Johor Bahru Overiew

Basic information

Introduction

Johor Bahru is the capital of the state of Johor in Malaysia. It is the southernmost city of Malaysia on the Malay Peninsula and the southernmost point of Eurasia. It is opposite the neighboring Singapore across the Strait of Johor. It is known as the "Southern Gateway of Malaysia" and is the second largest city in Malaysia.

Johor Bahru, one of the three main cities in the Malay Peninsula (the other two are Kuala Lumpur and Penang), is a very important industrial, transportation and commercial city for Malaysia.

Johor Bahru is generally regarded as the hinterland of Singapore facing the Malaysian market, and their roles are considered similar to Shenzhen and Hong Kong in China. Many shopping malls in Johor Bahru adopt the Singapore dollar-first strategy in order to cater to Singaporean tourists visiting the city. Therefore, the retail market in Johor Bahru is highly developed. The main shopping areas are located in the city center (Johor Bahru City Square, Komtar JBCC), as well as some large shopping centers in the suburbs.

Ethic distribution

According to estimates in 2009, the population of the Johor Bahru metropolitan area is 1,800,000. The population is mainly composed of 44% Malays, 41.5% Chinese, 9.1% Indians, and 5.4% minority.

Scenic spot

There are many famous historical buildings in Johor Bahru. Outside the capital, there are picturesque village styles, filled with rubber gardens, palm gardens and simple fishing villages. The main tourist attractions are: Small Village Ancient Johor, Sultan Mosque, Sultan Gardens and Royal Palace, Johor Art Museum, Lakui Island, Sentosa Garden and so on.

Sultan Abu Bakar Palace: Also known as the Grand Palace (Istana Besar), it was one of the royal palaces of the Sultan in Johor Dynasty. Completed in 1866.

Ancient village of Johor; there is a Sultan mosque built at the beginning of this century, which can accommodate 2,000 believers and is more than 30 kilometers away from Johor Bahru.

Danga Bay: Located on the most beautiful border coastline in Johor Bahru City, it stretches for more than ten miles and is only 5 kilometers away from the Johor Bahru Pass. There are perfect event-type entertainment facilities, water paradise, Gimhae shopping plaza, beach barbecue bar, etc., dazzling market hypermarket.

Transportation

There are several major expressways in Johor Bahru, including the Pasir Gudang Expressway, which connects the city to both sides, the Lebuhraya Utara Selatan Expressway, the Tebrau Expressway, and the Jalan Tun Abdul Razak Expressway, which connects the North and South Expressways of the Malay Peninsula.

There are two bus turning stations in Johor Bahru: Kotaraya 2 and Larkin. These two bus turning stations have circular buses from Johor Bahru and Singapore.

Education

Malay: Universiti Teknologi Malaysia is located in Skudai, referred to as Gongda or UTM. Founded in 1976, mainly in the Department of Engineering. HKUST is the oldest and well-known national university specializing in engineering and technology in Malaysian history. In addition, the different colleges of the University of Technology also provide departments of education, science, management, and human resources development.

Property investment

The Malaysian government has spent a lot of money to promote the Iskandar special zone located in Johor. Johor Bahru has also cooperated with this super plan to carry out civil engineering and carried out several large-scale road projects on bridges and improving the transportation system.Successively completed and put into use are the coastal road from Golden Bay to Nusajaya, which is a major town in the Western Special Zone, Tun Abdul Razak Overpass, Senai Desaru Avenue, Million Town Bridge, Million Town Second Bridge The eastern evacuation avenue and the coastal town of Million Township leading to Brazil.

In addition to shortening the point-to-point driving and clearing traffic, it also greatly promotes the value of houses in the surrounding garden area.

Across the bridge from SingaporeJohor Bahru and Singapore are only a long distance apart, and can reach Singapore about 30 kilometers.

Iskandar Special Economic Zone

Iskandar Special Economic Zone is a special economic zone jointly created by the Malaysian and Malaysian governments. At present, the government has launched various development plans for Iskandar, including road network construction and urban infrastructure construction, which are ranked in Malaysia in terms of attention and development. The first in all cities. According to the development plan, Johor Bahru City is Iskandar District A, which is a new financial district and business district, and is determined to be the first free entry and exit zone that can implement smart rapid transit cards to attract foreign companies. Singaporean companies are established here Offices, the regional economy has a clear upward trend.

Singapore-Johor Bahru

In order to promote the development and exchange of economic, trade and cultural relations between the two cities, the governments of the two countries have worked hard to build a transportation network, including the newSingapore-Johor Bahru railways. It is understood that the Singapore-Johor Bahru system may have three routes across the Johor Strait, including cross sea bridges or undersea tunnels. According to the official website of Iskandar Special Economic Zone Development Agency, Singapore-Johor Bahru is expected to be operational in 2019. Singapore MRT () continues the Singapore route and implants in Johor Bahru. The two gates are combined into one, and Singapore is more convenient to travel to and from Johor Bahru. TThe original 5-hour journey has been shortened to just 90 minutes. The Internet will bring convenience to the people of the two places.

Housing prices doubled in 5 years, rents will rise

In recent years, housing prices in Johor Bahru have closely followed the economic and national trends. Five years ago, the price of a small size housing in Johor required about 200,000 ringgits, but now the price has risen to between 500,000 and 600,000 ringgits. The range has exceeded 150%.