Johor Bahru was founded in 1855 by Temenggung Singapore.
Sultan Abu Bakar was descended from Temenggong Abdul Rahman, the local chief who signed the initial treaty with the British when they sought permission to lease Royal Abu Bakar Museum and Sultan Abu Bakar Mosque are named after him.
Johor Bahru has witnessed a few major Malaysian historical events such as the establishment of the leading political party in Malaysia, UMNO (Malaysia, Johor Bahru has witnessed massive development under the Malaysian government.
On 1 January 1994, Johor Bahru was officially granted city status and Dato Hashim Yahya became the first mayor (Datuk Bandar).
Demographics
Johor Bahru's population of 500,000 (2004 census) consists of 45% Malay, 41.5% Chinese, 7.1% Indian and 6.4% of other minorities. [1]
Among the Singapore mass media and the government policy of using Mandarin in all schools, the majority of the younger generation Chinese speak Mandarin and English at home.
The Teochew had a long standing history as they had established themselves in gambier plantations under the direction of Tan Hiok Nee, who formatted the Kangchu system for the plantation owners to develop their business in the systematic method. Many more later migrated to Johor Bahru and settled there.
The Hakka later migrated to Johor Bahru in large numbers, and also formed a large community among the Chinese in Johor Bahru. The Cantonese, under the leadership of Wong Ah Fook, began settling in Johor Bahru in the wake of Tan Hiok Nee's establishment of the kangchu system from the 19th century onwards.
Infrastructure
Johor Bahru Central Business District (CBD) or Daerah Sentral Johor Bahru, is located on the southern tip of the metropolitan area. Two major highways link the CBD to outlaying suburbs, with Tebrau Highway linking to the north-east and Tun Abdul Razak (TAR) Highway/Senai-Skudai Highway linking to the north-west. Pasir Gudang Highway and the connecting Johor Bahru Parkway crosses Tebrau Highway and TAR Highway about midway and serves as the middle ring road of the metropolitan area.
Additionally, the Singapore with a six-lane road and a railway line. The Second Link Expressway located west of the metropolitan area was constructed in 1997 to help alleviate the congested Causeway. It is linked directly to Johor Bahru Parkway and North-South Expressway. Senai International Airport is located north-west of the metropolitan area and serves regional and national airlines. The Port of Tanjung Pelepas, located west of the metropolitan area, is Malaysia's biggest transshipment hub while Pasir Gudang Port is located on the eastern side. It is one of Malaysia's most important commodity seaports due to the fact that Johor Bahru is surrounded by large plantation estates.
Johor Bahru is also home to three radio stations. Best 104 is the country's first private radio station, Johor FM is a government-owned regional station, and FMJB, is another government-owned station covering only the city.
