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Rengit
View on WikipediaRengit is a town and an autonomous sub-district in Mukim Sungai Kluang, Batu Pahat District, Johor, Malaysia.[2] Rengit has more than 30 villages and 25 schools.
Key Information
Geography
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The town spans over an area of 6.5 km2.[3] The area of Rengit sub-district is approximately 100.8 square miles or 64,512 hectares and divided into 3 mukims namely the Kampung Bahru, Sungai Punggur and Sungai Kluang District where each mukim is governed by a Chief.[4]
Demographic
[edit]The Malays are the largest ethnic group in Rengit but there is also a significant Javanese, Chinese and Indian minority as well. The people in Rengit have their own unique dialect of Johor Malay.
Languages
[edit]Malay is the most widely spoken language in Rengit and is the native language of the Malays as well as the main lingua franca for inter-ethnic communications. The Chinese usually speak Hokkien and Mandarin amongst themselves while Indians spoke Tamil as their native language.
Education
[edit]Religion
[edit]The majority population practice Islam, followed by Chinese folk religion (including Taoism), Buddhism and Christianity.
Place of worship
[edit]- Masjid Jamek Rengit
- Tokong Sembilan Maharaja Dewa (龍引斗母宫), founded in 1912
- Rengit Zheng Long Gong Temple (龍引鎮龍宮)
- Rengit Presbyterian Church
Notable residents
[edit]- Sardon Jubir, Politician
- Hasanuddin Mohd Yunus, Politician
Neighbouring towns
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References
[edit]- ^ "Profil Daerah". ptj.johor.gov.my.
- ^ Khairul Faizi A Rahman (2014). Parishes Short Info Data of Batu Pahat District. Wow Eight. p. 7.
- ^ Handbook Archived 2018-09-13 at the Wayback Machine johor.gov.my
- ^ "Profil Daerah". Retrieved 22 May 2018.
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