Geography
Muar district formerly covers 2346.12 km2, with a population of 328,695 (2000). The town of Muar is located at 2°3′N 102°34′E / 2.05°N 102.567°E / 2.05; 102.567, at the mouth of the Muar River. The town is about 150 km (93 mi) southeast of Malaysia's capital Kuala Lumpur, and about the same distance (179 km) northwest of Singapore. It is 45 km south of Malacca Town. It is also 50 km north of Batu Pahat. The whole Muar district (North and South) is roughly the size of two and a half Singapore.
The flat terrain of Muar's geographical ground and areas has enable the extensive use of bicycle and tricycle vehicles as the main and major mode of transportion in Muar in the early days. This believe to be the main factor and reason Muar was once the town with the most bicycles and the only town that requires valid license issued by the town council to own and use a bicycle in the country.
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