.56571,785
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 () based at Simpang Renggam Town and Kluang Municipal Council () 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 P151Simpang RenggamHasni MohammadBarisan Nasional (UMNO)P152KluangWong Shu QiPakatan Harapan (DAP)P153SembrongHishammuddin HusseinBarisan 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
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
See also List of districts in Malaysia
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