Johor Bahru is the second largest city in Malaysia in terms of population. The population is 858,118 in total and 2,192 people/km2 (5,680 people/sq mi). Some landmarks are the Sultan Abu Bakar State Mosque, and the Arulmigu Sri Rajakaliamman Glass Temple. In Johor Bahru the most prominment languages are Malay and Mandarin. Islam is the state religion with a large quantity of the population being practicing Muslims, however people can and do practice whatever religion they do or do not what not practice.
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Paramaribo is the capital of Suriname and its largest city with a population of 240,930 with a density of 1,300 people/km2 (3,400 people/ sq mi). Some major landmarks of Paramaribo are Fort Zeelandia, the Presidential Palace of Suriname and the Roman Catholic St Peter and St Paul Cathedral. Suriname's national language is Dutch, however much of the population speaks astounding amounts of different languages, such as Chinese, Javanese, Portuguese and English. Majority of the population of Paramaribo practice Christianity as their religion.
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Site: Paramaribo lies on the Suriname River, mere miles from the Atlantic Ocean.
Situation: In Paramaribo is the Chief port of Suriname leading to many opportunities for connections, Along with this it is by far the largest city in Suriname, leading to many of the population being there and therefore majority of the airports, metros and other transportation methods. Neighborhoods: Noord, Charlesburg, and Morgenstond |
Paramaribo is best represented by the multiple nuclei city model. It can also be described as an edge city, due to the spread out nature of the CBD in relation to the several main residential areas. There is a high need for cars and transportation vehicles which is what makes this an edge city. The population ratio is a great representation of a primate city as the other cities in Suriname do not ever come close in regard to the population of Paramaribo.
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Johor Bahru is best represented by the Hugt Sector model. This is because the road are prominent for transportation and industry, and the central business district can be seen predominantly in the center of the city with residential areas being off more toward the outskirts of the city. Johor Bahru is an edge city due to the lack of green spaces, and the need for cars to commute to work daily. The population ratio of cities in Malaysia is best described by the Central Place Theory.
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