Batu Pahat:
Batu Pahat is a district in the state of Johor, Malaysia. It lies south-east of Muar, south-west of Kluang, north-west of Pontian, and south of Segamat and the new Ledang district. The capital of the district is Bandar Penggaram, Batu Pahat (also known as Bandar Penggaram).
Whole district of Batu Pahat has a population of about 538 880 local residents.The most populated mukim is Simpang Kanan with more than 200,000 people and the least populated is Bagan with a population of only 4,692.
Batu Pahat has Johor's second largest manufacturing industry; encompassing textiles, electronics, food-processing, timber, porcelain and plastic industry. It produces 50% of the textile exported from Malaysia and there are about 300 garment and textile factories. There are several industrial zones including Tongkang Pecah, Parit Raja and Sri Gading.
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