Info Johor: Sultan-sultan Johor Era Moden

- Kosmo, 24 Januari 2010

Info Negeri Johor

Location

The State of Johor is located on the Southern tip of Peninsular Malaysia. A narrow straits, barely 2 km wide separates it from Singapore, Johor occupies an area of 19,317 square km which amounts to 5.7 percent of Malaysia's total area.

Climate

Johor has a tropical monsoon climate, which is generally hot and humid. Moisture is high, ranging from 82 percent to 86 percent with daily temperature varying from 21o C to 32o C. The mean annual rainfall is more than 177.8 cm with Johor's east coast having the highest rainfall.

History

Johor has been called by many names in its long history. The earliest known name was HUJUNG TANAH. "End of the Land" because it occupied the tail portion of the Malay Peninsular. The Arabs called it JAUHAR of Precious Stones, which bears the closest resemblance to its present name.Johor was ruled by the Sultan of Malacca after the Portuguese captured Malacca in 1511. During a continuous stretch of strife and warfare involving Johoreans. Portuguese, Achinese, Dutch, Bugis and British, the capital of the Johor-Riau Empire moved many times before finally settling down to its present location of Johor Bahru.After the Japanese Occupation in 1948 Johor become part of the Federation of Malaya which achieved independence in 1957.

The People

The population of Johor increased from 1.58 million in 1980 to 2,740,625 in 2000 at an annual average growth rate of 2.6 percent. In 2008, the populationwas estimated stood at 3,312,400.The state accounts for 11.94 percent of the nation's population of around 27.73 million. The composition of ethnics for Johor - Bumiputera 54.2 %, Chinese31.7 %, Indian 6.6 % and others 26.9 %.The projected population for the year 2010 is 3.4 million.Johor has a young population, comprising various races and religion living in harmony. 46.8 percent of the population are between the ages of 15 to 44 years.

Info Johor

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07 Februari 2010

Sultan-sultan Johor Era Moden

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