Muar District

2°9′N 102°40′E / 2.150°N 102.667°E / 2.150; 102.667Country MalaysiaState JohorSeatMuarLocal area government(s)Muar Municipal CouncilGovernment • District officerTuan Haji Mustaffa Kamal bin Haji ShamsudinArea • Total1,354 km² (523 sq mi)Population • Total233,779 • Density170/km² (450/sq mi)Time zoneUTC+08:00 (MST) • Summer (DST)UTC+08:00 (Not observed)PostcodeCalling code+6-06Vehicle registration platesJ

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 1,354 km² (523 sq mi), with a population of 233,779 (2010).^[3][2]

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:^[4]

• Ayer Hitam^{[note 1]}
• 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

Historical population

Year	Pop.	±%
1991	301,804	—
2000	330,355	+9.5%
2010	239,027	−27.6%
2020	314,776	+31.7%
Graphs are unavailable due to technical issues. There is more info on Phabricator and on MediaWiki.org.
Figures before 2008 includes Tangkak District. Source: [5]

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 - PPBM
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 - PPBM
P143	N8	Bukit Pasir	Mohd Fadzli Mohd Salleh	BN - UMNO
P145	N12	Bentayan	Ng Yak Howe	PH - DAP
P145	N13	Simpang Jeram	Salahuddin Ayub	PH - AMANAH
P145	N14	Bukit Naning	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.^[6]

See also

• Districts of Malaysia

Notes

References

General topics

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Administrative
divisionsCity councils
(Majlis Bandaraya)

Johor Bahru (part of Johor Bahru district)	City Centre Bakar Batu Century Danga Bay Larkin Majidee Melodies Nong Chik Pasir Pelangi Stulang Suria Tebrau Dato' Onn Daya Johor Jaya Kangkar Tebrau Molek Mount Austin Pandan Setia Indah Tampoi Bandar Baru UDA Damansara Aliff Kempas Setia Tropika Plentong Permas Jaya Ulu Tiram
Iskandar Puteri (part of Johor Bahru district)	City Centre Kota Iskandar Ledang Heights Nusa Bayu Medini Bukit Indah Perling Skudai Lima Kedai Mutiara Rini TUTA Universiti Pulai Kangkar Pulai Bandar Baru Kangkar Pulai Pulai Hijauan Pulai Indah Pulai Mutiara Gelang Patah Forest City Pendas Tanjung Kupang Tanjung Pelepas
Pasir Gudang (part of Johor Bahru district)	Pasir Gudang Tanjung Langsat Masai Kong Kong Kota Masai Seri Alam Taman Scientex

Municipal councils
(Majlis Perbandaran)

Muar (Muar district)	Bandar Maharani (City centre) Bukit Treh Parit Bakar Parit Sakai Sungai Abong Bakri Bukit Bakri Bukit Naning Parit Jawa Parit Unas Bukit Pasir Pagoh Bandar Universiti Pagoh Bukit Kepong Lenga Panchor Sungai Balang
Batu Pahat (Batu Pahat district)	Bandar Penggaram (City centre) Minyak Beku Segenting Taman Bukit Pasir Taman Flora Utama Taman Setia Jaya 2 Tongkang Pechah Rengit Parit Raja Semerah Senggarang Sri Gading Pura Kencana
Kluang (Kluang district)	Kluang Taman Sri Lambak Mengkibol Paloh Chamek Kahang
Kulai (Kulai district)	Kulai Bandar Indahpura Bandar Putra Kulai Senai FELDA Taib Andak Saleng Seelong Senai International Airport Kelapa Sawit Bukit Batu Sedenak Ulu Choh
Segamat (Segamat district)	Segamat Genuang Kampung Tengah Batu Anam Buloh Kasap Gemas Baru Jementah
Pengerang (Kota Tinggi district)	Pengerang Tanjung Pengelih Sungai Rengit Teluk Ramunia Pasir Gogok Bandar Penawar Bandar Mas Desaru Tanjung Balau Johor Lama Teluk Sengat
Pontian	Pontian Kechil Kampung Kayu Ara Pasong Pekan Nanas Ayer Baloi Benut Kukup

District councils
(Majlis Daerah)

Kota Tinggi	Kota Tinggi Lombong Bandar Tenggara Sedili FELDA Lok Heng FELDA Waha
Mersing	Mersing Air Papan Tenggaroh Jemaluang Endau
Tangkak	Tangkak Sagil Sungai Mati Bukit Kangkar Sengkang Bukit Gambir Kesang Parit Bunga Tanjung Agas
Labis (Segamat district)	Labis Air Panas Sungai Karas Tenang Bekok Chaah
Yong Peng (Batu Pahat district)	Yong Peng Ayer Hitam Parit Sulong Sri Medan Parit Yaani
Simpang Renggam (Kluang district)	Simpang Renggam Machap Layang-Layang Renggam