Iskandar Malaysia

Iskandar Malaysia
Economic corridor
CountryMalaysia
StateJohor
DistrictsJohor Bahru
Kulai
Pontian
Kota Tinggi
Government
 • Statutory bodyIskandar Regional Development Authority (IRDA)
 • ChairmanAnwar Ibrahim
 • Chief Executive OfficerDr. Badrul Hisham Kassim
Population
 (2020)
 • Total2,085,546
Time zoneUTC+8 (Malaysian Standard Time)
 • Summer (DST)not applicable
Postcode
79xxx-82xxx, 86xxx
Area codes+607 (07-2, 07-3, 07-5, 07-6, 07-7 and 07-8)
Websiteiskandarmalaysia.com.my

Iskandar Malaysia (Jawi: إسکندر مليسيا), formerly known as Iskandar Development Region (IDR; Malay: Wilayah Pembangunan Iskandar; Jawi: ولايه ڤمباڠونن اسكندر) and South Johor Economic Region (SJER; Malay: Wilayah Ekonomi Johor Selatan; Jawi: ولايه ايكونومي جوهر سلاتن), is the main southern development corridor in Johor, Malaysia. It was established on 8 November 2006.[1] Iskandar Malaysia, which is formed by major cities such as Johor Bahru, Iskandar Puteri and Pasir Gudang, is part of the Johor Bahru Conurbation. It also lies within the original Indonesia–Malaysia–Singapore growth triangle, along with Singapore and Riau, Indonesia.

  1. ^ New township planned for Malaysia's Iskandar economic zone Archived 21 September 2014 at the Wayback Machine, Richard High, 4 July 2008, KHL Group

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