Gelang Patah is a town in Iskandar Puteri, Johor Bahru District, Johor, Malaysia. It was administered by ruling coalition, Barisan Nasional (BN) for over 5 decades until the 13th Malaysian General Elections. BN lost to the opposition, Pakatan Harapan in the 14th General Election as well as the 15th.
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One of its schools, Sekolah Menengah Kebangsaan Gelang Patah is the oldest school in Iskandar Puteri and accredited as a Trust School by its government. A trust school is managed jointly by Yayasan AMIR, and civil service principals and headmasters under the umbrella of the Ministry of Education to improve student outcomes and school management capabilities.
The town is a home to a container port, Port of Tanjung Pelepas (PTP). PTP is situated on the eastern mouth of the Pulai River in south-western Gelang Patah, Johor, Malaysia, in close proximity to the Straits of Johor, which separates the countries of Malaysia and Singapore and the Strait of Malacca.
3 kilometre away from PTP lies a controversial mega project, Forest City. Forest City is an integrated residential development and private town located in Iskandar Puteri, Johor, Malaysia on a land 1,370 hectares wide. First announced in 2006 as a twenty-year project, the project was pitched under China's Belt and Road Initiative.
From the Wikipedia article Gelang Patah, CC BY-SA 4.0.
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Towns around Gelang Patah
- Kampung Jelutong Tengah3.4 km NW
- Horizon Hills6.6 km E
- Iskandar Puteri7.3 km SE
- Bukit Indah8.8 km NE
- Taman Universiti9.9 km N
- Pekan Nenas11 km NW
- Perling11 km E
- Skudai13 km NE
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