Simpang Renggam


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.

Departments

Units

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 1Sharudin SapariUMNO
Simpang Renggam 2Amira Abdul HamidUMNO
Simpang Renggam 3Sarina AyopUMNO
Simpang Renggam 4Chye Chuan KhangMCA
Simpang Renggam 5Jamari AtanUMNO
Simpang Renggam 6Mohamad Faizal Mat SaidUMNO
Simpang Renggam 7Tee Keh SengMCA
Simpang Renggam 8Saipul Radzuan SelamatUMNO
Simpang Renggam 9Subramaniam SolomuthooMIC
Simpang Renggam 10Masruhin Abd HadiUMNO
Simpang Renggam 11Wan Mohd Fazli Wan IsmailUMNO
Simpang Renggam 12Lai Wan ChingMCA
Simpang Renggam 13Muhamad Wafiy JamionUMNO
Renggam 1Arshad A SaidUMNO
Renggam 2Parlan Dollah RahmanUMNO
Renggam 3Chong Zheng YiMCA
Layang-Layang 1Arikam ChengoleMIC
Layang-Layang 2Yoeng Lan YokeMCA
Layang-Layang 3Matsah TarifUMNO
Layang-Layang 4Low Chou LiMCA
Machap 1Rafeah AbdullahUMNO
Machap 2Lim Kim BockMCA
Sungai SayongWee Say SaiMCA
Bandar T6Sarudin NasirUMNO

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.