Simpang Renggam () is a town and municipality in Kluang District in central Johor, Malaysia. It spans over an area of 1,002.47 km2, with town centre in Ulu Benut Mukim.
Government and politics Simpang Renggam District Council (), formerly Kluang South District Council () until 1 January 2001, is the local authority of Simpang Renggam and other towns of the southern half of Kluang region, including the nearby towns of Renggam and Layang-Layang. The district council was formed on 1 September 1979 through the merger of the six local councils of Renggam, Simpang Renggam, Machap, Layang-Layang, Sungai Sayong and Taman Sri Lambak. Initially headquartered in Renggam, it was relocated to a two storey tall building in Simpang Renggam on 1 January 1996, and later a bigger modernised administrative complex on 21 January 2021 (although the former still serves as a Branch office for the district council).
Departments
Management Services (Khidmat Pengurusan) Finance (Kewangan) Valuation & Property Management (Penilaian Dan Pengurusan Harta) Engineering (Kejuruteraan) Public Health (Kesihatan Awam) Urban Planning & Landscape (Perancangan Bandar Dan Landskap) Licensing & Enforcement (Pelesenan Dan Penguatkuasaan) Community Development (Pembangunan Masyarakat)
Units
Internal Audit (Audit Dalam) Law (Undang-undang) One Stop Centre (Pusat Sehenti) Public Relations and Corporate (Perhubungan Awam dan Korporat)
Administration areas (zones)
As of 2025, Simpang Renggam is divided into 24 zones represented by 24 councillors to act as mediators between residents and the district council. The councillors for the 1 April 2024 to 31 December 2025 session are as below: ZoneCouncillorPolitical affiliation Simpang Renggam 1 Sharudin Sapari UMNO Simpang Renggam 2 Amira Abdul Hamid UMNO Simpang Renggam 3 Sarina Ayop UMNO Simpang Renggam 4 Chye Chuan Khang MCA Simpang Renggam 5 Jamari Atan UMNO Simpang Renggam 6 Mohamad Faizal Mat Said UMNO Simpang Renggam 7 Tee Keh Seng MCA Simpang Renggam 8 Saipul Radzuan Selamat UMNO Simpang Renggam 9 Subramaniam Solomuthoo MIC Simpang Renggam 10 Masruhin Abd Hadi UMNO Simpang Renggam 11 Wan Mohd Fazli Wan Ismail UMNO Simpang Renggam 12 Lai Wan Ching MCA Simpang Renggam 13 Muhamad Wafiy Jamion UMNO Renggam 1 Arshad A Said UMNO Renggam 2 Parlan Dollah Rahman UMNO Renggam 3 Chong Zheng Yi MCA Layang-Layang 1 Arikam Chengole MIC Layang-Layang 2 Yoeng Lan Yoke MCA Layang-Layang 3 Matsah Tarif UMNO Layang-Layang 4 Low Chou Li MCA Machap 1 Rafeah Abdullah UMNO Machap 2 Lim Kim Bock MCA Sungai Sayong Wee Say Sai MCA Bandar T6 Sarudin Nasir UMNO
Prison Simpang Renggam is home to the Johor Prison, which began construction in 1982 and completed in 1986. It has a capacity of 2,500 and includes a moral rehabilitation centre, special rehabilitation centre and a special detention centre.
See also Renggam, approximately 12 km northeast
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