What is the population of Muar, Johor?

Muar has a population of approximately 314,776 according to the latest available open data.

Where is Muar, Johor located?

Muar is located in Johor, Malaysia, at approximate coordinates 2.0425°, 102.5659°.

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Muar

Total population

314,776

Founded

1885

Elevation37 m

Coordinates2.04°, 102.57°

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Founded

1885

Elevation

37 m

Official website

www.mpmuar.gov.my

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Overview

Muar, officially known by the sobriquet Bandar Maharani, is a historical town and the capital of Muar District, Johor, Malaysia, situated by the estuary of the eponymous Muar River. It is the fourth largest urban area in Johor, after Johor Bahru, Batu Pahat and Kluang.

History & geography

History

Muar is rich in history as mentioned in many historical records and archaeological works. It is believed that the history of Muar began much earlier, predating the establishment of the Sultanate of Malacca. In 1361, it was claimed that Muar was a part of the Majapahit Empire. Another account also stated that Parameswara, upon his exile from Singapura before proceeding to found Malacca, had established several settlements at Kota Buruk, Pagoh, Ulu Muar and Muar before reaching the place that would become Malacca. Historically, Muar was also where the deposed heir of the Malacca Sultanate escaped to in 1511 following the Portuguese invasion launched from Goa by Afonso de Albuquerque. Muar played a role in resisting the Portuguese occupation of Malacca; the Kubu Bentayan fortress was erected by Sultan Mahmud Shah to repel seaborne invasions, before he was defeated and retreated further inland to Pagoh, this time witnessing the fall of his empire. The Portuguese occupied Muar soon after and built a fortress, Fortaleza de Muar, to defend the colony against the attacks from the Dutch and Aceh instead at the same strategic site of Bentayan. The British did just about the same thing at the Muar River site near Bentayan in defence against the advance of the Japanese Imperial Army in the Battle of Muar in World War II. During the time of the beginning of Bugis immigration from Sulawesi and their influence in the Johor Sultanate, the five Bugis warrior princes – Daeng Marewah, Daeng Parani, Daeng Chelak, Daeng Menambun and Daeng Kemasi – said to have come to settle in Liang Batu, Lenga, before they and their descendants became influential Temenggungs and even rulers later. Muar was also attested in many historical sources, varying from old maps, poems, epics, manuscripts…

Geography

The town of Muar is located at the mouth of the Muar River. Muar's flat terrain has enabled the extensive use of bicycles and tricycles as the main and major mode of transportation in the town's early days. This was believed to be the main factor why Muar was once the town with the most bicycles and the only one that requires valid license issued by the town council to own and use a bicycle in the country. Prior to the 2008 separation, the Muar District formerly covers 2,346.12 km2, with a population of 328,695 (2000). Muar, like the rest of Peninsular Malaysia, enjoys a year-round equatorial climate which is warm and sunny, along with plentiful rainfall, especially during the southwest monsoon from April to September. The climate is very much dictated by the adjacent sea and the wind system. In the 2006/2007 floods, unusually heavy rainfall in the states of Johor and Malacca has resulted in the worst flooding in southern Peninsular Malaysia in recorded history. Muar was not spared from this dreadful disaster which lasted almost a month. Many areas of Muar such as Bukit Bakri, Pagoh and Lenga were seriously inundated with some areas up to . About 22,933 people were evacuated to relief centre.s

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