Bakri or often Bukit Bakri is a town in Johor

Johor

Johor is a Malaysian state, located in the southern portion of Peninsular Malaysia. It is one of the most developed states in Malaysia. The state capital city and royal city of Johor is Johor Bahru, formerly known as Tanjung Puteri...

, Malaysia. It is located along Federal Route

Malaysia Federal Route 24

Federal Route 24 is a federal road in Johor, Malaysia. The roads connects Muar in the west to Yong Peng in the east.-Route background:The Kilometre Zero of the Federal Route 24 is located at Bulatan Bentayan roundabout in Muar, at its interchange with the Federal Route , the main trunk road of the...

  in Muar

Muar (district)

Muar District is a district in the state of Johor, Malaysia. The name "Muar" is also used for the name of its district, which formerly sub-divided between the Town of Muar and the sub-district of Tangkak. Tangkak sub-district has been upgraded into a full district known as Ledang District in year...

 district, just five kilometers east of Muar

Muar (town)

Muar, also known as Bandar Maharani is a town geopolitically situated in Muar District in the region or area of Muar in northwestern Johor, Malaysia...

 town. In 1991, it had a population of 10,000, which doubled by the 2000 census to 20,123. Now Bukit Bakri population is 30280. It is situated at a latitude of 2° 3' N and longitude of 102° 40' E.

There are many Muslim

Muslim

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, Chinese

Han Chinese

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, Hindu

Hindu

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 and Christian

Christian

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 cemeteries in Bakri town including the historic Japan

Japan

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ese war cemetery from World War II

World War II

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which has become the obvious landmark of the small town.