Kluang District


Kluang is a district in Johor, Malaysia. Its district capital is Kluang Town. Kluang district is one of the three landlocked districts in Johor, the other being Segamat and Kulai.

Geography

Kluang District is 2,851.64 km2 in size.
Kluang District is bordered by Segamat in the north, Batu Pahat in the west and Mersing in the east. The southern border of Kluang district meets Pontian, Kulai and Kota Tinggi. As the central district, it borders the most districts in Johor.

Administrative divisions

Kluang District is divided into eight mukims, which are:
;Kluang Municipal Council
;Simpang Renggam District Council

Government

Kluang is divided into two local councils namely Simpang Renggam District Council based at Simpang Renggam Town and Kluang Municipal Council based at Kluang Town which is also the district capital.

Towns

Federal Parliament and State Assembly Seats


List of Kluang district representatives in the Federal Parliament


ParliamentSeat NameMember of ParliamentParty
P151Simpang RenggamHasni MohammadBarisan Nasional
P152KluangWong Shu QiPakatan Harapan
P153SembrongHishammuddin HusseinBarisan Nasional



List of Kluang district representatives in the State Legislative Assembly


ParliamentStateSeat NameState AssemblymanParty
P151N26MachapOnn Hafiz GhaziBarisan Nasional
P151N27Layang-LayangAbd Mutalip Abd RahimBarisan Nasional
P152N28MengkibolChew Chong SinPakatan Harapan
P152N29MahkotaSharifah Azizah Syed ZainBarisan Nasional
P153N30PalohLee Ting HanBarisan Nasional
P153N31KahangVidyananthan RamanadhanBarisan Nasional

Demographics

As of 2020, total population of Kluang District is 323,762 people. In 2000, the population growth was 1.48%.

Economy

The main economy activities in the district are agriculture and ecotourism. Main industrial areas are located in Kluang Town, Paloh, Renggam, Simpang Renggam, Machap, Kahang, Ulu Benut, and Layang-Layang.

Education

Kluang district has 28 Malay primary schools, 21 Chinese primary schools, 17 Tamil primary schools, and 20 secondary schools for a total of 86 schools. In 2014, there were more than 38,000 students and 3,300 teachers.

Transportation