Sungai Karas Explained

Official Name:Sungai Karas
Settlement Type:new village
Translit Lang1:Other
Coordinates:2.3554°N 103.0383°W
Subdivision Type:Country
Subdivision Name: Malaysia
Subdivision Type1:State
Subdivision Type2:District
Subdivision Name2:Segamat
Leader Title1:Local government
Leader Name1:Labis District Council
Postal Code Type:Postal code
Postal Code:85300
Timezone:MST
Utc Offset:+8
Timezone Dst:Not observed
Translit Lang1 Type1:Chinese
Translit Lang1 Info1:双溪加叻

Sungai Karas is a Chinese new village in Labis, Segamat District, Johor, Malaysia, 3 km south of Labis. It has about 100 houses, while two new housing areas have about 70 houses.

Economy

Most villagers are rubber tappers at their six ekar rubber trees. In the last 10 years some rubber trees were replaced by those producing palm oil. Most jobs in the rubber jungle are done by old villagers, while most young people left their home to work outside the village.[1]

Education

There is one Chinese Primary School, SJK(C) Karas.

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Blok baru SJKC Sungai Karas dibina semula. Utusan Online.