Masai, Johor

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Masai
Town
Other transcription(s)
 • Jawiمساي
 • Chinese马西
 • Tamilமாசாய்
Masai main street
Masai main street
Masai is located in Malaysia
Masai
Masai
Masai in Malaysia
Coordinates: 1°29′36.5″N 103°52′40.94″E / 1.493472°N 103.8780389°E / 1.493472; 103.8780389
CountryMalaysia
StateJohor
DistrictJohor Bahru
Time zoneUTC+8 (MST)
Postcode
81750
Dialling code+60 07

Masai is an area in Pasir Gudang, Johor Bahru District, Johor, Malaysia, and is the oldest neighbourhood of Johor Bahru town. It is located 25 kilometres from the Johor Bahru city centre. Masai is located on route J10 which leads to Kong Kong, a fishing village along Johor River. The main access roads to Masai are Jalan Masai Lama (J10) and Pasir Gudang Highway (Federal Route 17).

Many pre-war buildings are still well preserved. Masai, like many of the towns in the Johor Bahru district, catered to the rural population of farmers and rubber plantation workers throughout the early and mid 20th century.

History[]

Masai has gone through vigorous development which has transformed the town into one of the most populous towns in Johor. The Masai Chinese Primary School now has more than 5000 pupils. Shops include Today's, Yos Saver Store, Kip-Mart and Tesco.

Bandar Seri Alam is the business centre for Masai, with Maybank, Public Bank, Bank Simpanan Nasional and Bank Rakyat and hotels.

The Masai Main Street, Jalan Masai Lama, is the main road connecting Johor Bahru to towns at the east side of Masai such as Kota Masai, Kong Kong and Pasir Gudang.

Meanwhile, Masai is also the name of the district, Masai District with post code of 81750, where the town is situated. Masai district is consist of Masai town, Bandar Seri Alam, Taman Rinting, Kota Puteri, Plentong, Permas Jaya and others. Due to location, Tanjung Langsat industrial area is quite near to Pasir Gudang, so it's categorized as Pasir Gudang district. However, the weird thing for Tanjung Langsat village is that the village is categorized as Masai district due to historical development.

Education[]

Primary school[]

  • SK Masai
  • SJK (C) Masai（马赛华小）
  • SJK (C) Chien Chi, Plentong（建集华小）
  • SJK (C) Chee Tong（启东华小）
  • SJK (C) Nam Heng Baru（南兴华小）
  • SJK (T) Masai
  • SK Senibong
  • SK Cahaya Baru
  • SK Kongkong Laut
  • SK Tanjong Langsat
  • SK Taman Rinting 1
  • SK Permas Jaya 1
  • SK Permas Jaya 2
  • SK Taman Permas Jaya 3
  • SK Permas Jaya 5
  • SK Seri Kota Puteri
  • SK Perigi Acheh
  • SK Bandar Seri Alam
  • SK Seri Alam 2
  • SK Seri Kota Puteri 4
  • SK Taman Megah Ria

Secondary school[]

  • Foon Yew High School - Masai
  • SMK Dato' Penggawa Timur（拿督彭嘉华国中）
  • SMK Seri Kota Puteri
  • SMK Bandar Seri Alam（至达城国中）
  • SMK Seri Alam 2
  • SMK Taman Rinting 2 （长春国中二校）
  • SMK Permas Jaya
  • SMK Permas Jaya 2
  • SMK Permas Jaya 3
  • MRSM Johor Bahru
  • Sekolah Seni Malaysia Johor Bahru

Higher Education[]

  • UITM Pasir Gudang
  • UniKL Pasir Gudang

Transportation[]

The suburb houses the Masai Terminal. The area is accessible by Muafakat Bus route P-301 and P-303.[1]

References[]

  1. ^ "Laluan Bas Muafakat". Bas Muafakat Johor (in Malay). Archived from the original on 17 March 2018. Retrieved 17 March 2018.

Coordinates: 1°29′N 103°53′E / 1.483°N 103.883°E / 1.483; 103.883

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