Kota Tinggi District

Kota Tinggi District is a district in the Malaysian state of Johor. It is the largest district in the state with an area of 3,488.7 square kilometres (1,347.0 sq mi).^[4] The population was 222,382 in 2020. The principal town is Kota Tinggi.^[5]

Kota Tinggi District Daerah Kota Tinggi
District
Other transcription(s)
• Jawi	دايره كوتا تيڠڬي‎
• Chinese	哥打丁宜县
• Tamil	கோத்தா திங்கி
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Location of Kota Tinggi District in Johor
Kota Tinggi District Location of Kota Tinggi District in Malaysia
Coordinates: 1°44′N 103°54′E
Country	Malaysia
State	Johor
Seat	Kota Tinggi
Local area government(s)	Kota Tinggi District Council Pengerang Municipal Council
Government
• District officer	Hazlina binti Jalil[1]
Area [2]
• Total	2,737.63 km2 (1,057.00 sq mi)
Population  (2020)[3]
• Total	222,382
• Density	81/km2 (210/sq mi)
Time zone	UTC+8 (MST)
Postcode	81xxx
Calling code	+6-07
Vehicle registration plates	J

Geography

The district has an area of 3,482 km². It is the largest district in Johor which covers 18.34% of the state area.^[6]

Main rivers that pass through the district are Johor River, Lebam River, Santi River, Sedili Besar River and Sedili Kecil River.^[7]

Administrative divisions

Map of mukims of Kota Tinggi District

The district land is subdivided into 10 administrative mukims:^[8][9]

Type	UPI Code	Name	Population (2020 Census[10])	Area (km2)	Density (km2 per person)
Mukim	010401	Ulu Sungai Johor	37,568	915.0	41.06
	010402	Ulu Sungei Sedili Besar	6,566	501.6	13.09
	010403	Johor Lama	9,636	178.9	53.88
	010404	Kambau	2,291	198.0	11.57
	010405	Kota Tinggi	69,284	382.4	181.2
	010406	Pantai Timur	21,567	233.4	92.42
	010407	Pengerang	15,494	182.9	84.70
	010408	Sedili Besar	11,047	205.1	53.87
	010409	Sedili Kechil	14,742	322.0	45.78
	010410	Tanjung Surat	30,187	319.3	94.53
Town (Bandar)	010440	Kota Tinggi	4,000	2.140	1,869

Demographics

Historical population

Year	Pop.	±%
1992	174,425	—
2000	192,336	+10.3%
2010	187,824	−2.3%
2020	222,382	+18.4%
Source: [11]

According to the 2020 census,^[12] the population was 222,382 with 5.3% males and 46.7% females. In terms of citizenship, 93.8% were citizens and 6.2% were non-citizens. In terms of race among the citizens, 88% were bumiputeras (out of which 98.3% were Malays), 8.9% were Chinese, 2.7% were Indians, and 0.4% were other than the aforementioned races.

Ethnic composition of Kota Tinggi District (2020)
Ethnicities / Nationality			Percentage
Malays			81.11%
Other Bumiputeras			1.44%
Chinese			8.38%
Indians			2.49%
Others			0.37%
Non-Malaysians			6.21%

Ethnicity	2020
	Pop.	%
Malays	180377	81.11%
Other Bumiputeras	3199	1.44%
Chinese	18630	8.38%
Indians	5541	2.49%
Others	828	0.37%
Malaysian total	208575	93.79%
Non-Malaysian	13807	6.21%
Total	222382	100.00%

Local governments

See also: Local government in Malaysia

Kota Tinggi District Council

The district is governed by two local authorities (Pihak Berkuasa Tempatan), namely Kota Tinggi District Council (Majlis Daerah Kota Tinggi) and Pengerang Municipal Council (Majlis Perbandaran Pengerang).^[13] Kota Tinggi District Council mainly governs the northern part of the district and encompasses the mukims of Kambau, Kota Tinggi, Sedili Besar, Ulu Sungai Johor and Ulu Sungai Sedili Besar. Meanwhile, Pengerang Municipal Council governs the southern part and encompasses the mukims of Johor Lama, Pantai Timur, Pengerang, Sedili Kecil and Tanjung Surat.

Federal Parliament and State Assembly Seats

List of Kota Tinggi district representatives in the federal legislature Dewan Rakyat:

Parliament	Seat Name	Member of Parliament	Party
P155	Tenggara	Manndzri Nasib	Barisan Nasional (UMNO)
P156	Kota Tinggi	Mohamed Khaled Nordin	Barisan Nasional (UMNO)
P157	Pengerang	Azalina Othman Said	Barisan Nasional (UMNO)
P158	Tebrau	Jimmy Puah Wee Tse	Pakatan Harapan (PKR)

List of Kota Tinggi district representatives in the State Legislative Assembly (Dewan Undangan Negeri):

Parliament	State	Seat Name	State Assemblyman	Party
P155	N34	Panti	Hahasrin Hashim	Barisan Nasional (UMNO)
P155	N35	Pasir Raja	Rashidah Ismail	Barisan Nasional (UMNO)
P156	N36	Sedili	Muszaidi Makmor	Barisan Nasional (UMNO)
P156	N37	Johor Lama	Norlizah Noh	Barisan Nasional (UMNO)
P157	N38	Penawar	Fauziah Misri	Barisan Nasional (UMNO)
P157	N39	Tanjung Surat	Aznan Tamin	Barisan Nasional (UMNO)
P158	N40	Tiram	Azizul Bachok	Barisan Nasional (UMNO)

Towns

The primary towns in the district include:

• Bandar Penawar
• Bandar Tenggara
• Desaru
• Johor Lama
• Kota Tinggi
• Kuala Sedili
• Pengerang
• Sungai Rengit
• Tanjung Surat
• Teluk Sengat

Economy

The main economy activities in the district are ecotourism, agriculture, biotechnology, petrochemical and oil and gas.^[14] 60% of the district land is used for agriculture purpose.^[7] In Desaru, currently the Johor state government is developing an integrated tourism area which spreads over an area of 1,578 hectares.^[15]

Tourist attractions

• Kota Tinggi Museum
• Sultan Iskandar Reservoir
• Sultan Mahmud Mangkat Di Julang Mausoleum
• Tanjung Balau Fishermen Museum
• Desaru
• Kota Tinggi Waterfalls

Transportation

The district is served by MyBas Johor (T10) public buses linking Kota Tinggi Town to Larkin Sentral Terminal in Johor Bahru City and also other destinations within the district, such as Bandar Penawar.^[16]

See also

• Kota Tinggi

References

1. Mohammad Ali, Khairul (27 January 2021). "Johor lantik wanita kedua jadi Pegawai Daerah" [Johor appointed second women as district officer]. Utusan (in Malay). Iskandar Puteri. Retrieved 23 November 2022.
2. "Profil Daerah Kota Tinggi". Pentadbiran Tanah Johor (in Malay). Iskandar Puteri, Johor Bahru. 2022. Retrieved 23 November 2022.
3. POPULATION DISTRIBUTION BY LOCAL AUTHORITY AREAS AND MUKIMS 2010. Department of Statistics, Malaysia. pp. 231, 240. Retrieved 13 October 2021.
4. "Profil Daerah". ptj.johor.gov.my (in Malay). Archived from the original on 9 November 2018. Retrieved 13 October 2021.
5. Prashant K. Srivastava; Prem Chandra Pandey; Pavan Kumar; Akhilesh Singh Raghubanshi; Dawei Han, eds. (2016). Geospatial Technology for Water Resource Applications. CRC Press. ISBN 978-13-153-5382-1.
6. "Jabatan Perancangan Bandar dan Desa Negeri Johor" (PDF). Plan Malaysia @ Johor (in Malay). Retrieved 26 March 2018.
7. http://apps.water.gov.my/jpskomuniti/dokumen/J@K_LPD_JUN_Kota%20Tinggi.pdf Archived 28 August 2017 at the Wayback Machine ^{[bare URL PDF]}
8. "Kod dan Nama Sempadan Pentadbiran Tanah, Unique Parcel Identifier (UPI) JOHOR" (PDF). Jawatankuasa Teknikal Standard MyGDI (JTSM). 2023.
9. "Kota Tinggi (District, Malaysia) - Population Statistics, Charts, Map and Location". www.citypopulation.de. Retrieved 10 February 2024.
10. BANCI MALAYSIA 2020: MUKIM/BANDAR/PEKAN [MyCENSUS 2020: MUKIM/TOWN/PEKAN]. Putrajaya: Jabatan Perangkaan Malaysia. 2024. ISBN 978-967-253-706-9.
11. "Key Findings of Population and Housing Census of Malaysia 2020" (pdf) (in Malay and English). Department of Statistics, Malaysia. ISBN 978-967-2000-85-3.
12. Penemuan Utama Banci Penduduk dan Perumahan Malaysia 2020 Daerah Pentadbiran Kota Tinggi.
13. "Archived copy" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on 21 July 2018. Retrieved 6 April 2018.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link)
14. "Muafakat ke Arah #Johor Berkemajuan" (PDF). Muafakat Johor (in Malay). Retrieved 17 March 2018.
15. "State govt's moves set to give Johor economy a boost". The Sun Daily. 23 November 2017. Retrieved 5 March 2018.
16. "Bus Routes And Schedule". Pengangkutan Awam Johor. Retrieved 17 March 2018.

External links

• Kota Tinggi District Council official website Archived 27 October 2021 at the Wayback Machine (in Malay)
• Media related to Kota Tinggi District at Wikimedia Commons