Rengit

Rengit is a town and an autonomous sub-district in Mukim Sungai Kluang, Batu Pahat District, Johor, Malaysia.[2] Rengit has more than 30 villages and 25 schools.

Rengit 龙引
Town and sub-district
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Rengit 龙引
Location in Malaysia
Coordinates: 1°40′50″N 103°08′50″E
CountryMalaysia
StateJohor
CityBatu Pahat
Government
 • Local AuthorityMajlis Perbandaran Batu Pahat
Area
 • Total645.12 km2 (249.08 sq mi)
Time zoneUTC+8 (MST)
Postcode
83100
Dialling code+607
PoliceBatu Pahat
FireBatu Pahat

Geography
Bandar Rengit in Batu Pahat District

The town spans over an area of 6.5 km2.[3] The area of Rengit sub-district is approximately 100.8 square miles or 64,512 hectares and divided into 3 mukims namely the Kampung Bahru, Sungai Punggur and Sungai Kluang District where each mukim is governed by a Chief. [4]

Demographic

The majority ethnics in Rengit are Malay with Chinese as the largest minority.

Languages

Main languages in this town are Bahasa Melayu, Hokkien, Mandarin and English.

Education

Religion

The majority population practice Islam, followed by Chinese folk religion (including Taoism), Buddhism and Christianity.

Place of worship
  • Masjid Jamek Rengit
  • Tokong Sembilan Maharaja Dewa (龍引斗母宫), founded in 1912
  • Rengit Zheng Long Gong Temple (龍引鎮龍宮)
  • Rengit Presbyterian Church

Notable residents

Neighbouring towns

References
  1. "Profil Daerah". ptj.johor.gov.my.
  2. Khairul Faizi A Rahman (2014). Parishes Short Info Data of Batu Pahat District. Wow Eight. p. 7.
  3. http://jpbd.johor.gov.my/images/jpbd_DokumenTerbitan/Handbook.pdf
  4. "Profil Daerah". Retrieved 22 May 2018.


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