The Johor Bahru Conurbation (, also known as the Southern Conurbation (Malay: ) in the National Physical Plan, is the built-up urban or metropolitan area within and around Johor Bahru in the Malaysian state of Johor, and roughly corresponds to the Iskandar Malaysia corridor.
Encompassing all of Johor Bahru District, Kulai District, and parts of Pontian and Kota Tinggi Districts, where they are all located in Johor, it is home to over 2.4 million people , one of the largest in the country, as well as the largest metropolitan area in Malaysia without spanning other states, federal territory or country.
Definition
Introduced in the 4th edition of Malaysia's National Physical Plan, the conurbation encompasses Johor Bahru, Senai, Skudai, Kulai, Pasir Gudang, Tanjung Pelepas, Pontian, Kota Tinggi, Desaru, Pengerang and Bandar Tenggara.
Population by local government area
The population table is based on the official census of 2020 for the local government areas within the Johor Bahru Conurbation. Local government areaLocal government bodyPopulationJohor BahruJohor Bahru City Council858,118Iskandar PuteriIskandar Puteri City Council575,977Pasir GudangPasir Gudang City Council312,437KulaiKulai Municipal Council329,497PontianPontian Municipal Council173,318Kota TinggiKota Tinggi District Council222,382Johor Bahru Conurbation (Southern Conurbation)2,487,601
Transportation
Rail
The conurbation is served by three railway stations of the KTMB, which are Johor Bahru Sentral, Kempas Baru and Kulai. It is also linked to Woodlands, Singapore via the Shuttle Tebrau service, and it will be supplanted by the newer Johor Bahru-Singapore RTS.
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 Conurbation. It is connected to other districts in Johor and other states in Peninsular Malaysia via the North–South Expressway, being the expressway's southern terminus. The conurbation is also linked to Singapore via Johor–Singapore Causeway and Malaysia–Singapore Second Link.
Sea Ports in the conurbation includes Johor Port, Tanjung Langsat Port and Port of Tanjung Pelepas.
Airport
The conurbation houses the Senai International Airport which is located in Senai.
See also Iskandar Malaysia
Metropolitan areas of Malaysia Greater Kuala Lumpur Klang Valley Greater Kuching Greater Kota Kinabalu Greater Penang Conurbation Kinta Valley
References
ms:Konurbasi Johor Bahru