Batu Pahat district in Malaysia has 525 gazetted villages (kampung-kampung) and village-clusters (kampung rangkaian) where smaller villages were annexed to their bigger immediate neighbours for the purpose of administration. The villages are represented by their village heads (ketua-ketua kampung) who answer to the subdistrict chief (Penghulu) administering the Mukim. The Mukim itself however is under the jurisdiction of the Pegawai Daerah or District Officer. The district office of Batu Pahat also has five district engineers (Jurutera Daerah) to oversee all the subdistricts.MPBP
Subdivisions (Mukim)
The district (daerah) is further divided into subdistricts (mukim. The subdistricts are designated with a number (Mukim 1 till 12,17 and 18):
1. Lubok (Mukim I)
2. Bagan 峇眼 (Mukim II)
3. Peserai (Mukim III)
4. Simpang Kiri (Mukim IV)
5. Simpang Kanan (Mukim V)
6. Linau (Mukim VI)
7. Tanjung Semberong (Mukim VII)
8. Sri Gading 四加亭(Mukim VIII)
9. Minyak Beku 米那伯固 (Mukim IX)
10. Kampung Bahru (Mukim X)
11. Sungai Punggor (Mukim XI)
12. Sungai Kluang (Mukim XII)
13. Chaah Bahru (Mukim XVII)
14. Sri Medan 铁山 (Mukim XVIII)