Daerah Sentral Johor Bahru
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Daerah Sentral Johor Bahru, or Johor Bahru Central District, is the commercial and political centre for the city of Johor Bahru in Malaysia.
DSJB is officially defined as the area within the Johor Bahru Inner Ring Road comprising the city centre, Royal Johor Museum, the palace grounds, city zoo, Sultanah Aminah Hospital, the new Southern International Gateway, the Causeway, and the customs complexes.
[edit] Centre for business
The area is a centre of business activity. All of the country's major banks have a presence in the city centre. Major shopping centres such as Johor Bahru City Square and Kotaraya are located within the area.
[edit] Centre for politics and government
The area is also the seat of the Johor State Government, state branches of the federal government as well as political parties' offices.
[edit] A transport hub
The area also plays host to the custom,immigration and quarantine(CIQ) complex of the Malaysian Government on the Malaysia-Singapore Causeway. A new CIQ is now under construction.
The Johor Bahru Train Station and the Senai International Airport City Lounge is also located in the area.
