Parit Raja（巴力拉惹） is a town in Batu Pahat District, Johor, Malaysia. The main population of this town has been Javanese. In recent years, the town has seen substantial growth due to the rapid expansion of Universiti Tun Hussein Onn Malaysia (UTHM), or Tun Hussein Onn University of Malaysia, located here. Today, UTHM boasts a student population exceeding 17,000 multidiscipinary undergraduates, postgraduates and research students, excluding academic and support staffs.