The Johor Bahru Conurbation (, also known as the Southern Conurbation (Malay: ) in the National Physical Plan, is the built-up urban or metropolitan area within and around Johor Bahru in the Malaysian state of Johor, and roughly corresponds to the Iskandar Malaysia corridor.
Encompassing all of Johor Bahru District, Kulai District, and parts of Pontian and Kota Tinggi Districts, where they are all located in Johor, it is home to over 2.4 million people , one of the largest in the country, as well as the largest metropolitan area in Malaysia without spanning other states, federal territory or country.
Introduced in the 4th edition of Malaysia's National Physical Plan, the conurbation encompasses Johor Bahru, Senai, Skudai, Kulai, Pasir Gudang, Tanjung Pelepas, Pontian, Kota Tinggi, Desaru, Pengerang and Bandar Tenggara.
The population table is based on the official census of 2020 for the local government areas within the Johor Bahru Conurbation.
The conurbation is served by three railway stations of the KTMB, which are Johor Bahru Sentral, Kempas Baru and Kulai. It is also linked to Woodlands, Singapore via the Shuttle Tebrau service, and it will be supplanted by the newer Johor Bahru-Singapore RTS.
The Johor Bahru Eastern Dispersal Link Expressway, Pasir Gudang Highway, Johor Bahru East Coast Highway, Iskandar Coastal Highway, SkudaiâÂÂPontian Highway, Skudai Highway, Johor BahruâÂÂKota Tinggi Highway and SenaiâÂÂDesaru Expressway links most of the cities and towns in Johor Bahru Conurbation. It is connected to other districts in Johor and other states in Peninsular Malaysia via the NorthâÂÂSouth Expressway, being the expressway's southern terminus. The conurbation is also linked to Singapore via JohorâÂÂSingapore Causeway and MalaysiaâÂÂSingapore Second Link.
Ports in the conurbation includes Johor Port, Tanjung Langsat Port and Port of Tanjung Pelepas.
The conurbation houses the Senai International Airport which is located in Senai.
Metropolitan areas of Malaysia