Rengit

Rengit 龙引
Town and sub-district
Other transcription(s)
• Jawi	رڠيت
• Chinese	龙引
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Rengit 龙引 Location in Malaysia
Coordinates: 1°40′50″N 103°08′50″E / 1.68056°N 103.14722°E / 1.68056; 103.14722Coordinates: 1°40′50″N 103°08′50″E / 1.68056°N 103.14722°E / 1.68056; 103.14722
Country	Malaysia
State	Johor
City	Batu Pahat
Government
• Local Authority	Majlis Perbandaran Batu Pahat
Area [1]
• Total	645.12 km2 (249.08 sq mi)
Time zone	UTC+8 (MST)
Postcode	83100
Dialling code	+607
Police	Batu Pahat
Fire	Batu Pahat

Rengit is a town and an autonomous sub-district in Mukim Sungai Kluang, Batu Pahat District, Johor, Malaysia.^[2] Rengit has more than 30 villages and 25 schools.

Geography[]

Bandar Rengit in Batu Pahat District

The town spans over an area of 6.5 km².^[3] The area of Rengit sub-district is approximately 100.8 square miles or 64,512 hectares and divided into 3 mukims namely the Kampung Bahru, Sungai Punggur and Sungai Kluang District where each mukim is governed by a Chief. ^[4]

Demographic[]

The majority ethnics in Rengit are Malay with Chinese as the largest minority.

Languages[]

Main languages in this town are Bahasa Melayu, Hokkien, Mandarin and English.

Education[]

• S.B.R. Chong Hwa High School
• Sekolah Jenis Kebangsaan (C) Chong Hwa Rengit / Chong Hwa Rengit Primary School

Religion[]

The majority population practice Islam, followed by Chinese folk religion (including Taoism), Buddhism and Christianity.

Place of worship[]

• Tokong Sembilan Maharaja Dewa (龍引斗母宫), founded in 1912
• Rengit Zheng Long Gong Temple (龍引鎮龍宮)
• Rengit Presbyterian Church

Notable residents[]

• Hasanuddin Mohd Yunus, Politician

Neighbouring towns[]

References[]

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