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Johor Bahru
City
Bandaraya Johor Bahru
Clockwise from top left: Night view of Johor Bahru, Sultan Ibrahim Building, Tebrau Highway & Johor–Singapore Causeway
Clockwise from top left: Night view of Johor Bahru, Sultan Ibrahim Building, Tebrau Highway & Johor–Singapore Causeway
Nickname(s): 
JB,
Bandaraya Selatan (Southern City)
Motto(s): 
Berkhidmat, Berbudaya, Berwawasan
(English: "Servicing, Cultured, Visionary")
Johor Bahru is located in Peninsular Malaysia
Johor Bahru
Johor Bahru
Location in Peninsular Malaysia
Country  Malaysia
State Flag of Johor Johor
Administrative Areas
List
Establishment 10 March 1855
(as Tanjung Puteri)
Granted city status 1 January 1994
Founded by Temenggong Daeng Ibrahim
Area
 • Total 185 km2 (71 sq mi)
Elevation
36.88 m (121.00 ft)
Population
 (2010)
 • Total 1,334,188
 • Density 7,409/km2 (19,190/sq mi)
Time zone UTC+8 (MST)
 • Summer (DST) Not observed

Johor Bahru (also spelled Johor Baharu, Johor Baru, or Johore Bahru; shortly as JB) is the capital city of Johor, Malaysia. Pasir Pelangi, the royal village, is located in Johor Bahru.

The city in itself has a population of 1,334,188 as of 2010. The metropolitan area of Johor Bahru, also known as Iskandar Malaysia, has a population of 1,730,000.

Images for kids

  • Temenggong Daeng Ibrahim

    Temenggong Daeng Ibrahim, founder of Tanjung Puteri, which he renamed Iskandar Puteri (present-day Johor Bahru)

  • Johor Bahru town in the 1920s

    Segget River at the junction of Wong Ah Fook Street and Ungku Puan Street in Johor Bahru, c. 1920.

  • Japanese troops final stages to conquest Singapore, Johore Bahru (AWM 127900)

    Japanese troops crouch in the street of Johor Bahru in the final stages of the Battle of Malaya to conquer Singapore: image taken on 31 January 1942.

  • Singapore causeway blown up

    A view of the causeway, after being blown up by Allied forces as a final action to counter the Japanese advance

  • Johor Bahru City Council Tower

    Johor Bahru City Council

  • Johor Bahru High Court

    Johor Bahru High Court

  • Tropical rainforest, Johor Bahru

    Tropical rainforest near the city, features an equatorial climate.

  • Sultan Abu Bakar State Mosque

    Sultan Abu Bakar State Mosque, the main mosque in the city.

  • JB Old Chinese Temple 3

    Johor Bahru Old Chinese Temple, the main Chinese temple in the city.

  • Persada johor international convention centre

    Persada Johor International Convention Centre

  • Johor Bahru Sentral and Highway

    Johor Bahru Sentral on the left with the highway in the right.

  • Larkin bus terminal

    Larkin Sentral bus terminal

  • Sultanah Aminah Hospital

    Sultanah Aminah Hospital

  • Johor Public Library Corporation (2020)

    Johor Public Library

  • Johor Bahru Skyline 20171230

    Johor Bahru at night skyline

  • SultanPalastJB

    The Grand Palace, one of the historical buildings in the city.

  • KTM Museum

    The Johor Bahru railway station, served for 100 years before being replaced by the new Johor Bahru Sentral; it has now been transformed into a museum.

  • Danga Bay recreational park

    Parts of the Danga Bay recreational park.

  • Johor Bahru City Square

    Dataran Bandaraya

  • KSL City

    KSL City Mall

  • Broadway Theatre (2018)

    Broadway Theatre

  • Tan Sri Dato' Haji Hassan Yunos Stadium

    Tan Sri Dato' Haji Hassan Yunos Stadium

See also

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