Pekan Air Panas is a small town in the district of Segamat

Segamat

Segamat is a town and district located in the north of the state of Johor in Malaysia, bordering two other states of Malaysia . It is located roughly 172 kilometres from Johor Bahru, the capital city of Johor State. It is 95 km travel distance via North-South Expressway from Johor Bahru to...

, Johor

Johor

Johor is a Malaysian state, located in the southern portion of Peninsular Malaysia. It is one of the most developed states in Malaysia. The state capital city and royal city of Johor is Johor Bahru, formerly known as Tanjung Puteri...

, Malaysia which is named after the hot springs

Hot Springs

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 available there. It is located about 14 km from Labis

Labis

Labis is the second largest town in the district of Segamat, Johor, Malaysia, with a population of about 20,000 people. It has a large Chinese community. Labis is an agricultural town whose main export is rubber...

 via Jalan Ayer Panas

Jalan Ayer Panas

Jalan Ayer Panas is a major road in Johor state, Malaysia.-List of junctions:...

 (Johor State Route ). The town is also known as Tenang (not to be confused with Tenang Station, another town which is also located in Segamat District). Majority of the residents of the town are Chinese and Malay communities.

Pekan Air Panas is famed for its hot springs. Besides of the hot springs, the town also houses several aborigine settlements (Perkampungan Orang Asli) like Bekok

Bekok

Bekok is a town located at the eastern side of the district of Segamat, Johor, Malaysia. Bekok is well-known especially among nature lovers since Bekok is the western entrance to Endau Rompin National Park as well as having a refreshing waterfall known as Sungai Bantang Waterfall...

 and also has mata kucing farms. Mata kucing (aka longan

Longan

Dimocarpus longan, commonly known as the longan, is a tropical tree native to South and Southeast Asia, in the Indomalaya ecozone known for its edible fruit.-Vernacular names:The fruit is known as longan or longyan in English...

) is a small lychee-like local fruit with brown skin.

Origin of name

Pekan Air Panas is named after the hot springs available near the town. The town is also known as Bukit. The settlement was opened on Thursday, 3 December 1806. The name Tenang comes from settler who first opened the settlement, Tuan Haji Muhammad Arifin bin Aladin when he found the new settlement area, which was so serene (Tenang). After he perform his prayer, he decided to name this place with name Kampung Tenang (next to Pekan Air Panas), he also known as Tok Tenang. But most of business and facilities was located at Pekan Air Panas.

Education

Educational institutions in Pekan Air Panas encompass only primary education.
There are 1 national primary schools (Sekolah Kebangsaan) whose medium of instruction is Malay language and 1 Chinese primary schools (Sekolah Jenis Kebangsaan).

• SJK (C) Tenang
  SJK (C) Tenang
  SJK Tenang is a only one Chinese primary school in a small town known as Pekan Air Panas in Johor, Malaysia.- See also :* -....
  
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• SK Pekan Air Panas

See also

• Segamat
  Segamat
  Segamat is a town and district located in the north of the state of Johor in Malaysia, bordering two other states of Malaysia . It is located roughly 172 kilometres from Johor Bahru, the capital city of Johor State. It is 95 km travel distance via North-South Expressway from Johor Bahru to...
  
  
• Labis
  Labis
  Labis is the second largest town in the district of Segamat, Johor, Malaysia, with a population of about 20,000 people. It has a large Chinese community. Labis is an agricultural town whose main export is rubber...
  
  
• Therapeutic lure of hot spring- Allmalaysia.info - Pekan Air Panas.
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