Iskandar Puteri

Iskandar Puteri
City
Other transcription(s)
 • Chinese 依斯干达公主城
 • Jawi إسكندر ڤوتري
Iskandar Puteri
   Iskandar Puteri in    Johor
Iskandar Puteri
Iskandar Puteri (Peninsular Malaysia)
Coordinates: 1°25′20″N 103°39′00″E / 1.42222°N 103.65000°E / 1.42222; 103.65000Coordinates: 1°25′20″N 103°39′00″E / 1.42222°N 103.65000°E / 1.42222; 103.65000
Country  Malaysia
State  Johor
District Johor Bahru District
Become new administrative centre of Johor 16 April 2009
Granted City Status 22 November 2017[1]
Government
 • Local Government Iskandar Puteri City Council
 • Mayor Adib Azhari
 • Kota Iskandar State Assemblyman Dzukifly Ahmad (PH-AMANAH)
 • Iskandar Puteri Member of Parliament Lim Kit Siang (PH-DAP)
Area
 • Total 367.4 km2 (141.9 sq mi)
Population (2010)
 • Total 529,074
 • Density 1,400/km2 (3,700/sq mi)
Time zone UTC+8 (MST)
 • Summer (DST) Not observed
Postal code 79000
Area code(s) +607
Website www.mbip.gov.my

Iskandar Puteri is a city in Johor Bahru District, Johor, Malaysia.[2] Situated along the Straits of Johor at the southern end of the Malay Peninsula, it is also the southernmost city in Peninsular Malaysia.

History

Sempit Puteri

Historically the area was an old Malay and Orang Asli fishing village and fort that has existed since Srivijaya and part of the Johor Bahru which was then known as Ujong Medini or Tanjung Puteri. It is located at the mouth of Tebrau Strait and has the narrowest distance between the Johore mainland to the Singapore, thus nicknamed as Sempit Puteri (literally means, Narrow Princess) in the past.

In 1855, when Temenggung Daeng Ibrahim bin Temenggung Daeng Abdul Rahman won his claim over the Johor mainland, he shifted the capital city of the latest divided Johore from Teluk Belanga to Tanjung Puteri and renamed it as Iskandar Puteri,[3] which later the new township will be named after. The name was however short-lived, when his descendant Sultan Maharaja Abu Bakar, the 21st Sultan of Johor and the first Sultan of Modern Johor changed it into Johor Bahru upon his coronation as the Maharaja of Johor in 1868 to distinguish his dynasty from the old Sultanate of Johor.[4]

Gelang Patah

During his reign, Jaafar Muhammad was appointed as the first chief minister of Modern Johor. According to story from Yayasan Warisan Johor, during his journey to Sempit Puteri, the paddle of the sampan that Dato Jaafar was boarding, was broken. From that event, the place is known as Gelang Patah (literally means Broken Paddle). Until the 1950s, the place is still governed under the city of Iskandar Puteri.

Johor Bahru Tengah

On 3 September 1953, Gelang Patah Town Council was founded, followed by Lima Kedai Town Council on 1 August 1954 to oversee the sanitary, welfare and facilities development at the area. On 1 March 1978, Gelang Patah and Lima Kedai Town Council, together with six other town councils in Johor Bahru district, i.e. Skudai, Kangkar Pulai, Ulu Choh, Ulu Tiram, Masai and Plentong formed Johor Bahru Tengah Municipal Council.[5]

Nusajaya

In 1993, during the leadership of the fourth Prime Minister Mahathir Mohamad, a plan for a second bridge connecting the Peninsular Malaysia and Singapore was brought forward by Halim Saad, who at the time known as a successful young entrepreneur who build the Malaysia longest highway, North-South Expressway, and apprentice to the former Minister of Finance Daim Zainuddin. The cabinet approved the project as the traffic at the then Johor Causeway was already over congested. The new bridge had been connected from the NSE via Second Link to Jurong East of Singapore. His past experience enable Halim to secure financing from Bank via his company Renong Berhad (later known as UEM Land Berhad) to acquire vast land along the Second Link for his ambitious new township which later known as Nusajaya. The Nusajaya name was given by former Menteri Besar of Johor, Muhyiddin Yassin. Nusajaya was very well planned township and won many award for its sustainable masterplan. Nusajaya become synonym with Johor Bahru Tengah and latter give name to the city.

Iskandar Puteri

In January 2016, Nusajaya was renamed to its former prestige name, Iskandar Puteri by Sultan Ibrahim, current Sultan of Johor. Johor Bahru Tengah Municipal Council was upgraded to Iskandar Puteri City Council in November 2017.[1]

Government

Locations of Iskandar Puteri and its suburbs

Iskandar Puteri is administered by the Iskandar Puteri City Council. It houses Kota Iskandar, the administrative centre for the government of Johor State. It houses the Johor State Legislative Assembly and Johor Chief Minister's Office. The Mahkota Square also located here.[6]

Due to electoral division by Election Commission of Malaysia, there are four parliamentary and eight state constituencies (DUN) dividing Iskandar Puteri area. There are (P161) Pulai parliamentary seat, (N46) Perling state seat; (P162) Iskandar Puteri parliamentary seat, (N48) Skudai state seat and (N49) Kota Iskandar state seat along with partial Kulai (Bukit Batu for Ulu Choh and Senai for UTM) and Tebrau (Puteri Wangsa for Maju Jaya).

Administrative divisions

Kota Iskandar
Iskandar Puteri City Council (then Johor Bahru Tengah Municipal Council)
administrative zones of MBIP

Iskandar Puteri consists of 11 administrative zones:[7]

Education

EduCity is a 600-acre (2.4 km²) educational area, which consists of the University of Southampton Malaysia Campus, Newcastle University Medicine Malaysia, University of Reading, Multimedia University, Raffles University, Netherlands Maritime Institute of Technology, Management Development Institute of Singapore, Marlborough College Malaysia and Raffles American School.[9] Other universities in the city are University of Technology, Malaysia and Southern University College.

Tourist attraction

Puteri Harbour is a marina development that spans 687 acres (2.8 km²) on the Straits of Johor. Sanrio Hello Kitty Town and Thomas Town are also located at Puteri Harbour.[10]

Legoland Malaysia is one of the main attractions of Johor state, it is a 5,500,000 sq ft (510,000 m2) integrated complex containing the Legoland Malaysia and Legoland Water Park theme parks, plus a lifestyle retail centre, offices, hotels, service apartments and residential units. The main theme park includes 70 hands-on rides, slides, shows distributed among the LEGO Technic, LEGO Kingdoms, Imagination, Land of Adventure, LEGO City and MINILAND areas. Another attraction is the Legoland Hotel.[11]

Shopping malls in the city are AEON Bukit Indah, AEON Taman Universiti, GP Mall, Mall of Medini, Perling Mall, Skudai Parade, Sutera Mall, Tasek Central and U Mall.

FASTrack City will open in 2019.

Iskandar Puteri Residences

Townships such as Gerbang Nusajaya, Casa Almyra, Nusa Sentral, Taman Universiti, Nusa Indah, Taman Nusa Bestari Jaya, Bestari Heights, East Ledang, Estuari, Ledang Heights, Nusa Idaman, Nusa Bayu, Nusa Bestari, Nusa Bestari 2, Nusa Duta, Bukit Indah, Horizon Hills and Sunway Iskandar are located within this zone.

Transportation

Sea

Puteri Harbour International Ferry Terminal

The Port of Tanjung Pelepas, which ranks as Malaysia's largest container port since 2004 lies in the western side of the city. It is the 19th busiest container port in the world as of 2013. Iskandar Puteri houses the Puteri Harbour International Ferry Terminal, with destinations to cities in Indonesia.[12]

Rail

The planning  HSR  Kuala Lumpur-Singapore High Speed Rail also will serve the city at Gerbang Nusajaya in the future.[13][14] At present, this plan is temporarily put on hold due to government financial problems.

Road

Sultan Abu Bakar Complex

Within Johor, the Iskandar Coastal Highway and Pasir Gudang Highway links the city to Johor Bahru City, while the Tanjung Kupang Road links the city to Pontian District. The Second Link Expressway and North–South Expressway connect the city to the other states in Peninsular Malaysia.

The Malaysia–Singapore Second Link was built between Kampong Ladang at Tanjung Kupang, Johor and Jalan Ahmad Ibrahim at Tuas, Singapore. The bridge was built to reduce the traffic congestion at the Johor–Singapore Causeway, and was opened to traffic on 2 January 1998. The twin-deck bridge supports a dual-three lane carriageway and its total length over water is 1,920 m.[15]

See also

References

  1. 1 2 "JB central municipal council to be upgraded to city council status - Nation - The Star Online". www.thestar.com.my.
  2. ↑ hermesauto (7 December 2015). "Johor's administrative capital Nusajaya to be renamed Iskandar Puteri".
  3. ↑ "Nusajaya is now Iskandar Puteri - Metro News - The Star Online". www.thestar.com.my.
  4. ↑ "History of the Johor Sultanate". 22 January 2015.
  5. ↑ "Info Johor Bahru Tengah". 1 September 2015.
  6. ↑ "Nusajaya City - The World In One City". www.nusajayacity.com.
  7. ↑ "ArcGIS Web Application". onemap.mbip.gov.my.
  8. ↑ http://www.mbip.gov.my/ms/mpjbt/pengurusan/profil-ahli-majlis
  9. ↑ "Inside Educity Iskandar: a university partnership in Malaysia". 8 May 2012. Retrieved 29 October 2015.
  10. ↑ "Mega Yacht & Boat Services in Johor - Puteri Harbour Marina Malaysia".
  11. ↑ "About LEGOLAND - LEGOLAND® Malaysia Resort". www.legoland.com.my.
  12. ↑ "Puteri Harbour". www.puteriharbourmarina.com.
  13. ↑ "Gerbang Nusajaya – The Gateway To Iskandar Malaysia - UEM Sunrise Berhad". 8 April 2015.
  14. ↑ "UEM Sunrise and Nusajaya Tech Park hosted the inaugural high-speed rail seminar".
  15. ↑ Singapore, National Library Board,. "Second Link - Infopedia". eresources.nlb.gov.sg.
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