History of Kampung Pasir Putih

Kampung Pasir Putih is a fishing village that located on the shores of Selat Tebrau, which opened on 1895 by a fisherman named Pak Sulong. Because of the white and clean beaches sand , Pak Sulong and the villagers named the villages as Kampung Pasir Putih. Early opened , the villagers only used a water from the well and a light for daily needs and the waterways as a key to link with the outsider , until government had supply the facility on 80's. Kampung Pasir Putih also known as Traditional Village. This village also provide many facilities such as :

1. Mosque 
2. School and Pre-School
3. Public Transport eg. Taxi and Bus
4. Community Halls
5. Workshop
6. Stores

History of Kampung KongKong

There is two (2) history that we have determained from the villager about Kampung Kongkong :

1.       One day, a villagers always heard the dog bark “gonggong”. On that time the village dont have a name. Because of “gonggong” bark from the dog. A villagers give a name to the vilagges “kongkong”. Untill now the villages was named to the Kong Kong Villages.

2. On the others history. About 200 years ago. This village was been explored by a person name Tahir. During that time he cross the road using a boat around the village because surrounding of this village was river. After that he sent his men to make a road on land. They cut the tree to make a road and suddenly one of them nearly fall “menjongkong”. On the time this village dont have a name yet. Then he named the village to the “Kong Kong Village”.

History of Tanjung Langsat Village

Opened around 1910 and is named after a fruit tree complexioned great on the beach. This village has become one of the Japanese landing in the second world war around 1945. Starting from the clearing of land by the sea, inhabited by about ten families, this village now growing sparsely populated.  According to the story of local resident, Kampung Tanjung Langsat get its name from langsat tree. A few years ago, there was langsat tree near the seashore. The tree is the only one of the langsat tree that grows and exists there. Not far from that tree were grows is land erosion. Due to langsat tree is the only one that grow in that area, local resident named the village as Kampung Tanjung Langsat. Now, the site of erosion has been turned into Tanjung Langsat harbor jetty. In addition, even its known as Kampung Tanjung Langsat, the reality are no langsat tree was grows there until now.

The Older Jetty at Tanjung Langsat Village

The new Jetty at Tanjung Langsat Village.

History of Perigi Acheh Village

A few years ago, an army from Acheh, Indonesia has come to attack Johor Lama. On their journey, the army has run out of water and they stopped to get water. due to the village they stop run out of water, Panglima ordered the army to dig a well. While resting on a mangrove tree, suddenly the fruit fell on Panglima chest and directly penetrate on his heart. The Panglima is dead because of that incident. His body was buried in the village. in conjunction, from that incident the village called as Kampung Perigi Acheh or Well Acheh Village.

One of the historical wells remains by Acheh military.

Acheh wells that still contain of water.

Grave site of Panglima at Kampung Perigi Acheh.