Kluang

Kluang
Kluang Town
Bandar Kluang
Other transcription(s)
 • Jawiكلواڠ
 • Chinese居銮 (Simplified)
居鑾 (Traditional)
Jūluán (Hanyu Pinyin)
 • Tamilகுளுவாங்
Kuḷuvāṅ (Transliteration)
Official seal of Kluang
Motto(s): 
Kluang Maju Sejahtera, Bandar Berdaya Huni (Prosperous Kluang, A Livable City)
Map
Location of Kluang in Johor
Kluang is located in Johor
Kluang
Kluang
   Kluang in    Johor
Kluang is located in Malaysia
Kluang
Kluang
Kluang (Malaysia)
Kluang is located in Southeast Asia
Kluang
Kluang
Kluang (Southeast Asia)
Kluang is located in Asia
Kluang
Kluang
Kluang (Asia)
Coordinates: 2°2′1″N 103°19′10″E / 2.03361°N 103.31944°E / 2.03361; 103.31944
Country Malaysia
State Johor
District Kluang
Establishment1915
Granted municipal status8 May 2001
Government
 • TypeMunicipal council
 • BodyKluang Municipal Council
 • PresidentAzurawati Binti Wahid
Area
 • District
2,852 km2 (1,101 sq mi)
 • Urban
126.57 km2 (48.87 sq mi)
Population
 (2022)
 • District
323,762
 • Density113.5/km2 (294/sq mi)
 • Urban
204,964
 • Rural
19,340
Time zoneUTC+8 (MST)
 • Summer (DST)UTC+8 (Not observed)
Postcode
86000
Calling code+6-07
Vehicle registrationJ
Websitewww.mpkluang.gov.my
Kluang Municipal Council

Majlis Perbandaran Kluang
Type
Type
History
Founded8 May 2001
Leadership
President
Azurawati Binti Wahid
Municipal Secretary
Mohamad Yazid Baharudin[1]
Motto
Maju Sejahtera
(Progressive and prosperous)
Bandar Berdaya Huni
(Livable city)
Meeting place
Wisma Majlis Perbandaran Kluang, Jalan Kota Tinggi, 86000 Kluang, Johor
Website
www.mpkluang.gov.my

Kluang (Jawi: كلواڠ), formerly Keluang, is a town in Kluang District, Johor, Malaysia. Kluang was founded in 1915 as the administrative capital of central Johor by the British. It is located in the centre of the state and is within 90 minutes of all major urban areas of Johor. Kluang, combined with Batu Pahat, encompasses central Johor with a market catchment of over 700,000. Over the 20th century, Kluang's economy transitioned from rubber to palm oil and now has some of Malaysia's largest organic farms. The industrial sector has also grown significantly with multinational investment and a critical mass of tile manufacturers enabling the district to be called the 'tile capital of Malaysia'. The organic farming sector has also boosted Kluang as an ecotourism destination with key farms such as Zenxin, UK Agro and Kahang Organic Rice Farm.

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