Muar (town)

See also: Muar District
For the federal constituency represented in the Dewan Rakyat, see Muar (federal constituency).

Muar
Municipality, royal capital and district capital
Bandar Maharani, The Royal Town
Bandar Maharani Bandar Diraja
بندر مهراني بندر دراج
Other transcription(s)
 • Jawiموار
 • Chinese麻坡
Mápō (Hanyu Pinyin)
 • Tamilமூவார்
Mūvār (Transliteration)
Clockwise from top: Muar Clock Tower, colonial-era shophouse, Sultan Ismail Bridge, Sultan Ibrahim Jamek Mosque.
Flag of Muar
Flag
Coat of arms of Muar
Coat of arms
Motto(s): 
"Cekap Amanah Dinamik Makmur"  (in Malay)
"Efficient Trustworthy Dynamic Prosperous"
Map
Location of Muar in Johor
Muar is located in Johor
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   Batu Pahat in    Johor
Muar is located in Malaysia
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Muar (Malaysia)
Muar is located in Southeast Asia
Muar
Muar
Muar (Southeast Asia)
Muar is located in Asia
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Muar (Asia)
Coordinates: 2°3′00″N 102°34′00″E / 2.05000°N 102.56667°E / 2.05000; 102.56667
Country Malaysia
State Johor
DistrictsMuar District
Township1885
Municipality2001
Government
 • TypeMunicipal council
 • BodyMuar Municipal Council
 • PresidentJamil Hasni Abdullah
Area
 • Total
1,376 km2 (531 sq mi)
Elevation
36.88 m (121 ft)
Population
 (2020)
 • Total
314,776
 • Density230/km2 (590/sq mi)
 • Demonym
Muarian
Time zoneUTC+8 (MST)
 • Summer (DST)Not observed
Postal code
84000
National calling code06-95xxxxx to 06-98xxxxx
License plate prefixJxx
Websitewww.mpmuar.gov.my
www.johordt.gov.my/pdmuar
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Muar (Muarian dialect: Muo; Jawi: موار) or Bandar Maharani, is a historical town and the capital of Muar District, Johor, Malaysia. It is one of the most popular[1] tourist attractions in Malaysia to be visited and explored for its food, coffee and historical prewar buildings. It was recently[when?] declared as the royal town of Johor by Sultan Ibrahim Sultan Iskandar and is the fourth largest urban area (after Johor Bahru, Batu Pahat and Kluang) in Johor. It is the main and biggest town of the bigger entity region or area of the same name, Muar which is sub-divided into the Muar district and the new Tangkak district, which was upgraded into a full-fledged district from the Tangkak sub-district earlier.[2] Muar district as the only district covering the whole area formerly borders Malacca in the northern part. Upon the upgrading of Tangkak (formerly Ledang) district, the Muar district now covers only the area south of Sungai Muar, whilst the northern area beyond the river is in within Tangkak district. However, both divided administrative districts are still collectively and fondly called and referred to as the region or area of Muar as a whole by their residents and outsiders. Currently, the new township of Muar is located in the Bakri area.

Muar is one of the cleanest cities in South East Asia, being awarded with Asean Clean Tourist City Standard Award 2017 and 2022.[3][4]

  1. ^ "ASEAN TOURISM FORUM 2018" (PDF). asean.org. Archived (PDF) from the original on 1 January 2019. Retrieved 1 January 2019.
  2. ^ Muar to say goodbye to Tangkak Archived 1 September 2012 at the Wayback Machine, 20 November 2006, The Star (Malaysia)
  3. ^ "Muar Gets Honoured With Asean Clean Tourist City Award". MIX. Retrieved 29 May 2018.
  4. ^ "10 PBT rangkul anugerah ASEAN Clean Tourist City Standard". Utusan Borneo. Retrieved 29 May 2018.