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According to history, Mukim Sungai Balang was a gazetted area including Sarang Buaya Kiri, Sarang Buaya Kanan and Sungai Balang and administered by a headman titled "Orang Kaya" and the two vice-headman. This administration ended in 1954 when the three areas were merged into a county (mukim) and given the name Mukim Sungai Balang.
The first large massacre of 161 Australian troops by Japanese forces occurred at Parit Sulong on the west coast of Malaya on 22 January 1942. Wounded survivors from the Battle of Muar who could not travel on foot were left at Parit Sulong when the remnants of the greatly outnumbered force of Australians and Indians escaped from the Japanese who surrounded them.
Sungai Balang is a state constituency in Johor, Malaysia, that is represented in the Johor State Legislative Assembly. [ 1 ] The state constituency was first contested in 1995 and is mandated to return a single Assemblyman to the Johor State Legislative Assembly under the first-past-the-post voting system.
N16 Sungai Balang: Vacant: Vacant: Vacant: N19 Yong Peng (EXCO Member) N34 Panti: N21 Parit Yaani: Vacant: Vacant: Vacant: N17 Semerah (EXCO Member) N22 Parit Raja: N54 Pulai Sebatang: Vacant: N13 Simpang Jeram: N12 Bentayan: N44 Larkin (EXCO Member) N29 Mahkota: N38 Penawar: Vacant: N52 Senai: N51 Bukit Batu: N11 Serom (EXCO Member) N27 Layang ...
Malay makes up the majority of the Padang Balang population. One third of them are descendants of the early Minangkabau and native born-Selangor settlers while most of the rest are settlers from other Malay states like Kedah, Pahang, Johor, Terengganu, Perak and Kelantan (as well as their Kuala Lumpur-born descendants), whilst the other remaining Malays are descendants of later immigrants from ...
Modern Muar Town, known as Bandar Maharani, which is the main city center of Muar district, was founded by Dato' Bentara Luar, Muhamad Salleh bin Perang in 1885 and was only officially opened by His Majesty Maharaja Abu Bakar 12 August 1887 (who just became opted Maharaja title on 30 June 1868) and conferred the namesake Bandar Maharani meaning ...
The district was formerly divided administratively into Bandar Maharani municipality and Tangkak township. Upon upgrade of Tangkak sub-district to full-fledged Tangkak District (initially Ledang), Bandar Maharani is now administered by Muar Municipal Council (formerly South Muar Town Council, later Muar Town Council) under the Muar District Office, while Tangkak of Ledang is administered by ...
The district is located in the northernmost part of Johor. It borders the state of Negeri Sembilan (Tampin and Jempol districts) to the northwest, the state of Pahang (Bera and Rompin districts) to the northeast, the district of Mersing to the east, the district of Kluang to the southeast, the district of Batu Pahat to the southwest and the districts of Muar and Tangkak to the west.