Paloh
Encyclopedia
Paloh is a small town in the Kluang
district of Johor
, Malaysia. It has a rather balanced population of Chinese, Malays and Indians. This town is located 35 kilometers away from Kluang
and about 32 kilometers away from Yong Peng
.
The town's main activity is the cultivation of oil palm
s and rubber
trees. A KTM Intercity
railway station is located in this town, and it is linked to Kuala Lumpur
, Johor Bahru
and Singapore
via the North South Line.
During the Malayan Emergency
(1948-1960) the town was considered a "black area" of communist terrorists and sympathizers.
Kluang
Kluang is a town and district located roughly in the middle of the state of Johor in Malaysia. Kluang lies about 110 km north of Johor Bahru, east-southeast of Batu Pahat, west of Mersing and south of Segamat...
district of 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 has a rather balanced population of Chinese, Malays and Indians. This town is located 35 kilometers away from Kluang
Kluang
Kluang is a town and district located roughly in the middle of the state of Johor in Malaysia. Kluang lies about 110 km north of Johor Bahru, east-southeast of Batu Pahat, west of Mersing and south of Segamat...
and about 32 kilometers away from Yong Peng
Yong Peng
Yong Peng is a regional town in Malaysia in the state of Johor. It has an area of 1911.6 hectares with an estimated population of 29,046. Yong Peng has two main interchanges on North-South Expressway including north to Kuala Lumpur and south to Johor Bahru....
.
The town's main activity is the cultivation of oil palm
Oil palm
The oil palms comprise two species of the Arecaceae, or palm family. They are used in commercial agriculture in the production of palm oil. The African Oil Palm Elaeis guineensis is native to West Africa, occurring between Angola and Gambia, while the American Oil Palm Elaeis oleifera is native to...
s and rubber
Rubber
Natural rubber, also called India rubber or caoutchouc, is an elastomer that was originally derived from latex, a milky colloid produced by some plants. The plants would be ‘tapped’, that is, an incision made into the bark of the tree and the sticky, milk colored latex sap collected and refined...
trees. A KTM Intercity
KTM Intercity
KTM Intercity is the brand name for a group of diesel-hauled intercity train services in Peninsular Malaysia, Singapore and Thailand operated by Keretapi Tanah Melayu Berhad . Most services operate from Kuala Lumpur Sentral station in the Malaysian capital. A few operate solely along the East...
railway station is located in this town, and it is linked to Kuala Lumpur
Kuala Lumpur
Kuala Lumpur is the capital and the second largest city in Malaysia by population. The city proper, making up an area of , has a population of 1.4 million as of 2010. Greater Kuala Lumpur, also known as the Klang Valley, is an urban agglomeration of 7.2 million...
, Johor Bahru
Johor Bahru
Johor Bahru is the capital city of Johor in southern Malaysia. Johor Bahru is the southernmost city of the Eurasian mainland...
and Singapore
Singapore
Singapore , officially the Republic of Singapore, is a Southeast Asian city-state off the southern tip of the Malay Peninsula, north of the equator. An island country made up of 63 islands, it is separated from Malaysia by the Straits of Johor to its north and from Indonesia's Riau Islands by the...
via the North South Line.
During the Malayan Emergency
Malayan Emergency
The Malayan Emergency was a guerrilla war fought between Commonwealth armed forces and the Malayan National Liberation Army , the military arm of the Malayan Communist Party, from 1948 to 1960....
(1948-1960) the town was considered a "black area" of communist terrorists and sympathizers.
Demographics
There are 9083 males and 7337 females living in Paloh (16,420 total). There are about 5824 houses.Education in Paloh
- SMK Paloh
- SMK Seri Kota Paloh 2
- SK Bandar Paloh
- SK Paloh 2
- SK Bukit Paloh
- SJK(C)Yu Ming
- SJK(C)Paloh
- SJK(C)Pei Chih, Bukit Paloh
- SJK(C)Sentral Paloh
- SK Kampong Chamek, Paloh
- Sekolah Agama Bandar Paloh
- Sekolah Agama Bandar Paloh 2
- Sekolah Agama Bukit Paloh
- SJK(T)Jalan Stesen Paloh
- Madrasatul Islamiya Jalan Station Paloh
Housing Estates
- Taman Sri Kota Paloh
- Taman Wijaya
- Taman Paloh
- Taman Melati
- Taman Murni
- Kampung Muhibbah
External links
- http://www.paloh.my