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Yong Peng
is a regional town in Malaysia in the state of
Johor. Yong Peng has two main
interchanges on North-South Expressway including north to
Kuala Lumpur and south to
Johor Bahru.
Slightly more than half of the local residents are of Chinese origin;
whose forefathers migrated from southern China in the 1880s. The rest are
Malays and Indians who mainly reside in the surrounding Yong Peng areas.
Other than Malay, the other main language used is Mandarin with an accent
strongly influenced by the Fuzhou and Hokkien Dialects.
Due to perceived lack of economy opportunity, most of the younger
generation choose to leave Yong Peng after completing secondary education
and migrate to bigger cities (e.g. Batu Pahat,
Johor Bahru,
Kuala Lumpur,
Singapore).
It is
administered by the Yong Peng District Council (Majlis Daerah Yong Peng,
MDYP), formerly known as East Batu Pahat District Council (Majlis Daerah
Batu Pahat Timur, MDBPT). The district council was established on 1
September 1979.
Sources:
Wikipedia
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