Iskandar Puteri

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Iskandar Puteri
City
City of Iskandar Puteri Bandaraya Iskandar Puteri
Other transcription(s)
• Jawi	إسكندر ڤوتري
• Chinese	依斯干达公主城 (Simplified) 依斯干達公主城 (Traditional) Yīsīgāndá Gōngzhǔ Chéng (Hanyu Pinyin)
• Tamil	இஸ்கந்தர் புத்திரி Iskantar Puttiri (Transliteration)
From top, left to right: The Dato' Jaafar Muhammad Building in Kota Iskandar, Legoland Malaysia Resort, the City Council, the Kota Iskandar Mosque, and the Sultan Ismail Building
Seal
Location of Iskandar Puteri in Johor
Iskandar Puteri    Iskandar Puteri in    Johor Show map of Johor Iskandar Puteri Iskandar Puteri (Malaysia) Show map of Malaysia Iskandar Puteri Iskandar Puteri (Asia) Show map of Asia Iskandar Puteri Iskandar Puteri (Earth) Show map of Earth
Coordinates: 01°25′20″N 103°39′00″E / 1.42222°N 103.65000°E / 1.42222; 103.65000
Country	Malaysia
State	Johor
District	Johor Bahru
Established	16 April 2009 (as Kota Iskandar)
City status	22 November 2017; 6 years ago (22 November 2017)[1]
Government
• Type	City council
• Body	Iskandar Puteri City Council
• Mayor	Mohd Haffiz Ahmad
Area [2]
• Total	367.4 km2 (141.9 sq mi)
Population  (2020)
• Total	575,977 (10th)
Time zone	UTC+8 (Malaysian Standard Time)
• Summer (DST)	Not observed
Postal code	79xxx
Area code(s)	+607
Website	www.mbip.gov.my

Iskandar Puteri (formerly known as Nusajaya) is a city and the administrative capital of the state of Johor, Malaysia. It hosts Kota Iskandar, which represents the seat of government of the state of Johor (Executive branch & Legislative branch).^[3][4] Situated along the Straits of Johor at the southern end of the Malay Peninsula, it is also the southernmost city in Peninsular Malaysia.

Together with the adjacent cities of Johor Bahru (the official state capital of Johor) and Pasir Gudang, it is located within the Johor Bahru District. They anchor Malaysia's third largest urban agglomeration, Iskandar Malaysia, with a population of 2.2 million (As of August 2020^[update]).^[5]