The Kluang District () 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

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.

Kluang District

Administrative divisions

Kluang District is divided into eight mukims, which are: Kluang Municipal Council Kahang Kluang Town Niyor Paloh Simpang Renggam District Council Layang-Layang Machap Renggam Ulu Benut

Kluang District

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.

Other Town

Paloh

Kahang

Renggam

Machap

Simpang Renggam

Layang-Layang

Federal Parliament and State Assembly Seats

List of Kluang district representatives in the Federal Parliament (Dewan Rakyat)

List of Kluang district representatives in the State Legislative Assembly (Dewan Undangan Negeri)

Demographics

As of 2010, total population of Kluang District was 319,629 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

Kluang Airport

See also

List of districts in Malaysia

References

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