Kluang, combined with Batu Pahat, encompasses central Johor with a market catchment of over 700,000.

Over the 20th century, Kluang's economy transitioned from rubber to palm oil and now has some of Malaysia's largest organic farms.

The industrial sector has also grown significantly with multinational investment and a critical mass of tile manufacturers enabling the district to be called the 'tile capital of Malaysia'.

[2] The main railway line linking north to south Malaya was built passing through Kluang and this helped in its growth.

Roads were built to link Kluang to Johor Bahru towards the south-east, to Batu Pahat towards the south-west and to Mersing towards the north-east.

General Yamashita moved his headquarters forward from Kuala Lumpur to Kluang on 27 January 1942 as he advanced southwards.

The Japanese later used the airfield in Kluang to launch air attacks on targets ranging from Singapore to Sumatra.

In the mid-1950s the airfield was used for spotter planes and helicopters searching for communists who were encamped in the Bukit Lambak area and as an artillery base.

The highest point is Gunung Lambak, a landmark 510 m (1,673 ft) mountain and which lies at the eastern oustkirts of the town.

The Kluang Municipal Council's administrative area, where the town is located is approximately 126.57 square kilometers (327.8/sq mi).

The town centre itself has more than tripled in size in terms of the number and land area occupied by commercial and retail buildings in that time.

Among the early Indian settlers who "migrated" here during the British era (they were considered as non-legitimate property owners at that time) were those who built some temples (although contrary against the British binding precedent) and the notable toddy shops in the surrounding areas of Kluang.

[10] Today you can find the remaining commercial elements in the "Little India" section of Kluang town.

You can find "ONE" from a million interesting stories on the website containing the biography of Ravindran Raghavan ([1]), a native Kluang boy who grew in a rubber estate.

Pamol Estate has a total certified sustainable palm oil area of 12,044 hectares and a production of 56,528 tonnes.

[13] One of Malaysia's largest vegetable organic farms at over 100 acres, Zenxin Agri-Organic Food, is also located in Kluang.

Leading companies such as MML (Malaysian Mosaics), French-based Terreal, Venus Ceramic and Guocera (subsidiary of Bursa Malaysia-listed Hong Leong Industries) house major factories in Kluang, contributing to Malaysia's position as a top 20 ceramic tile producer in the world.

Malaysia's largest tissue paper factory is owned and operated by Kimberly-Clark[19] and is situated on the eastern industrial sector of the town.

One of the world's largest nitrile production facilities is owned by Synthomer plc (listed in London FTSE).

Kluang is served by the national railway, the North–South Expressway and local trunk roads linking it to all neighbouring districts.

The closest on-ramp to the PLUS Expressway is at exit 244 at Ayer Hitam although travellers approaching Kluang from the south (e.g. Johor Bahru etc.)

Federal Route 50 begins in Batu Pahat, runs through downtown Kluang and continues on to Kahang, Jemaluang and ultimately Mersing on the eastern coast of Johor.

State railway operator KTMB has a station in Kluang, located at Jalan Stesen.

Like many secondary towns in Malaysia, Kluang also has its fair share of local food delights, with some touting Kluang beef noodles (Yean Kee) and the curry mee (Botak Curry Mee) as local favourites.