Pagoh

Pagoh
Pagoh
Suburb
Other transcription(s)
• Simplified Chinese	巴莪
	Pagoh (2021).
Country	Malaysia
State	Johor
District	Muar District

Pagoh is a suburb in Muar District, Johor, Malaysia. Pagoh is accessible via one of the main interchanges on the North–South Expressway, the major expressway on the west coast of Peninsular Malaysia. There are several federal government institutions in that town, including Institut Kemahiran Belia Negara (IKBN) and Malaysian National Service Nasuha Camp.^[1]

History

During the Malayan Emergency, British and Commonwealth forces publicly displayed the corpses of communist guerrillas in Pagoh.^[2]

Education

Primary education is provided by several primary schools in Pagoh. One example is SJKC (national type Chinese school) Soon Mong which is approximately 50 years old. One of the secondary schools in Pagoh is SMK Sultan Alauddin Riayat Shah I (SARS1), named after the sultan of Malacca who died in Pagoh.

Pagoh Educational Hub (EduHub Pagoh), the largest public higher education hub area in Malaysia, is being constructed at Bandar Universiti Pagoh, a new well-planned education township in Muar.^[3] The first phase has been launched in the middle of September 2011.^[4]

Tourist attractions

Damai Orchard (Dusun Damai)
Kampung Raja Mosque and Sultan Alauddin Riayat Shah I's tomb
Nasuha Spice Garden (Taman Rempah Ratus Nasuha)

Sports and recreation

Pagoh National Sports Council Complex^[5]

Federal constituency

Health

Pagoh Health Clinic (Klinik Kesihatan Pagoh)

References

^ "The rise of Pagoh". nst.com.my. 16 November 2017. Retrieved 23 April 2018.
^ Hack, Karl (2022). The Malayan Emergency: Revolution and Counterinsurgency at the End of Empire. Cambridge: Cambridge University Press. p. 320.
^ Khairul Ashraf Kammed (16 November 2017). "The rise of Pagoh". New Straits Times. Retrieved 5 September 2019.
^ Muhyiddin launches phase one of Pagoh education hub Archived 29 December 2011 at the Wayback Machine
^ "Kompleks MSN Pagoh". nsc.gov.my.