Sri Gading
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Sri Gading 四加亭 Seri Gading |
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 Sri Gading 四加亭
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| Coordinates: 1°51′00″N 102°55′00″E / 1.85000°N 102.91667°ECoordinates: 1°51′00″N 102°55′00″E / 1.85000°N 102.91667°E | |
| Country | Malaysia |
| State | Johor |
| District | Batu Pahat |
| Electorate | P.149 Sri Gading |
| Time zone | MST (UTC+8) |
| • Summer (DST) | Not observed (UTC) |
Sri Gading (also known as Seri Gading, Chinese:四加亭) is a town as well as parliamentary constituency in Batu Pahat District, Johor, Malaysia, located along Jalan Kluang - Batu Pahat (route 
). It lies south-east of Batu Pahat town, north-west of Ayer Hitam and west of Yong Peng. It is also a name of one of 14 parishes in Johor, Sri Gading parish.
The name Seri Gading means 'The Gorgeous Ivory' in Malay. The origin of this name can be traced back to the time when Sultan Ibrahim hunts an elephant at this place, and was impressed by the luster of the ivory.
However, it is not easy to spot elephants in Sri Gading today, even back since the late-1970s.
It is about 13 km from Batu Pahat town, about 250 km from Kuala Lumpur and about 90 km from Johor Bahru.
This is the list of Parliamentary constituencies (P.) followed by the state assemblies (N.) in Sri Gading, please see Parliamentary constituencies and state assemblies of Malaysia for updated information.
Sri Gading is famous for its local delicacies and textile industry.
Other local brand like CCS Food & Beverage Manufacturing Sdn Bhd, Miaow Miaow Food Products Sdn Bhd, New Star Food Industries Sdn Bhd, PCCS, LY Furniture & Ramatex, multinational corporation like Fujitsu, Sharp Roxy & J.R. Courtenay had their factories in Sri Gading.
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