39-594: Iskandar Puteri (formerly known as Nusajaya ) is a city and the administrative capital of the state of Johor , Malaysia . It hosts Kota Iskandar , which represents the seat of government of the state of Johor ( Executive branch & Legislative branch ). Situated along the Straits of Johor at the southern end of the Malay Peninsula , it is also the southernmost city in Peninsular Malaysia . Together with
78-1201: A 228-page book titled The Making of Kota Iskandar: Johor State New Administrative Centre : Johor in the 21st Century authored by Premilla Mohanlall and Majella Gomes. Awards and achievements [ edit ] Malaysia Landscape Architecture Award 2018 FIABCI Malaysia Property Award 2017 The Iskandar Malaysia Accolades Award 2016/2017 Malaysia Landscape Architecture Award 2012 Singapore Design Award 2012 Johor Tourism Award 2012 Tourism Award 2012 Malaysia Landscape Architecture Award 2011 The Majestic Five Continents Award 2011 for Quality and Excellence, Rome, Italy FIABCI World Prix d’Excellence Award 2011 Public Infrastructure / Amenities, Paphos, Cyprus 23rd International Construction Award 2011 New Millennium Award, Paris, France FIABCI Malaysia Property Award 2010 Best State Pavilion Award 2008 Planning Excellence Award 2007 See also [ edit ] Kota Iskandar Iskandar Puteri UEM Land Berhad References [ edit ] ^ "UEM Sunrise Berhad" . 21 July 2021. ^ "Johor State Secretary Incorporation" . 21 July 2021. ^ "MyAdha: Kota Iskandar
117-602: A City. However, local government elections were abolished by the federal government in 1965, and the functions of the City Council were transferred to the Chief Minister of Penang in 1966. A Municipal Council for the whole of Penang Island , the Penang Island Municipal Council, was set up between 1974 and 1976. Although the city status of George Town was never officially revoked, George Town's existence as
156-426: A city, doing so on 5 February 2024. There are also highly urbanised and populated areas across the country that did not attain city status, but are sometimes referred as cities. Officially, these areas are classified as municipalities or townships . [REDACTED] Federal Territories George Town became a city on 1 January 1957 by a royal charter granted by Her Majesty Queen Elizabeth II , becoming
195-462: A corporate entity was in doubt, let alone as a city. This is similar to the position of the former city of Rochester in England, the site of England's second-oldest cathedral, which had been a city from 1211 until 1998 when it was merged with a neighbouring borough. As the new council was not granted city status, and the city, through oversight, failed to appoint charter trustees to inherit the city charter,
234-1421: Is a Government Linked Company in Johor , Malaysia . It is a special vehicle joint venture company between the State of Johor under state-owned Johor State Secretary Incorporation (JSSI) and the Malaysia Federal Government under government linked company, UEM Land Berhad (Master Developer of Iskandar Puteri) to develop the new Johor State's administrative centre, which later known as Kota Iskandar and other government institutional building in Iskandar Puteri . List of developments [ edit ] Kota Iskandar [ edit ] Main article: Kota Iskandar Sultan Ismail Building ( Johor's Parliament ) Kota Iskandar Mosque Dato Jaafar Muhammad Building (Menteri Besar and State Secretary Complex) Dato Abdul Rahmand Andak Building Dato Mohammad Salleh Perang Building Dato Mohammad Ibrahim Munsyi Building Jauhar Child Care Centre Landscape [ edit ] Kota Iskandar Mahkota Square Qiblat Axis Firdaus Garden Carmen Garden Others [ edit ] Iskandar Puteri Fire and Rescue Station BPUNJ Office Complex Johor Pavilion Publications [ edit ] In 2009, Cahaya Jauhar published
273-537: Is a 5,500,000 sq ft (510,000 m) integrated complex containing the Legoland Malaysia and Legoland Water Park theme parks, plus a lifestyle retail centre, offices, hotels, service apartments and residential units. The main theme park includes 70 hands-on rides, slides, shows distributed among the LEGO Technic, LEGO Kingdoms, Imagination, Land of Adventure, Lego City and Minliand areas. Another attraction
312-533: Is the Legoland Hotel. Shopping malls in the city are Paradigm Mall JB, B5 Johor Street Market, ÆON Bukit Indah , AEON Taman Universiti, GP Mall, Mall of Medini, Perling Mall, Sunway Big Box, Sutera Mall, Tasek Central and many more. FASTrack City will open in 2019. In March 2019, works on a new marina in Puteri Harbour kicked off, as a joint venture between SUTL Enterprise and UEM Sunrise. The first phase of
351-862: Is the second largest city in Johor. As of 2020, the municipal area of Iskandar Puteri has a population of 447,697. It ranks as the seventh most populous urban centre in Malaysia (2020). The following is based on Department of Statistics Malaysia 2020 census. EduCity is a 600-acre (2.4 km) educational area, which consists of the University of Southampton Malaysia Campus , Newcastle University Medicine Malaysia , University of Reading , Multimedia University , Raffles University , Netherlands Maritime Institute of Technology , Management Development Institute of Singapore , Stellar International School, Marlborough College Malaysia and Raffles American School. Other universities in
390-702: The Federal Territories , their respective local governments are monitored by the Ministry of Federal Territories and Urban Wellbeing ( Malay : Kementerian Wilayah Persekutuan , abbreviated KWP). The National Council of Local Governments ( Malay : Majlis Negara Kerajaan Tempatan , abbreviated as MNKT), formed in 1960 by the federal government , is tasked on handling policies and laws related to local governments. KPKT formally classifies local governments in three different categories: city councils , municipal councils, and district councils, with exceptions equivalent to
429-568: The Iskandar Coastal Highway and Pasir Gudang Highway links the city to Johor Bahru City , while the Tanjung Kupang Road links the city to Pontian District . The Second Link Expressway and North–South Expressway connect the city to the other states in Peninsular Malaysia . The Malaysia–Singapore Second Link was built between Kampong Ladang at Tanjung Kupang , Johor and Jalan Ahmad Ibrahim at Tuas , Singapore. The bridge
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#1732851185244468-632: The City Council of Penang (Transfer of Functions) Order 1966 and the Local Government Act 1976. On 1 January 2015, the Malaysian federal government upgraded the Penang Island Municipal Council into the present-day Penang Island City Council , thereby expanding the city limit of George Town to encompass the entirety of Penang Island, as well as a handful of surrounding islets. The royal charters for Kuala Lumpur , Kuching , Kota Kinabalu , Shah Alam , Malacca City , Alor Setar and Miri were from
507-485: The Iskandar Puteri area. There are (P161) Pulai parliamentary seat, (N46) and (P162) Iskandar Puteri parliamentary seat. Eight state seats are Perling state seat;(N48) Skudai state seat and (N49) Kota Iskandar state seat along with partial Kulai ( Bukit Batu for Ulu Choh and Senai for UTM) and Tebrau ( Puteri Wangsa for Maju Jaya). Iskandar Puteri consists of 11 administrative zones: Iskander Puteri
546-586: The Johor State Parliament was moved from Sultan Ibrahim Building in Johor Bahru to Sultan Ismail Building in Kota Iskandar. Several other catalyst developments were later added to Nusajaya. Among them are Legoland Malaysia Resort , Puteri Harbour and Pinewood Malaysia Studio (now, Iskandar Malaysia Studio) and Southern Industrial And Logistics Clusters (SiLC). A new city, Medini was also developed as
585-503: The Malaysian head of state, the Yang di-Pertuan Agong , while Ipoh , Johor Bahru , Iskandar Puteri and Subang Jaya were granted by their respective state sultans. Malacca City was declared a "historical city" prior to being granted city status in 2003. Kuala Lumpur, the largest city, is the national capital and a federal territory, but as of 2012, most government ministries have relocated to
624-1059: The ONE°15 Marina Puteri Harbour membership was launched in November 2020, with the opening of ONE°15 Estuari Sports Centre. Johor Tourism, Youth and Sports Committee chairman, Datuk Onn Hafiz Bin Ghazi was the guest of honour at the opening launch. The integrated sports complex was launched with the intent to introduce a world-class sporting venue in Johor with the potential to host national and international sporting events. Townships such as Nusa Bayu , Gerbang Nusajaya , Setia Eco Gardens, Casa Almyra, Nusa Sentral, Taman Universiti, Nusa Indah, Taman Nusa Bestari Jaya, Bestari Heights, East Ledang , Estuari, Ledang Heights, Nusa Idaman, Nusa Bayu, Nusa Bestari, Nusa Bestari 2, Nusa Duta, Bukit Indah , Horizon Hills and Sunway Iskandar are located within this zone. The Port of Tanjung Pelepas , which ranks as Malaysia's largest container port since 2004, lies on
663-506: The adjacent cities of Johor Bahru (the official state capital of Johor) and Pasir Gudang , it is located within the Johor Bahru District . They anchor Malaysia's third largest urban agglomeration, Iskandar Malaysia , with a population of 2.2 million (As of August 2020). Historically, the area surrounding present-day Iskandar Puteri consisted mostly of fishing villages, populated by Malays and Orang Laut tribes. Located on
702-420: The capital city of Penang , forms the core of the country's second largest conurbation . To the south, Johor Bahru is the heart of Johor Bahru Conurbation , the nation's third largest urban area. Other metropolitan areas with a population of more than 500,000 include Ipoh, Kuching and Kota Kinabalu. The following table shows the largest cities by population in Malaysia. Cahaya Jauhar From Misplaced Pages,
741-435: The capital for Nusajaya. UEM also sold part of Nusajaya land to other developers including Syed Mokhtar Albukhary 's Tradewind, SP Setia (Bukit Indah & Setia Eco Garden), Ecoworld (Eco Botanic), and Sunway Group (Sunway Iskandar) to expedite the development of Nusajaya. In January 2016, Nusajaya was once again renamed to Iskandar Puteri by Sultan Ibrahim , current Sultan of Johor . Johor Bahru Tengah Municipal Council
780-401: The city are University of Technology, Malaysia and Southern University College . Afiat Healthpark was initially developed as the medical hub for Iskandar Puteri. Columbia Asia Iskandar Puteri was the first hospital to be built in the city, followed by Gleneagles Medini and Kensington Specialist Centre. Concurrent with the development of Iskandar Puteri, a new proposal was brought forward by
819-464: The city ceased to exist. Most residents disagreed with this view and held that as George Town's city status has never been revoked, it remains a city to this day. According to lawyer Datuk Anwar Fazal, George Town "legally has been and is still a city because the City of George Town Ordinance 1957 had not been repealed". As city status is a matter of law, the actual legal position will depend on an analysis of
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#1732851185244858-495: The country are officially termed cities by law. Among them, 16 are from Peninsular Malaysia , while 3 are from East Malaysia . George Town , the capital city of Penang , was declared a city on 1 January 1957 by Elizabeth II , Queen of the United Kingdom , making it the first city in the country, and the only city declared before Malayan independence . George Town remained the sole city of Malaya until 1963, when Singapore
897-430: The first Sultan of Modern Johor, renamed Tanjung Puteri to Johor Bahru upon his coronation in 1868 to distinguish his dynasty from the old Sultanate of Johor . During Abu Bakar's reign, Jaafar Muhammad was appointed as the first Menteri Besar of Johor . According to a story from Yayasan Warisan Johor, during his journey to Sempit Puteri, the paddle of the sampan that Dato Jaafar was boarding broke. That event gave
936-719: The first town in the Federation of Malaya to become a city (Singapore became a city in 1951). The royal charter stated that: ... the said Municipality of George Town shall on the First Day of January in the year of Our Lord One thousand nine hundred and fifty-seven and forever after that be a city and shall be called and styled the CITY OF GEORGE TOWN instead of the Municipality of George Town and shall thenceforth have all such rank, liberties, privileges and immunities as are incident to
975-596: The 💕 Government Linked Company in Johor, Malaysia Cahaya Jauhar Sdn Bhd [REDACTED] Company type Government Linked Company Industry Developer Founded 2006 Founder Mohd Auzir Mohd Tahir Headquarters Iskandar Puteri , Johor Malaysia Key people Dato Ayob Mion, Chairman (former State Secretary of Johor) Products Kota Iskandar Parent Original joint venture: Johor State Secretary Incorporated , UEM Land Berhad Website [1] Cahaya Jauhar (Cahaya Jauhar Sdn Bhd)
1014-407: The largest insulin producer in the world, Biocon and Insulet. This is followed by Nusa Cemerlang and Nusajaya Techpark at the adjacent land at Gelang Patah. Puteri Harbour (with a land area of 278 hectares or 688 acres) and Forest City is a marina development that spans 687 acres (2.8 km) on the Straits of Johor . Located there is Sanrio Hello Kitty Town and Thomas Town. Legoland Malaysia
1053-547: The new administrative capital of Putrajaya . Local governments or local authorities in Malaysia ( Malay : pihak berkuasa tempatan , abbreviated PBT) are placed under the jurisdiction of their respective state governments . On the other hand, the Ministry of Housing and Local Government ( Malay : Kementerian Perumahan dan Kerajaan Tempatan , abbreviated as KPKT) handles the classification and standardisation of local governments while providing them with consultation services ( i.e. technical consultancy and federal funding). For
1092-541: The new city centre of Johor. A new administrative centre, Kota Iskandar was developed by Cahaya Jauhar in Nusajaya based on the Federal Government administrative centre at Putrajaya as a catalyst to Nusajaya development. This is followed by the introduction of Iskandar Malaysia , Iskandar Regional Development Authority and Iskandar Investment Board to regulate and promote the development growth in Nusajaya. In 2008,
1131-680: The place its new name Gelang Patah (broken paddle). As many as eight local councils ( majlis tempatan ) were set up in the 1950s and 1960s to oversee municipal works in the area. The smaller local councils were merged in March 1978 and replaced by the Central Johor Bahru District Council ( Majlis Daerah Johor Bahru Tengah , MDJBT), as the local authority in Johor Bahru 's western and northern suburban areas, while Johor Bahru City Council (MBJB) administers downtown Johor Bahru . MDJBT
1170-467: The project while compensating Singapore almost a third of a billion Ringgit (RM320,270,519.24), with the settlement representing the complete termination of the project and bilateral agreement. The project was revived on December 11th, 2023, by the His Majesty Sultan of Johor, Sultan Ibrahim ibni Sultan Iskandar prior to his ascension to the throne of Malaysian 17th Paramount Ruler . Within Johor,
1209-693: The project, as the traffic at the then Johor Causeway was already over-congested. The Second Link has connected Iskandar Puteri to Tuas in Singapore . His past experience enabled Halim to secure financing from Bank for Renong Berhad (now UEM Group ) to acquire vast land along with the Second Link for a new township which was eventually deemed Nusajaya. The Nusajaya name was given by former Menteri Besar of Johor , Muhyiddin Yassin . UEM Group through its subsidiary UEM Land (now UEM Sunrise) continue to develop Nusajaya as
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1248-480: The then State Secretary, Dato Ayob Mion, to build a new port at the west coast of Johor. The new port, Port of Tanjung Pelepas was developed near the Second Link and become the catalyst for industrial development at the Tanjung Kupang area in the west of Iskandar Puteri. Later, UEM also developed Southern Industry and Logistic Cluster (SiLC) which hosts i-Park SiLC, IBP, Bio-excell and iTech Valley. SILC also hosts
1287-488: The three respective categories. These categories are separated by certain requirements related to urban population, finances, and infrastructural developments. The 60th meeting of the MNKT, held on 3 June 2008, approved updated criterion on the selection process for the granting of city status on a local government: Kuala Lumpur is by far the largest urban area as well as the largest metropolitan area in Malaysia. George Town ,
1326-529: The western side of the Tebrau Strait , the area was once known as Sempit Puteri (narrow princess) as it was facing the narrowest point of the Tebrau Straits. In 1855, when Temenggong Daeng Ibrahim won his claim over the Johor throne, he relocated the capital city of the now-divided kingdom from Telok Blangah ( Singapore ) to Tanjung Puteri and renamed it Iskandar Puteri. His son Maharaja Abu Bakar ,
1365-621: The western side of the city. It is the 19th busiest container port in the world as of 2013. Iskandar Puteri houses the Puteri Harbour International Ferry Terminal, with routes to cities in Indonesia . The planned Kuala Lumpur–Singapore high-speed rail will serve the city at Gerbang Nusajaya in the future. On 29 March 2021, the Perikatan Nasional government failed to negotiate terms with Singapore and scrapped
1404-531: Was built to reduce the traffic congestion at the Johor–Singapore Causeway and was opened to traffic on January 2nd, 1998. The twin-deck bridge supports a dual-three lane carriageway and its total length over water is 1,920 m. Cities of Malaysia In Malaysia, cities ( Malay : bandaraya ) are officially designated under the governance of city councils ( Malay : Majlis bandaraya ), although there are several exceptions. As of 2024 , 20 areas in
1443-455: Was formally incorporated into Malaysia . However, Singapore's expulsion in 1965 meant that George Town would remain Malaysia's only city until Kuala Lumpur 's declaration as a city in 1972, by Abdul Halim of Kedah , the fifth Yang di-Pertuan Agong of Malaysia. In 1988, Kuching was chartered as the first city in East Malaysia. Klang is the most recent municipality in the country declared
1482-425: Was granted municipal status in 2001. In 1993, during the leadership of the fourth Prime Minister Mahathir Mohamad , a plan for a second bridge connecting the Peninsular Malaysia and Singapore was brought forward by Halim Saad . Saad was as a young entrepreneur who built Malaysia 's longest highway, North-South Expressway , and apprentice to the former Minister of Finance Daim Zainuddin . The cabinet approved
1521-596: Was upgraded to Iskandar Puteri City Council on 22 November 2017. Iskandar Puteri is Johor's second city, and Malaysia's 14th. It's administered by the Iskandar Puteri City Council . It houses Kota Iskandar , the administrative centre for the government of Johor State. Johor State Legislative Assembly , Johor Chief Minister's Office, and Mahkota Square are also located here. Due to electoral division by Election Commission of Malaysia , there are four parliamentary and eight state constituencies (DUN) dividing
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