Plentong
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Plentong began as a Kangchu settlemement known as Tey Chu Kang in 1859 and then an old Chinese new village
that is now a busy town in Johor Bahru
, Johor
, Malaysia. Many hypermarket
s are found here like Giant and Tesco, along with several major boutiques and showrooms such as Beethoven ,Toyota , Perodua , Proton , Mercedes Benz and Fella Design. Surrounded by Permas Jaya
, Taman Johor Jaya
, Bandar Seri Alam , Taman Ria
and Bandar Tebrau, its main traffic junction (Jalan Masai Lama
and Jalan Permas Utara) is heavily congested with traffic crawling up to 3 kilometres in each direction on some days.
Plentong is the headquarters of the Malacca-Johor archdiocese, known as Majodi centre and also has a Catholic Saint Joseph Church. Other places of worship include several mosques, Hindu temples and Chinese clan temples. One of the largest granite
quarries
in Johor is located here near here. There is also a railway station on the Kempas
-Pasir Gudang
line which largely services cargo trains. Mukim
Plentong which covers much of Johor Bahru
town, Permas Jaya
, Pasir Gudang
etc is the most populous Mukim
in Johor
and one of the most populous in Malaysia with over 500,000 residents. Anyway , the Plentong village always being flooded during rainy season because of very old and poor water drainage system. The government cooperate with KTM Berhad (Malaysian Train Service Company) to rebuild the KTM Plentong Bridge in order to facilitate the flow of the water of Sungai Plentong during rainy season . The whole project cost about 50 million and as of July 2009 , the train bridge is in the early stage of construction .
In future under the Iskandar masterplan it will be a major rail terminus with both electrified commuter rail between Pasir Gudang, Johor Bahru and Kulai and LRT/Monorail between Pasir Gudang and Johor Bahru intersecting here.It is considered as one of the best areas of living hood among other housing areas in Malaysia.
New Village
New Villages , also known as Chinese New Villages , are settlements created during the waning days of British rule over Malaysia in the mid-1950s.-History:...
that is now a busy town in Johor Bahru
Johor Bahru
Johor Bahru is the capital city of Johor in southern Malaysia. Johor Bahru is the southernmost city of the Eurasian mainland...
, 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. Many hypermarket
Hypermarket
In commerce, a hypermarket is a superstore combining a supermarket and a department store. The result is an expansive retail facility carrying a wide range of products under one roof, including full groceries lines and general merchandise...
s are found here like Giant and Tesco, along with several major boutiques and showrooms such as Beethoven ,Toyota , Perodua , Proton , Mercedes Benz and Fella Design. Surrounded by Permas Jaya
Permas Jaya
Permas Jaya, with the official name of Bandar Baru Permas Jaya, is a housing estate and light industrial area located in Johor Bahru District, northeast of Johor Bahru, and is under the administration of MBJB or Johor Bahru City Council. It has about 40,000-45,000 residents. The Permas Jaya Bridge...
, Taman Johor Jaya
Taman Johor Jaya
Taman Johor Jaya is a housing and industrial estate situated in the northern outskirts of Johor Bahru, the second largest city of Malaysia. With a population of 16,000 families, it is primarily residential, but it also has light industrial and commercial zones...
, Bandar Seri Alam , Taman Ria
Taman Ria
Taman Ria is a very small residential area located near Plentong and Permas Jaya , Johor, Malaysia.Taman Ria consist of several rows of shops and some double storey terraces houses. Some well-known shop that can be seem at Taman Ria is Restoran Tepian Ria, "Ah Hua Kueh Tiao" Restaurant, Clinic Ria...
and Bandar Tebrau, its main traffic junction (Jalan Masai Lama
Jalan Masai Lama
Jalan Masai Lama is a major road in Johor, Malaysia. It is also a main route to Plentong, Masai, Pasir Gudang and Kong Kong.- List of Interchanges :...
and Jalan Permas Utara) is heavily congested with traffic crawling up to 3 kilometres in each direction on some days.
Plentong is the headquarters of the Malacca-Johor archdiocese, known as Majodi centre and also has a Catholic Saint Joseph Church. Other places of worship include several mosques, Hindu temples and Chinese clan temples. One of the largest granite
Granite
Granite is a common and widely occurring type of intrusive, felsic, igneous rock. Granite usually has a medium- to coarse-grained texture. Occasionally some individual crystals are larger than the groundmass, in which case the texture is known as porphyritic. A granitic rock with a porphyritic...
quarries
Quarries
Quarries - The "Royal Quarries" — not found in Scripture — is the namegiven to the vast caverns stretching far underneath the northern hill, Bezetha, on which Jerusalem is built. Out of these mammoth caverns stones, a hard limestone, have been quarried in ancient times for the buildings in the...
in Johor is located here near here. There is also a railway station on the Kempas
Kempas
Kempas is a suburb of Johor Bahru, Johor. The Kempas Medical Centre is located in Kempas. It is situated within the parliamentary constituency of Pulai....
-Pasir Gudang
Pasir Gudang
Pasir Gudang is an industrial town located 35 km east of Johor Bahru in Malaysia . It is the eastern end of the Johor Bahru metropolitan area. The population is around 100,000. It is connected by the 4 lane Pasir Gudang Highway, a trunk road, and a railway line to Johor Bahru...
line which largely services cargo trains. Mukim
Mukim
In Brunei, a mukim is a subdivision of a daerah . The equivalent of the word 'mukim' in English would be 'sub-district'.In Malaysia, a mukim can either be a subdivision of a daerah or a subdivision of sub-district, In Singapore, a mukim is one of two varieties of survey...
Plentong which covers much of Johor Bahru
Johor Bahru
Johor Bahru is the capital city of Johor in southern Malaysia. Johor Bahru is the southernmost city of the Eurasian mainland...
town, Permas Jaya
Permas Jaya
Permas Jaya, with the official name of Bandar Baru Permas Jaya, is a housing estate and light industrial area located in Johor Bahru District, northeast of Johor Bahru, and is under the administration of MBJB or Johor Bahru City Council. It has about 40,000-45,000 residents. The Permas Jaya Bridge...
, Pasir Gudang
Pasir Gudang
Pasir Gudang is an industrial town located 35 km east of Johor Bahru in Malaysia . It is the eastern end of the Johor Bahru metropolitan area. The population is around 100,000. It is connected by the 4 lane Pasir Gudang Highway, a trunk road, and a railway line to Johor Bahru...
etc is the most populous Mukim
Mukim
In Brunei, a mukim is a subdivision of a daerah . The equivalent of the word 'mukim' in English would be 'sub-district'.In Malaysia, a mukim can either be a subdivision of a daerah or a subdivision of sub-district, In Singapore, a mukim is one of two varieties of survey...
in 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...
and one of the most populous in Malaysia with over 500,000 residents. Anyway , the Plentong village always being flooded during rainy season because of very old and poor water drainage system. The government cooperate with KTM Berhad (Malaysian Train Service Company) to rebuild the KTM Plentong Bridge in order to facilitate the flow of the water of Sungai Plentong during rainy season . The whole project cost about 50 million and as of July 2009 , the train bridge is in the early stage of construction .
In future under the Iskandar masterplan it will be a major rail terminus with both electrified commuter rail between Pasir Gudang, Johor Bahru and Kulai and LRT/Monorail between Pasir Gudang and Johor Bahru intersecting here.It is considered as one of the best areas of living hood among other housing areas in Malaysia.