Subdivisions and Administration
The district (daerah) is further divided into mukim-mukim (pl.) or subdistricts. The subdistricts are designated with a number (Mukim 1 until 12,17 and 18):
- Lubok (Mukim I)
- Bagan (Mukim II)
- Peserai (Mukim III)
- Simpang Kiri (Mukim IV)
- Simpang Kanan (Mukim V)
- Linau (Mukim VI)
- Tanjung Semberong (Mukim VII)
- Sri Gading (Mukim VIII)
- Minyak Beku (Mukim IX)
- Kampung Bahru (Mukim X)
- Sungai Punggor (Mukim XI)
- Sungai Kluang (Mukim XII)
- Chaah Bahru (Mukim XVII)
- Sri Medan (Mukim XVIII)
Bandar Penggaram,Batu Pahat is administered by Majlis Perbandaran Batu Pahat or Batu Pahat Municipal Council which was upgraded from the previous District Council (Majlis Daerah Batu Pahat Barat)on 9 June 2001 while Yong Peng is administered by Majlis Daerah Yong Peng or Yong Peng District Council which previous named Majlis Daerah Batu Pahat Timur.
Batu Pahat district has 525 gazetted villages (kampung-kampung pl.) and village-clusters (kampung rangkaian) where smaller villages were annexed to their bigger immediate neighbours for the purpose of administration. The villages are represented by Ketua-Ketua Kampung (village heads), answering to the Penghulu (subdistrict chief) administering the mukim. The mukim itself however is under the jurisdiction of the District Officer or Pegawai Daerah. The district office of Batu Pahat also have five district engineers (Jurutera Daerah) to oversee all the subdistricts.
Growth in small and medium industries such as textiles, garments and electronics helped to boost development, and Batu Pahat was upgraded to town status (Majlis Perbandaran) in 2001, alongside Muar, Kluang and Skudai. As of 2008, the government does not have any plans to upgrade Batu Pahat to a city status (Majlis Bandaraya).
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