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Johor Bahru
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city and state capital of Johor, Malaysia
Johor Bahru is the capital city of Johor, a state located in Malaysia. It serves as an important economic and administrative hub for the region, situated strategically near the border with Singapore.
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- Instance of
- big city
- Official name
- Johor Bahru
- Demonym
- Orang Johor Bahru
- Country
- Malaysia
- Located in
- Johor Bahru District
- Official language
- Malay
- Currency
- Malaysian ringgit
- Population
- 797882
- Area
- 373.18
- Elevation
- 32
- Time zone
- Time in Malaysia
- Body of water
- Straits of Johor
- Capital of
- Johor Bahru District
- Shares border with
- Kota Tinggi District
- Official website
- www.mbjb.gov.my
- Image
- Johor Bahru city in 2015.jpg
- Dialing code
- 7
- Licence plate code
- J
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- inception
- 1855-00-00
- postal code
- 79000–81999
- short name
- JB
- lowest point
- Straits of Johor
- driving side
- left
- described by source
- Encyclopædia Britannica 11th edition
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Encyclopedic overview
Johor Bahru (JB) is the capital city of the Malaysian state of Johor. It is the core city of Johor Bahru District, Malaysia's second-largest district by population and economy. Covering an area of 373.18 km, Johor Bahru had a population of 858,118 people in 2020, making it the nation's largest state capital city by population. It is located at the southern end of the Malay Peninsula, bordering the city-state of Singapore.
As a major financial and business centre in Malaysia, Johor Bahru is Malaysia's second best-performing city behind only Kuala Lumpur, in terms of economic competitiveness, prosperity, and ease of doing business, according to the World Bank. It has the fastest urbanisation growth and internet speed among Malaysian cities. As one of the 100 most visited cities globally, Johor Bahru has the world's busiest land border crossing, via the Johor-Singapore Causeway, KTM Intercity and the future RTS Link to Singapore. Johor Bahru is served by Senai International Airport and the world's 15th-busiest port, Tanjung Pelepas.
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