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Gelang Patah | |
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Township | |
| Malay transcription(s) | |
| • Rumi | Gelang Patah |
| • Jawi | ڬلڠ ڤاته |
| Chinese transcription(s) | |
| • Traditional | 振林山 |
| • Simplified | 振林山 |
| • Mandarin | Zhènlínshān (Pinyin) |
| • Tamil | கேலாங் பாத்தா Kēlāṅ pāttā (Transliteration) |
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  Gelang Patah Location in Malaysia | |
| Coordinates: 1°26′57″N 103°35′24″E / 1.4491332°N 103.5899353°E | |
| Country | Malaysia |
| State | Johor |
| District | Johor Bahru |
| Government | |
| • Local Authority | Iskandar Puteri City Council |
| • Mayor | Mohd Haffiz Ahmad |
| Time zone | UTC+8 (MST) |
| Postcode | 81550 |
| Dialling code | +607 |
| Police | Iskandar Puteri |
| Fire | Iskandar Puteri |
Gelang Patah is a bustling town in Iskandar Puteri, Johor Bahru District, Johor, Malaysia. It was administered by ruling coalition, Barisan Nasional (BN) for over 5 decades until the 13th Malaysian General Elections. BN lost to the opposition, Pakatan Harapan in the 14th General Election as well as the 15th.[1]
One of its schools, Sekolah Menengah Kebangsaan Gelang Patah is the oldest school in Iskandar Puteri and accredited as a Trust School by its government. A trust school is managed jointly by Yayasan AMIR, and civil service principals and headmasters under the umbrella of the Ministry of Education to improve student outcomes and school management capabilities.[2]
The town is a home to a container port, Port of Tanjung Pelepas (PTP). PTP is situated on the eastern mouth of the Pulai River in south-western Gelang Patah, Johor, Malaysia, in close proximity to the Straits of Johor, which separates the countries of Malaysia and Singapore and the Strait of Malacca.
3 kilometre away from PTP lies a controversial mega project, Forest City.[3] Forest City is an integrated residential development and private town located in Iskandar Puteri, Johor, Malaysia on a land 1,370 hectares wide. First announced in 2006 as a twenty-year project, the project was pitched under China's Belt and Road Initiative.
The town is also well-known for its otak-otak which is steamed or grilled cake made from a paste made from fish or a wide selection of seafood.
- ^ "GE15: PH's Liew Chin Tong scores big win". The Star. 20 November 2022.
- ^ "Trust Schools". Yayasan Amir.
- ^ "Malaysia's $100 billion luxury estate was supposed to be a 'living paradise.' Instead, 6 years into development, it's a ghost town full of empty skyscrapers and deserted roads". Insider. Insider. Retrieved 8 June 2022.