Iskandar Puteri

**Iskandar Puteri** is a city in Malaysia. It functions as the administrative capital of the state of Johor, Malaysia (Kota Iskandar) and represents the seat of government of the state of Johor (Executive branch & Legislative branch). Situated along the Straits of Johor at the southern end of the Malay Peninsula, it is also the southernmost city in Peninsular Malaysia (and thus the southernmost city of continental Eurasia). Together with the adjacent cities of Johor Bahru (the official state capital of Johor) and Pasir Gudang, the three adjoining cities are commonly located within the Johor Bahru District and they anchor Malaysia's third largest urban agglomeration, Iskandar Malaysia, with a population of 2.2 million ().

## History

At first, the city was a town called **Nusajaya**. In January 2016, the town was renamed to **Iskandar Puteri**. In November 2017, the town was upgraded to a city.

## Geography

The city is located at the southern part of Peninsular Malaysia.

## Government

The city is governed by Iskandar Puteri City Council. The city is the center for the state government of Johor, which is located at Kota Iskandar.

## Education

There are several universities and colleges in the city, which are University of Southampton Malaysia Campus, Newcastle University Medicine Malaysia, University of Reading, Multimedia University, Raffles University, Netherlands Maritime Institute of Technology, Marlborough College, etc.

## Tourist attractions

There are several tourist attractions in the city, which are Legoland Malaysia Resort, Puteri Harbour, etc.

## Related pages

- Johor Bahru

## Infobox (settlement)

- **name**: Iskandar Puteri
- **settlement type**: List of cities and towns in Malaysia by population, City
- **official name**: City of Iskandar Puteri

- **translit lang1**: Other
- **translit lang1 type1**: Jawi script, Jawi
- **translit lang1 info1**: إسكندر ڤوتري
- **translit lang1 type2**: Simplified Chinese character, Chinese
- **translit lang1 info2**: 依斯干达公主城
- **translit lang1 type3**: Tamil language, Tamil
- **translit lang1 info3**: இசுகண்டார் புத்திரி
- **image caption**: **From top, left to right:
**The Dato' Jaafar Muhammad Building in Kota Iskandar, Legoland Malaysia Resort, Medini Iskandar Malaysia, Medini Iskandar, the Kota Iskandar Mosque, and the Sultan Ismail Building
- **image flag**: Flag of Johor.svg
- **map caption**: Location of Iskandar Puteri in Johor
- **pushpin map**: #Malaysia#Asia#Earth
- **pushpin mapsize**: 275px
- **pushpin map caption**: **Iskandar Puteri** in  **Malaysia**
- **subdivision type**: List of sovereign states, Sovereign state
- **subdivision name**: Malaysia
- **subdivision type1**: States and federal territories of Malaysia, Region
- **subdivision name1**: Peninsular Malaysia, Peninsular
- **subdivision type2**: States of Malaysia, State
- **subdivision name2**: Johor
- **subdivision type3**: Districts of Malaysia, District
- **subdivision name3**: Johor Bahru District, Johor Bahru
- **established title**: Established
- **established date**: 16 April 2009 (as Kota Iskandar)
- **established title2**: City status
- **established date2**: 22 November 2017
- **leader title**: Local government in Malaysia, Local Authority
- **leader name**: Iskandar Puteri City Council
- **leader title1**: State governments of Malaysia, State Government
- **leader name1**: Johor State Legislative Assembly
- **leader title2**: Parliament of Malaysia
- **leader name2**: Iskandar Puteri (federal constituency), Iskandar Puteri and Pulai (federal constituency), Pulai
- **postal code type**: List of postal codes in Malaysia, Postal code
- **postal code**: 79xxx
- **blank name sec1**: Telephone numbers in Malaysia, Area code(s)
- **blank info sec1**: +607
- **timezone**: Malaysian Standard Time
- **utc offset**: +8
- **timezone dst**: Not observed
- **population total**: List of cities in Malaysia, (6th)
- **population as of**: 2010
- **population density km2**: auto