Tangkak is a district capital of Ledang

Ledang

Ledang is a new district in Johor, Malaysia. The district's principal town is Tangkak. The new Ledang district covers Tangkak town, Tanjung Agas, Kesang, Sungai Mati, Serom, Sagil and Bukit Gambir. The district is formerly the northern part of the Muar district which is separated from the southern...

, in the state of 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. It lies close to the neighbouring state of Melaka, especially to Jasin town and district of the state and about half an hour drive from Melaka city centre. The town is nicknamed "Fabric Town" or "Syurga Kain" in honor of its many cloth shops. It is also well known as Gunung Ledang (Mount Ophir), which is the highest mountain in Johor, just 17 km away from the town centre of Tangkak. The mountain is clearly visible from any part of Tangkak.

Infrastructure

Tangkak has an extensive network of roads and a police system which soon would be upgraded as a Police District Headquarters. The town is served by the Tangkak District Hospital and numerous primary health centres. Tangkak District Hospital also serves as a teaching hospital for Melaka Manipal Medical College

Melaka Manipal Medical College

Melaka Manipal Medical College is a Malaysian private medical college which offers 2 twinning undergraduate degrees, the Bachelor of Medicine & Bachelor of Surgery degree and also the Bachelor of Dental Surgery degree...

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Developments

The sub-districts of Muar and Tangkak has separated and will each be upgraded to a full-fledged district next year, but it won't be called Tangkak district. Menteri Besar Datuk Abdul Ghani Othman said the Ledang district covers Tangkak town, Tanjung Agas, Kesang, Sungai Mati, Serom, Sagil and Bukit Gambir.

Food

Tangkak is known for its beef noodles and chicken rice. Other common local dishes are:

• Chik Kut Teh
  Bak kut teh
  Bak-kut-teh is a Chinese soup popularly served in Malaysia, Singapore, Mainland China and Taiwan and also, neighbouring regions like Riau Islands and Southern Thailand.The name literally translates as "meat bone tea", and, at its simplest, consists of meaty pork ribs simmered in a complex broth...
  
  , chicken version of Bak Kut Teh (a Chinese pork dish consisting of oily fried noodles)
• roti canai
• Sate nazar
• Nasi lemak
  Nasi lemak
  Nasi lemak is a dish sold in Malaysia, Brunei, Singapore, Riau Islands and Southern Thailand. The dish is considered the national dish and a national heritage of Malaysia. It is not to be confused with Nasi Dagang sold on the east coast of Malaysia or Terengganu and Kelantan although both dishes...
  
  
• Red source noodles
• Mee Bandung
• Asam pedas
• soto pak ali

External links

• Muar to say goodbye to Tangkak, The Star, November 20, 2006

• More information in Chinese, please refer to http://www.ledang.org.my/default.aspx
• http://ledang.blogkaki.net
• http://zh.wikipedia.org/wiki/%E6%9F%94%E4%BD%9B%E5%B7%9E
• Kuil Sri Subramaniar Tangkak, 115, Jalan Muar, 84900 Tangkak, Johor. (website:http://www.kaumaram.com/tangkak)
• http://www.yuliang11.net/share/tangkak-food-jia-jia-ba-kut-teh-address-contact/63/