Pontian District
Pontian District is a district located in southwest part of the Malaysian state of Johor. It borders Batu Pahat and Kluang Districts to the north and Kulai and Johor Bahru Districts to the east.
The district is home to Tanjung Piai, the southernmost point of the Malay Peninsula and mainland Eurasia as a whole.
Etymology
The name of Pontian was derived from the Malay word “Perhentian” which means a stop, a reference to the sailors travelling to and from Singapore or Malacca stopping at Pontian Besar River for shelter from the rough waters in the Strait of Malacca.Administrative divisions
Pontian District is divided into 11 mukims:- Api-Api
- Ayer Baloi
- Ayer Masin
- Benut
- Jeram Batu
- Pengkalan Raja
- Pontian
- Rimba Terjun
- Serkat
- Sungai Karang
- Sungai Pinggan
And 1 small town :
Administration
The entire Pontian District is administered by the Pontian Municipal Council, which was previously known as the Pontian District Council . The latter was formed on 1 November 1976 by merging the Pontian Town Council and the local councils of Pekan Nanas, Benut, Ayer Baloi and Permas. The upgradation of the District Council as the Municipal Council took place on 31 July 2021.Presidents
| No | Name | Term start | Term end |
| 1 | Mohd Ezuddin Sanusi | 1 February 2021 | 31 December 2023 |
| 2 | Abdul Razak Khalid | 1 January 2024 | 31 January 2025 |
| 3 | Abdul Azim Shamsuddin | 3 February 2025 | Present |
Departments
- Management Services '
- Treasury '
- Valuation and Property Management '
- Urban Planning and Landscape '
- Public Health '
- Licensing and Enforcement '
- Engineering and Building
- Community Development ''''
Units
- Public Relations and Corporate '
- Law '
- Internal Audit '
- One Stop Centre '
- Tourism ''''
Administration areas (zones)
As of 2025, Pontian District is divided into 23 zones represented by 23 councillors to act as mediators between residents and the municipal council. The councillors for the 1 April 2024 to 31 December 2025 session are as below:| Zone | Councillor | Political affiliation |
| Pontian A | Jamaludin Abd Majid | UMNO |
| Pontian B | Faridah A Kadir | UMNO |
| Pontian C | Oh Jit Hwa | MCA |
| Pontian D | Rosdi Hassan | UMNO |
| Pontian E | Mohd Iskandar Selamat | UMNO |
| Pontian F | Heng Zhi Li | MCA |
| Pontian G | Mohd Isa Ismail | UMNO |
| Pontian H | Mohd Mokhtar Tang Abdullah | UMNO |
| Pontian I | Md Israk Abdullah | UMNO |
| Pontian J | Tan Lye Huat | MCA |
| Pekan Nanas A | Abdul Razif Ruhani | UMNO |
| Pekan Nanas B | Teo Yi Chang | MCA |
| Pekan Nanas C | Zarina Mohamed Baen | UMNO |
| Pekan Nanas D | Krishnan Kumar Letchumenan | MIC |
| Benut A | Bariman Ahmad | UMNO |
| Benut B | Tan Wei Jie | MCA |
| Benut C | Mohamad Jahis Othman | UMNO |
| Benut D | Siti Zaharah Jumat | UMNO |
| Permas A | Kok See Chin | MCA |
| Permas B | Syahdan Rahmat | UMNO |
| Permas C | Tan Jia Liang | MCA |
| Ayer Baloi A | Ajit Singh Jasbir Singh | MIC |
| Ayer Baloi B | Tan Sing Ling | MCA |