Batu Pahat district is a district located within the state of Johor.
The main urbanization & administrative center of the district is located in the city center of Batu Pahat or better known as Penggaram for the locals and residents of the district. Penggaram is located in Parish 5 Simpang Kanan. Parish 5 Simpang Kanan is the most populated and populous area in this district.
At the time of this blog post been typing... Batu Pahat district was divided into 4 parliamentary constituencies namely Batu Pahat, Sri Gading, Ayer Hitam & Parit Sulong while the state assembly constituency was divided into 9 constituencies (DUNs) , Penggaram, Rengit, Parit Raja, Semarang, Yong Peng, Parit Yaani, Semerah & Sri Medan.
In terms of land administration... the district is governed by the Batu Pahat District Office. In the southern part of the district... there is a land office that helps the district's land administration in the southern part of the district, assisted by the Rengit Land & Subdistrict Office (PTDK). The Rengit Land & Subdistrict Office (PTDK) is assisting in the administration of land dealings involving two parishes in the southern part of the district namely Parish 12 Sungai Kluang and Parish 11 Sungai Punggur.
Batu Pahat District is divided into two local authorities (PBTs), Batu Pahat Municipal Council (MPBP) or previously known as West Batu Pahat District Council (MDBPB) and the other is Yong Peng District Council (MDYP) or formerly known as East Batu Pahat District Council (MDBPT).
There have been rumors that plans in the coming years to prepare for the upgrading of local authorities (PBTs) which Batu Pahat Municipal Council (MPBP) will be uprade to Batu Pahat City Council (MBBP) and Yong Peng District Council (MDYP) will be upgrade to the Yong Peng Municipal Council (MPYP). There are rumors that a proposal for the creation of a new local authority (PBT) located in the southern district which is Rengit will be separated from the Batu Pahat Municipal Council (MPBP) by administering two parishes which is Parish 12 Sungai Kluang and Parish 11 Sungai Punggur. Rumors of a new local authority (PBT) being proposed in this district are likely to be named as Local Authority of Rengit (PBTR) or possibly the Rengit District Council (MDR).
The following is a list of parishes located under the Batu Pahat district administration.
~ Parish 1 Lubok.
~ Parish 2 Bagan.
~ Parish 3 Peserai.
~ Parish 4 Simpang Kiri.
~ Parish 5Simpang Kanan.
~ Parish 6 Linau.
~ Parish 7 Tanjung Semberong.
~ Parish 8 Sri Gading.
~ Parish 9 Minyak Beku.
~ Parish 10 Kampung Baharu.
~ Parish 11 Sungai Punggur.
~ Parish 12 Sungai Kluang.
~ Parish 13 Chaah Baharu.
~ Parish 14 Sri Medan.
The city of Batu Pahat or Penggaram is experiencing rapid economic growth compared to other areas in this district in line with its role as the center of urbanization, major economy and administration in this district. The rapid economic growth also led to the rapid growth of the population. Now... Penggaram is the second largest town in the state of Johor after Johor Bahru (Tanjung Puteri). Previously... the second largest town in the state of Johor was Muar (Maharani) but Penggaram had surpassed Maharani as the second largest town in the state of Johor after Tanjung Puteri. Even Kluang (Mengkibol) has also surpassed Maharani as the third largest town in the state of Johor.
