Batu Pahat Municipal Council

Batu Pahat Municipal Council (MPBP; Malay: Majlis Perbandaran Batu Pahat) is a local authority which administrates West Batu Pahat District in Johor, Malaysia. This agency is under Johor state government. MPBP are responsible for public health and sanitation, waste removal and management, town planning, environmental protection and building control, social and economic development and general maintenance functions of urban infrastructure. The MPBP main headquarters is located at Jalan Rugayah since 22 May 2022, replaced its previous location at Jalan Pejabat, Bandar Penggaram, Batu Pahat.

Batu Pahat Municipal Council was formerly known as the Bandar Penggaram Town Board (Malay: Lembaga Bandaran Bandar Penggaram) from 1912 to 1951, the Bandar Penggaram Town Council (Malay: Majlis Bandaran Bandar Penggaram) from 1952 to 1975 and the Batu Pahat West District Council (Malay: Majlis Daerah Batu Pahat Barat, MDBPB) from 1 November 1976 until 31 December 2000. The last was formed by merging the Bandar Penggaram Town Council with six other local councils of Senggarang, Parit Raja, Semerah, Sri Gading, Tongkang Pechah and Rengit.