Parit Bakar Explained

Subdivision Type:Country
Subdivision Type1:State
Subdivision Type2:District
Subdivision Name2:Muar
Established Title:Established
Postal Code Type:Postal code
Postal Code:84000
Settlement Type: Town in Malaysia
Translit Lang1:Other
Translit Lang1 Type1:Jawi
Translit Lang1 Info2:Chinese: 巴力峇九
Translit Lang1 Type2:Chinese
Translit Lang1 Type3:Tamil
Pushpin Map:Malaysia Johor#Malaysia West#Malaysia
Pushpin Map Caption:Parit Bakar in Johor, Malay Peninsular and Malaysia
Timezone1:MYT
Utc Offset:+8
Official Name:Parit Bakar
Area Total Km2:40
Elevation Ft:20

Parit Bakar (Chinese: 巴力峇九) is a small town in Muar District, Johor, Malaysia. It is subdivided to "Parit Bakar Darat" and " Parit Bakar Laut". Parit Bakar Laut is 1 km towards the coastline from Parit Bakar town centre.

The centre of the township consists of a Chinese primary school, Chi Sin Primary School, a Chinese temple, Long Shan Yan Temple (龙山岩), and a few rows of shop.

At the junction of Jalan Abdul Rahman and Jalan Parit Bakar, is the new Parit Bakar Mosque, which was rebuilt in 2004. Its roof, which resembles a pagoda instead of the usual dome, is similar to the historic Tranquerah Mosque in Malacca.

Geography

The town spans over an area of 40 km2.[1]

Economy

The main industries of the town are small and medium enterprises.[1]

Transportation

Parit Bakar can be reached by travelling along Jalan Temenggung Ahmad (Temenggung Ahmad Road) for 10 minutes from Muar.[2]

Notes and References

  1. http://jpbd.johor.gov.my/images/jpbd_DokumenTerbitan/Handbook.pdf Handbook
  2. Web site: Medan Ikan Bakar Parit Karang bakal jadi tumpuan . 2015-10-13 . 2016-08-21 . https://web.archive.org/web/20160821043127/http://ww1.utusan.com.my/utusan/Johor/20140404/wj_03/Medan-Ikan-Bakar-Parit-Karang-bakal-jadi-tumpuan . dead .