Batu Pahat Municipal Council

Batu Pahat Municipal Council Majlis Perbandaran Batu Pahat مجليس ڤربندرن باتو ڤاهت
Type
Type	Local authority
History
Founded	1 January 2001
Preceded by	Batu Pahat West District Council
Leadership
President	Ezahar Abu Sairin
Municipal Secretary	Abdul Karim Bakar
Motto
Maju dan Sejahtera (Progress and Prosper)
Meeting place
Menara MPBP, Jalan Rugayah, 83000 Batu Pahat, Johor Darul Takzim.
Website
www.mpbp.gov.my

Former Batu Pahat Municipal Council Headquarters

Batu Pahat Municipal Council (MPBP; Malay: Majlis Perbandaran Batu Pahat, Jawi: مجليس ڤربندرن باتو ڤاهت) is a local authority which administrates West Batu Pahat District in Johor, Malaysia. This agency is under Johor state government. MPBP are responsible for public health and sanitation, waste removal and management, town planning, environmental protection and building control, social and economic development and general maintenance functions of urban infrastructure. The MPBP main headquarters is located at Jalan Pejabat, Bandar Penggaram, Batu Pahat.

History

Formerly known as Batu Pahat West District Council (Malay: Majlis Daerah Batu Pahat Barat, MDBPB). This agency was granted municipal status on 1 January 2001. At that time the total population within its jurisdiction was 350,000 and in 2007 is estimated to be well over 450,000 making it as the 12th largest urban area in Malaysia in terms of population in year 2008. In 2006, Bandar Penggaram, Batu Pahat surpassed Muar town to become the second-largest urban area in Johor state.

As of 2019, YB Datuk Mohd Rashid Hasnon (member parliament of Batu Pahat) said that Batu Pahat has its potential to achieve city status (Majlis Bandaraya) soon as long as fulfill all required upgrading criteria.

Administration areas

Majlis Perbandaran Batu Pahat is the local government of:

• North zone in Batu Pahat municipality:

Taman Peserai, Peserai, Kampung Muhibbah, Simpang Lima, Parit Besar (Bagan) 峇眼, Semerah

• South zone in Batu Pahat municipality:

Taman Kemajuan, Taman Mewah 美び华花园, Taman Kenanangan, Taman Bahagia, Taman Bukit Mutiara 伏ふく龙山庄しょう, Taman Bukit Mutiara 2 伏ふく龙山庄二しょうじ, Taman Flora Height 梅花ばいか高原こうげん, Taman Bandar, Taman Bukit Banang, Ayam Suloh, Senggarang, Rengit

• Center Zone in Batu Pahat municipality:

Taman Pegawai, Kampung Merdeka 周しゅう来らい村むら (in Hokkien:Jiu1 Lai1), Taman Limpoon 林りん份花园, Taman Dato Abdul Rahman, Taman Batu Pahat 峇株巴ともえ辖花园, Taman Sejahtera, Taman Damai, Taman Damai 2, Taman Emas, Taman Emas 2 万まん豪ごう苑えん, Taman Bukit Perdana 龙华山さん庄しょう, Taman Bukit Perdana 2 龙华山やま庄二しょうじ, Taman Perdana 红山, Taman Inang, Bandar Penggaram, Batu Pahat 峇株巴ともえ辖市中心ちゅうしん

• East Zone in Batu Pahat municipality:

Taman Banang, Taman Bukit Pasir, Taman Setia Jaya 金宝きんぽう花はな园, Taman Setia Jaya 2 金宝きんぽう二に镇, Taman Maju 进步花はな园, Taman Tasek, Taman Puteri, Taman Puteri Indah, Taman Flora Utama 富とみ贵城, Taman Koperasi Bahagia 幸福こうふく合作がっさく社しゃ, Taman Flora 梅花ばいか岭, Parit Besar 大だい巴ともえ力りょく (in Hokkien:Du-a3 Ba1 Lik4), Taman Pelangi, Taman Berlian 健けん家か园, Taman Gembira, Kampung Istana 三春みはる村むら (in Hokkien:Sam1 Chun1), Hill View Apartment 翠みどり林りん轩, Taman Budaya, Taman Sentosa 圣陶沙すな花はな园, Pura Kencana, Sri Gading, Sri Gading, Bandar Universiti, Parit Raja, Universiti Tun Hussien Onn Malaysia (UTHM), Parit Raja

• West Zone in Batu Pahat municipality:

Taman Banang Ria, Banang Height, Taman Ampang Jaya, Taman Ampuan 安あん邦花くにか园, Taman Joseph, Taman Sri Pantai 金宝きんぽう苑えん, Taman Pantai 班はん底そこ花はな园, Taman Pantai Baru 新しん班はん底そこ花はな园, Taman Masjid Tanah, Taman Dagang, Taman Zamrud, Taman Soga 苏雅花はな园, Taman Soga 2, Kampung Satey, Kampung Petani, Sungai Suloh, Kampung Minyak Beku, Perigi Batu Pahat

See also

• Cities of Malaysia
• Batu Pahat