Johor Bahru Conurbation

Not to be confused with Iskandar Malaysia.

Metropolitan area in Johor, Malaysia

Johor Bahru Conurbation

Konurbasi Johor Bahru

Metropolitan area

Southern Conurbation
Konurbasi Selatan

Johor Bahru CBD

Southern Integrated Gateway

Senai International Airport

Iskandar Puteri

PIPC, Pengerang

Forest City

Country|  Malaysia
State|  Johor
Core city| Johor Bahru
Other major towns|

* Kulai
* Iskandar Puteri
* Pasir Gudang

Area

• Total

| 4,954 km2 (1,913 sq mi)
Population

(2020)

• Total

| 2,487,601
• Density| 500/km2 (1,300/sq mi)
Time zone| UTC+8 (Malaysian Standard Time)
Postcode|

79xxx - 82xxx

Area codes| +6-07-2, +6-07-3, +6-07-5

The Johor Bahru Conurbation (Malay: Konurbasi Johor Bahru, also known as the Southern Conurbation (Malay: Konurbasi Selatan) in the National Physical Plan,[1][2] is the built-up urban or metropolitan area within and around Johor Bahru in the Malaysian state of Johor, and roughly corresponds to the Iskandar Malaysia corridor.

Encompassing all of Johor Bahru District, Kulai District, and parts of Pontian and Kota Tinggi Districts, where they are all located in Johor, it is home to over 2.4 million people as of 2020[update], one of the largest in the country, as well as the largest metropolitan area in Malaysia without spanning other states, federal territory or country.

## Definition

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Further information: Iskandar Malaysia

Local government areas within the Johor Bahru Conurbation

Introduced in the 4th edition of Malaysia's National Physical Plan, the conurbation encompasses Johor Bahru, Senai, Skudai, Kulai, Pasir Gudang, Tanjung Pelepas, Pontian, Kota Tinggi, Desaru, Pengerang and Bandar Tenggara.[3][4]

## Population by local government area

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See also: List of cities and towns in Malaysia by population

The population table is based on the official census of 2020 for the local government areas within the Johor Bahru Conurbation.[5]

Local government area  | Local government body  | Population

|
|

Johor Bahru | Johor Bahru City Council | 858,118
Iskandar Puteri | Iskandar Puteri City Council | 575,977
Pasir Gudang | Pasir Gudang City Council | 312,437
Kulai | Kulai Municipal Council | 329,497
Pontian | Pontian Municipal Council  | 173,318
Kota Tinggi | Kota Tinggi District Council  | 222,382
Johor Bahru Conurbation (Southern Conurbation) | 2,487,601

## Transportation

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### Rail

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Johor Bahru Sentral railway station

The conurbation is served by three railway stations of the KTMB, which are Johor Bahru Sentral, Kempas Baru and Kulai. It is also linked to Woodlands, Singapore via the Shuttle Tebrau service, and it will be supplanted by the newer Johor Bahru-Singapore RTS. [citation needed]

### Road

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The Johor Bahru Eastern Dispersal Link Expressway, Pasir Gudang Highway, Johor Bahru East Coast Highway, Iskandar Coastal Highway, Skudai–Pontian Highway, Skudai Highway, Johor Bahru–Kota Tinggi Highway and Senai–Desaru Expressway links most of the cities and towns in Johor Bahru Conurbation. It is connected to other districts in Johor and other states in Peninsular Malaysia via the North–South Expressway, being the expressway's southern terminus. The conurbation is also linked to Singapore via Johor–Singapore Causeway and Malaysia–Singapore Second Link.[citation needed]

### Sea

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Ports in the conurbation includes Johor Port, Tanjung Langsat Port and Port of Tanjung Pelepas.[citation needed]

### Airport

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Senai International Airport

The conurbation houses the Senai International Airport which is located in Senai.[citation needed]

## See also

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* Iskandar Malaysia

Metropolitan areas of Malaysia

* Greater Kuala Lumpur
* Klang Valley
* Greater Kuching
* Greater Kota Kinabalu
* Greater Penang Conurbation
* Kinta Valley

## References

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1. ^ "RANCANGAN STRUKTUR NEGERI JOHOR 2030 (KAJIAN SEMULA)" (PDF). PLANMalaysia@Johor.
2. ^ "DRAF RANCANGAN FIZIKAL NEGARA KE-4: Ke Arah Kemakmuran Bersama" (PDF). Bahagian Rancangan Fizikal Negara: 12.
3. ^ "Bab 7 - PPSN (Zon Selatan)" (PDF). Rancangan Fizikal Negara Keempat (RFN4): 14.
4. ^ "Urban Transport Master Plan Study for the Johor Bahru Conurbation, Malaysia" (PDF). Government of Malaysia, Japan International Cooperation Agency.
5. ^ "KEY FINDINGS: POPULATION AND HOUSING CENSUS OF MALAYSIA 2020" (PDF). Department of Statistics Malaysia.