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Pontian
Johorcity
Total population
173,318
Demographic figures from Department of Statistics Malaysia. Overview below cites Wikipedia and may reference a different year.
City facts
Overview
As a mid-sized city in Johor, Malaysia, Pontian occupies its own corner of the country. Public datasets list a population of roughly 173,318. Coordinates of 1.487°, 103.388° situate Pontian in the equatorial zone of the northern hemisphere. Solar-resource estimates put the area at about 1,676 kWh/m² of solar irradiance per year with sunshine for roughly 66% of daylight hours. Climatically, locations at this latitude tend to experience hot and humid year-round with little seasonal temperature variation. Open-data panels below dive into population trends, climate normals, environmental indicators and nearby places.
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History & geography
Geography
Coordinates & boundaries from the US Census TIGER/Line shapefiles.
Climate
Air quality
Walkability
Amenities nearby
Wildlife & biodiversity
Most-observed species
- Yellow-vented BulbulPycnonotus goiavier (Scopoli, 1786) · Aves70
- House CrowCorvus splendens Vieillot, 1817 · Aves69
- Javan MynaAcridotheres javanicus Cabanis, 1851 · Aves63
- Pacific SwallowHirundo javanica Sparrman, 1789 · Aves61
- Spotted DoveSpilopelia chinensis (Scopoli, 1786) · Aves59
- Asian Glossy StarlingAplonis panayensis (Scopoli, 1786) · Aves56
- Rock PigeonColumba livia J.F.Gmelin, 1789 · Aves50
- Zebra DoveGeopelia striata (Linnaeus, 1766) · Aves49
Citizen-science & research observations from the Global Biodiversity Information Facility (GBIF).
Earthquake history
Most recent
- M 3.8 — 2008-05-2568 km SSW of Batu Pahat, Malaysia
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
Geography & sun
Elevation, sunrise/sunset and daylight from Open-Meteo. Solar climatology from NASA POWER.
Nearby airports
Public attention
Pageview totals from the Wikimedia Pageviews API.
Books about Pontian
Search results from Open Library.
Recent natural events nearby
Ground air-quality sensors
Recently spotted species









Research-grade observations from iNaturalist (within ~15 mi).
Events
Gallery
Sources
- • Wikidata
- • USGS Earthquake Catalog (global feed)
- • GBIF (Global Biodiversity Information Facility)
- • iNaturalist
- • Open-Meteo / sunrise-sunset.org
- • Wikipedia Pageviews API
- • Open Library