Batu Pahat Municipal Council (MPBP; Malay: Majlis Perbandaran Batu Pahat, Jawi: مجليس ڤربندرن باتو ڤاهت) is a local authority which administrates West Batu Pahat District in Johor, Malaysia.
MPBP are responsible for public health and sanitation, waste removal and management, town planning, environmental protection and building control, social and economic development and general maintenance functions of urban infrastructure.
The MPBP main headquarters is located at Jalan Pejabat, Bandar Penggaram, Batu Pahat.
In 2006, Bandar Penggaram, Batu Pahat surpassed Muar town to become the second-largest urban area in Johor state.
[2] As of 2019, YB Datuk Mohd Rashid Hasnon (member parliament of Batu Pahat) said that Batu Pahat has its potential to achieve city status (Majlis Bandaraya) soon as long as fulfill all required upgrading criteria.