Johor Bahru
Johor Bahru | |
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State capital city and district capital | |
| City of Johor Bahru Bandaraya Johor Bahru | |
City centre skyline at night Wong Ah Fook Street Permaisuri Zarith Sofiah Opera House Figure Museum Istana Bukit Serene Sultan Ibrahim Building City Rainforest Sultan Abu Bakar Mosque | |
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Flag Coat of arms | |
| Nickname(s): JB, Bandaraya Selatan (Southern City) | |
| Motto(s): Berkhidmat, Berbudaya, Berwawasan "Service, Cultural, Visionary" (motto of Johor Bahru City Council) | |
Location of Johor Bahru in Johor | |
Johor Bahru Johor Bahru Johor Bahru (Malaysia) Johor Bahru Johor Bahru (Southeast Asia) Johor Bahru Johor Bahru (Asia) | |
| Coordinates: 01°27′20″N 103°45′40″E / 1.45556°N 103.76111°E | |
| Country | Malaysia |
| State | Johor |
| District | Johor Bahru |
| Administrative areas | List |
| Founded | 10 March 1855 (as Tanjung Puteri) |
| Establishment of the Town Board | 1910 |
| Establishment of the Town Council | 1950 |
| Municipality status | 1 April 1977 |
| City status | 1 January 1994 |
| Government | |
| • Type | City council |
| • Body | Johor Bahru City Council |
| • Mayor | Noorazam Osman |
| Area | |
• Total | 373.18 km2 (144.09 sq mi) |
| Elevation | 32 m (105 ft) |
| Population (2020)[3] | |
• Total | 858,118 |
| • Density | 2,300/km2 (6,000/sq mi) |
| Demonym | Johor Bahru |
| Time zone | UTC+8 (MST) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+8 (Not observed) |
| Postal code | 80xxx to 81xxx |
| Area code(s) | 07 |
| Website | www |
Johor Bahru,[a] abbreviated JB, is the capital city of the Malaysian state of Johor. It is the core city of Johor Bahru District, Malaysia's second-largest district by population and economy. Covering an area of 373.18 km2, Johor Bahru had a population of 858,118 people in 2020, making it the nation's largest state capital city by population. It is located at the southern end of the Malay Peninsula, bordering the city-state of Singapore.
Johor Bahru is the financial and business centre of southern Malaysia. It is Malaysia's second best-performing city behind only Kuala Lumpur, in terms of economic competitiveness, prosperity, and ease of doing business, according to the World Bank. It has the fastest urbanisation growth and internet speed among Malaysian cities. As one of the most visited cities globally, Johor Bahru also has the world's busiest land border crossing with Singapore, via the Johor-Singapore Causeway, KTM Intercity and the future RTS Link. Johor Bahru is served by Senai International Airport and the world's 15th-busiest port, Tanjung Pelepas.
During the reign of Sultan Abu Bakar between 1886 and 1895, the city witnessed modernisation from a fishing village, with the construction of administrative centres, offices, schools, civic and religious buildings, and railways to Woodlands, Singapore. Japanese forces occupied Johor Bahru during the Pacific War. Johor Bahru thus became the post-war cradle of Malay nationalism, forming a major political party, UMNO at the Istana Besar in 1946. Granted city status in 1994, Johor Bahru is currently part of the Johor-Singapore Special Economic Zone and Iskandar Malaysia, the nation's largest special economic zone by investment value.
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- ^ "Total population by ethnic group, Local Authority area and state, Malaysia" (PDF). Statistics Department, Malaysia. 2010. Archived from the original (PDF) on 14 November 2013. Retrieved 12 March 2012.
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