Tangkak District

Tangkak District
Tangkak District
District of Malaysia
	Daerah Tangkak
Other transcription(s)
• Jawi	تڠكق‎
• Chinese	東甲縣
• Tamil	தங்காக்
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	Motto(s): Berusaha untuk Makmur (in Malay) ; "Striving to Prosper"
	Location of Tangkak District in Johor
	Tangkak District Location of Tangkak District in Malaysia
	Coordinates: 2°16′N 102°33′E / 2.267°N 102.550°E
Country	Malaysia
State	Johor
Seat	Tangkak
Local area government(s)	Tangkak District Council
Government
• District officer	Haji Shafiei bin Ahamad
Area
• Total	970.24 km2 (374.61 sq mi)
Population (2020)
• Total	163,449
• Density	170/km2 (440/sq mi)
Time zone	UTC+8 (MST)
• Summer (DST)	UTC+8 (Not observed)
Postcode	849xx
Calling code	+6-06
Vehicle registration plates	J

The Tangkak District is a district in western Johor, Malaysia, bordering Muar District to the south, Segamat District to the northeast, and Jasin District, Malacca to the west. The district also shares an 11 kilometre border with Tampin District, Negeri Sembilan to the northwest. The district capital and largest settlement is the town of Tangkak. Other towns include Sagil, Sungai Mati and Tanjung Agas.

^ "Profil Daerah". ptj.johor.gov.my.
^ "Population Distribution and Basic Demographic Characteristics, 2010" (PDF). Department of Statistics, Malaysia. Archived from the original (PDF) on 22 May 2014. Retrieved 19 April 2012.