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 , with a population of 233,779 (2010).
The district borders Tangkak District to the west, Segamat District to the north, and Batu Pahat District to the east.
History The district was formerly divided administratively into Bandar Maharani municipality and Tangkak township. Upon upgrade of Tangkak sub-district to full-fledged Tangkak District (initially Ledang), 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 Tangkak (formerly 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 12 mukims, which are:JPS Komuniti 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
Local Government
Demographics
Federal Parliament and State Assembly Seats
List of Muar district representatives in the Federal Parliament (Dewan Rakyat) Parliament Seat Name Member of Parliament Party P143PagohMuhyiddin YassinPN - BERSATUP145BakriTan Hong PinPH - DAPP146MuarSyed Saddiq Syed Abdul RahmanMUDA
List of Muar district representatives in the State Legislative Assembly (Dewan Negeri) Parliament State Seat Name State Assemblyman Party P143 N7 Bukit Kepong Sahruddin Jamal PN - BERSATUP143 N8 Bukit Pasir Mohamad Fazli Mohamad Salleh BN - UMNOP145 N12 Bentayan Ng Yak Howe PH - DAPP145 N13 Simpang Jeram Nazri Abdul Rahman PH - AMANAHP145 N14 Bukit Naning Mohd Fuad Tukirin BN - UMNOP146 N15 Maharani Abdul Aziz Talib PN - PASP146 N16 Sungai Balang Selamat Takim BN - UMNO
Economy The main economy activities in the district are education, trading, furniture manufacturing, historical tourism and agritourism.
See also Districts of Malaysia
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