About Johor

 Johor

Introduction of JOHOR

Johor is a malaysian state, located in the southern portion of Peninsular Malaysia. It is one of the most developed state in Malaysia. The state capital city and royal city of Johor is Johor Bahru, formerly known as Tanjung Puteri (Malay for Princess's Cape) and Muar respectively. The old state capital of Johor is Johor Lama.

Johor is surrounded by Pahang to the North, Malacca and Negeri Sembilan to the northwest, and the Straits of Johor to the south which separates Johor and The Republic of Singapore. The state also shares a maritime border with the Riau Archipelago from the east and Riau mainland on the west by the south China Sea and the Straits of Malacca respectively, both of Indonesian terrioiries

Geography

Johor is the 5th largest states by land area and the 2nd most Populous state in Malaysia, with a total land area of 19.210 km2 (7.420 sq mi),  and a population of 3,233,434 as of 2010. 
It is the Southernmost state in Peninsular Malaysia, and is located between the 1 ° 20 "N and 2 ° 35" N latitudes. The highest point in Johor is Gunung Ledang (1276 m). Gunung Ledang is also known as Mount Ophir. Johor also has a 400 km coastline on both the East and the West coasts.

Johor has 8 large islands with numerous smaller ones, namely Pulau Aur, Pulau Besar, Pulau Dayang, Pulau Lima, Pulau Pemanggil, Pulau Rawa, Pulau Sibu, Pulau Tengah dan Pulau Tinggi.