Pontian District


The Pontian District is a district in southwest Johor, Malaysia. The name Pontian is also used in the names of two towns in the district, Pontian Besar and Pontian Kechil, of which the latter serves as its district capital.
This town is also site as the observatory to look for the crescent moon to mark the beginning of Muslim month of Ramadhan, Shawwal and Zulhijjah, to celebrate fasting month of Ramadhan as well as the festivals of Eid al-Fitr and Eid al-Adha.

Administrative divisions

Pontian District is divided into 9 mukims, which are:
In 2000, the annual population growth of Pontian District was 2.36%.

Economy

The district used to be the center of fishing, pineapple farms and palm oil plantations. Recently it has transformed into the agriculture, fishing, industrial and tourism sectors. The main economy activities in the district are ecotourism, fishery, marine activities and food processing.

Education

Secondary schools

Road

The district is accessible by bus from Larkin Sentral in Johor Bahru.