- Source: Rengit
Rengit is a town and an autonomous sub-district in Mukim Sungai Kluang, Batu Pahat District, Johor, Malaysia. Rengit has more than 30 villages and 25 schools.
Geography
The town spans over an area of 6.5 km2. 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.
Demographic
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
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
SMK Tun Sardon
SMK Rengit / SMK Permata Jaya
S.B.R. Chong Hwa High School
Sekolah Jenis Kebangsaan (C) Chong Hwa Rengit / Chong Hwa Rengit Primary School
Religion
The majority population practice Islam, followed by Chinese folk religion (including Taoism), Buddhism and Christianity.
Place of worship
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
Sardon Jubir, Politician
Hasanuddin Mohd Yunus, Politician
Neighbouring towns
References
Kata Kunci Pencarian:
- Agas
- Pulau Rengit
- Sistem kabel Batam-Rengit
- Gili Gede
- Talang Kelapa, Banyuasin
- Kepulauan Riau
- Daftar kabupaten dan kota di Kepulauan Riau
- Daftar pulau di Indonesia menurut luas wilayah
- Kabupaten Banyuasin
- Daftar kecamatan dan kelurahan di Kabupaten Banyuasin
- Rengit
- Sungai Rengit
- Jefri Mejan
- Rengit (state constituency)
- 2024 Singapore oil spill
- Batu Pahat District
- Pengerang
- Mohd Puad Zarkashi
- Road signs in Malaysia
- Sungai Kluang
