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Pagoh

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Pagoh

Air quality index

130Unhealthy for Sensitive Groups
Coordinates2.15°, 102.77°

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City facts

Overview

Pagoh is a town in Muar District, Johor, Malaysia. Pagoh is situated 25 kilometres (16 mi) from Muar via Johor State Route J32 and is accessible via one of the main interchanges on the North–South Expressway, the major expressway on the west coast of Peninsular Malaysia. There are several federal government institutions in that town, including Institut Kemahiran Belia Negara (IKBN) and Malaysian National Service Nasuha Camp.

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History & geography

History

During the Malayan Emergency, British and Commonwealth forces publicly displayed the corpses of communist guerrillas in Pagoh.

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Geography

Latitude
2.1495
Longitude
102.7715
Water area
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Coordinates & boundaries from the US Census TIGER/Line shapefiles.

Climate

Air quality

US AQI — Unhealthy for Sensitive Groups
130
PM2.5 (µg/m³)
41.6
PM10 (µg/m³)
42.5
Ozone (µg/m³)
124
NO₂ (µg/m³)
7.1

Current readings from Open-Meteo Air Quality API (Copernicus CAMS European reanalysis).

Walkability

Amenities nearby

Wildlife & biodiversity

Observations (last 5 yrs, 10 mi)
496
Distinct species (top 10)
10

Most-observed species

  • White-breasted Waterhen
    Amaurornis phoenicurus (Pennant, 1769) · Aves
    13
  • Red-wattled Lapwing
    Vanellus indicus (Boddaert, 1783) · Aves
    13
  • Zebra Dove
    Geopelia striata (Linnaeus, 1766) · Aves
    12
  • Common Myna
    Acridotheres tristis (Linnaeus, 1766) · Aves
    10
  • Spotted Dove
    Spilopelia chinensis (Scopoli, 1786) · Aves
    10
  • Blue-tailed Bee-eater
    Merops philippinus Linnaeus, 1767 · Aves
    9
  • Black-shouldered Kite
    Elanus caeruleus (Desfontaines, 1789) · Aves
    9
  • intermediate egret
    Egretta intermedia (Wagler, 1829) · Aves
    9

Citizen-science & research observations from the Global Biodiversity Information Facility (GBIF).

Earthquake history

Quakes ≥ 2.5 (25 yrs, 62 mi)
2
Largest magnitude
4
Largest event
2025-08-23

Most recent

Events from the USGS Earthquake Catalog (global) (FDSN Event Web Service).

Photos

Sights & places nearby

Notable people from here

People born within ~10 km, from Wikidata (CC0). Click any name for their Wikipedia article.

Nearby places in Johor

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Geography & sun

Avg solar (kWh/m²/day)
4.78
Annual solar (kWh/m²)
1,744

Elevation, sunrise/sunset and daylight from Open-Meteo. Solar climatology from NASA POWER.

Nearby airports

Public attention

Wikipedia views (last 30 days)
243
Avg daily Wikipedia views
9
Attention level
Obscure

Pageview totals from the Wikimedia Pageviews API.

Books about this place

Recent natural events nearby

Ground air-quality sensors

Recently spotted species

Research-grade observations from iNaturalist (within ~15 mi).

Events

Sources

  • • Wikipedia
  • • Wikidata
  • • Open-Meteo Air Quality (CAMS)
  • • USGS Earthquake Catalog (global feed)
  • • GBIF (Global Biodiversity Information Facility)
  • • iNaturalist
  • • Open-Meteo / sunrise-sunset.org
  • • Wikipedia Pageviews API