Muar District
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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 Template:Cvt, with a population of 233,779 (2010).[1]Template:My10
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:[2]
- Ayer HitamTemplate:Notetag
- 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
Demographics
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Federal Parliament and State Assembly Seats
List of Muar district representatives in the Federal Parliament (Dewan Rakyat)
| Parliament | Seat Name | Member of Parliament | Party |
|---|---|---|---|
| P143 | Pagoh | Muhyiddin Yassin | PN - BERSATU |
| P145 | Bakri | Tan Hong Pin | PH - DAP |
| P146 | Muar | Syed Saddiq Syed Abdul Rahman | MUDA |
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 - BERSATU |
| P143 | N8 | Bukit Pasir | Mohamad Fazli Mohamad Salleh | BN - UMNO |
| P145 | N12 | Bentayan | Ng Yak Howe | PH - DAP |
| P145 | N13 | Simpang Jeram | Nazri Abdul Rahman | PH - AMANAH |
| P145 | N14 | Bukit Naning | Mohd Fuad Tukirin | BN - UMNO |
| P146 | N15 | Maharani | Abdul Aziz Talib | PN - PAS |
| P146 | N16 | Sungai Balang | Selamat Takim | BN - UMNO |
Economy
The main economy activities in the district are education, trading, furniture manufacturing, historical tourism and agritourism.[3]
See also
Notes
References
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