Simpang Renggam

Simpang Renggam
Town

Country	Malaysia
State	Johor
District	Kluang

Simpang Renggam is a town in Kluang District, Johor, Malaysia. It lies on the old main trunk road that used to take the majority of the North-South traffic going through Johor before the opening of the North-South Expressway.

Simpang Renggam houses the 5th Battalion Royal Malaysian Police General Operation Force (Malay: Pasukan Gerakan AM PGA Batalion 5).

The Simpang Renggam Prison, built in 1986, is located near the town.^[1]^[2] Under the prison administration is the Simpang Renggam Behavioural Rehabilitation Centre, the largest drug rehabilitation centre in the country.

In 2004 over 1,500 tons of toxic waste were found stored in an abandoned brick factory. The toxic waste had been illegally imported from Taiwan.^[3] As of 2006 the toxic waste still had not been taken care of.^[4]

Districts	Johor Bahru District Muar District Batu Pahat District Kluang District Kota Tinggi District Segamat District Pontian District Mersing District Tangkak District Kulai District

Cities and major towns	Muar (royal town) Batu Pahat Kluang Kota Tinggi Segamat Pontian Kechil Mersing Bandar Kulai Tangkak Yong Peng Labis

Towns and mukims	Ayer Bemban Ayer Hitam Air Papan Bakri Bandar Mas Bandar Penawar Bandar Tenggara Batu Anam Bekok Benut Bukit Batu Bukit Gambir Bukit Kangkar Bukit Kepong Bukit Naning Bukit Pasir Buloh Kasap Chaah Desaru Endau Gelang Patah Gemas Baharu Genuang Iskandar Puteri Jemaluang Jementah Johor Lama Kahang Kampung Tengah Kangkar Pulai Kempas Kong Kong Kota Iskandar (state administrative centre) Kukup Larkin Layang-Layang Lenga Lima Kedai Lok Heng Lombong Machap Masai Mengkibol Pagoh Paloh Parit Bakar Parit Bunga Parit Jawa Parit Raja Parit Sulong Parit Yaani Panchor Pasir Gudang Pasir Pelangi Pekan Air Panas Pekan Nanas Pengerang Permas Jaya Plentong Renggam Rengit Sagil Saleng Sedenak Sedili Seelong Semerah Senai Senggarang Simpang Renggam Skudai Sri Gading Sri Medan Stulang Sungai Balang Sungai Mati Sungai Rengit Tampoi Tanjung Balau Tanjung Kupang Tanjung Langsat Tanjung Leman Tanjung Pelepas Tanjung Pengelih Tebrau Teluk Mahkota Teluk Ramunia Teluk Sengat Tenang Tenggaroh Tongkang Pechah Ulu Choh Ulu Sungai Johor Ulu Tiram

Villages	Chamek FELDA Lok Heng FELDA Taib Andak FELDA Waha Kampung Bakar Batu Kampung Bukit Treh Kampung Kayu Ara Pasong Kampung Melayu Majidee Kampung Nong Chik Kampung Tengah Kampung Berata Kelapa Sawit Kangkar Tebrau Minyak Beku Parit Sakai Parit Unas Pasir Gogok Pendas Sungai Karas Tanjung Piai Tanjung Resang Segenting

Townships, housing estates and commercial parks	Bandar Baru UDA Bandar Damansara Alif Bandar Dato' Onn Bandar Putra Kulai Bandar Seri Alam Bandar Universiti Pagoh Bukit Indah Century Garden (Taman Century) Horizon Hills Indahpura Kota Masai Medini Mutiara Rini Setia Indah Setia Tropika Taman Daya Taman Johor Jaya Taman Melodies Taman Molek Taman Perling Taman Scientex Taman Sentosa Taman Sri Lambak Taman Suria Taman Ungku Tun Aminah Taman Universiti Taman Flora Utama Taman Bukit Pasir Pura Kencana Taman Setia Jaya 2

Islands	Middle Rocks South Ledge Aur Besar Che Kamat Kukup Merambong Pemanggil Pisang Rawa Sibu Tengah Tinggi

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Coordinates: 1°50′N 103°19′E / 1.833°N 103.317°E / 1.833; 103.317

References

↑ "Simpang Renggam Prison Director Promoted as Prisons Department Deputy DG" Bernama The Malaysian National News Agency 13 May 2003
↑ "Detention camp gets Suhakam green light" New Straits Times (Malaysia) 24 November 2004
↑ "Move to hasten return of waste" R. Sittamparam New Straits Times (Malaysia) 23 September 2004
↑ "Stop this illegal dumping " New Straits Times (Malaysia) 16 January 2006

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