Rengit | |
Translit Lang1: | Other |
Translit Lang1 Type1: | Jawi |
Translit Lang1 Info1: | رڠيت |
Translit Lang1 Type2: | Chinese |
Translit Lang1 Info2: | 龙引 |
Settlement Type: | Town and sub-district |
Pushpin Map: | Malaysia |
Pushpin Map Caption: | Location in Malaysia |
Pushpin Mapsize: | 250 |
Subdivision Type: | Country |
Subdivision Name: | Malaysia |
Subdivision Type1: | State |
Subdivision Type2: | City |
Subdivision Name2: | Batu Pahat |
Leader Title: | Local Authority |
Leader Name: | Majlis Perbandaran Batu Pahat |
Leader Title1: | Chairman |
Area Footnotes: | [1] |
Population Density Km2: | auto |
Timezone1: | MST |
Utc Offset1: | +8 |
Coordinates: | 1.6806°N 103.1472°W |
Postal Code Type: | Postcode |
Postal Code: | 83100 |
Area Code Type: | Dialling code |
Area Code: | +607 |
Blank Name Sec1: | Police |
Blank Info Sec1: | Batu Pahat |
Blank1 Name Sec1: | Fire |
Blank1 Info Sec1: | Batu Pahat |
Rengit is a town and an autonomous sub-district in Mukim Sungai Kluang, Batu Pahat District, Johor, Malaysia.[2] Rengit has more than 30 villages and 25 schools.
The town spans over an area of 6.5 km2.[3] The area of Rengit sub-district is approximately 100.8 square miles or 64,512 hectares and divided into 3 mukims namely the Kampung Bahru, Sungai Punggur and Sungai Kluang District where each mukim is governed by a Chief.[4]
The Malays are the largest ethnic group in Rengit but there is also a significant Javanese, Chinese and Indian minority as well. The people in Rengit have their own unique dialect of Johor Malay.
Malay is the most widely spoken language in Rengit and is the native language of the Malays as well as the main lingua franca for inter-ethnic communications. The Chinese usually speak Hokkien and Mandarin amongst themselves while Indians spoke Tamil as their native language.
The majority population practice Islam, followed by Chinese folk religion (including Taoism), Buddhism and Christianity.