Jempol District

Jempol District
Malaysia District of Malaysia
Daerah Jempol
Other transcription(s)
 • Chinese 仁保县
 • Tamil ஜெம்போல்

Location of Jempol District in Negeri Sembilan
Jempol District
Location of Jempol District in Malaysia
Coordinates: 2°55′N 102°25′E / 2.917°N 102.417°E / 2.917; 102.417Coordinates: 2°55′N 102°25′E / 2.917°N 102.417°E / 2.917; 102.417
Country  Malaysia
State  Negeri Sembilan
Seat Bandar Seri Jempol
Local area government(s) Jempol District Council
Government
 • District officer Zazali Salehudin[1]
Area[2]
 • Total 1,490.87 km2 (575.63 sq mi)
Population (2010)[3]
 • Total 112,354
 • Density 75/km2 (200/sq mi)
Time zone UTC+8 (MST)
 • Summer (DST) UTC+8 (Not observed)
Postcode 72xxx
Calling code +6-06
Vehicle registration plates N
Jempol District Council

The Jempol District (Chinese: 仁保) is the largest district in the Malaysian state of Negeri Sembilan. The district borders the other Malaysian states of Pahang to the northeast and Johor to the east. Bandar Seri Jempol and Bahau are the principal towns in Jempol.[4]

Jempol is also the meeting point of Muar and Serting Rivers. The meeting point had played an important transportation role in ancient times. Known historically as Desa Penarikan, it connected trade posts west of the Malay Peninsula with population centers in the east coast and vice versa.

Hospital

Jempol is equipped with a hospital which is being funded by the Malaysian Ministry of Health. The hospital is the main health care provider in Jempol and its surrounding areas including Serting and Bahau. Residents of Rompin and other nearby areas in Pahang that used to use a hospital in Kuala Pilah are now visiting Jempol's hospital. Bahau is 21 km away from Kuala Pilah.

Administrative divisions

Jempol District is divided into 5 mukims, which are:[5]

  • Jelai
  • Kuala Jempol
  • Rompin
  • Serting Ilir
  • Serting Ulu

Politics

Jempol is a parliamentary constituency in the Dewan Rakyat of the Malaysian Parliament, currently since 2018 general election it is represented by Mohd Salim Sharif of the United Malays National Organisation (UMNO), part of the federal and state opposition Barisan Nasional (BN) coalition.[6]

In turn, Jempol includess four state seats in the Negeri Sembilan State Legislative Assembly:

  • N5 Serting - Shamsulkahar Mohd Deli (BN - UMNO);
  • N6 Palong - Mustapha Nagoor (BN - UMNO);
  • N7 Jeram Padang - Manickam Letchuman (BN - MIC) and
  • N8 Bahau - Teo Kok Seong (PH - DAP);.[6]

Transportation

Car

Highway is the main route serving Jempol constituency, passing through downtown Bahau and touching Bandar Seri Jempol before continuing to Temerloh, Pahang.

Bera Highway cuts through Jempol constituency in an east-west direction, beginning in Serting and ending near Bandar Tun Abdul Razak in southern Pahang.

Route links Bahau to Juasseh in Kuala Pilah constituency.

Public transportation

Bahau KTM is the principal railway station serving this constituency.

Notable natives

See also

References

  1. ↑ http://pdtjempol.ns.gov.my/pdtjem/my/organization/perutusan-pegawai-daerah
  2. ↑ http://pdtjempol.ns.gov.my/pdtjem/my/organization/profil-jabatan
  3. ↑ "Population Distribution and Basic Demographic Characteristics, 2010" (PDF). Department of Statistics, Malaysia. Archived from the original (PDF) on 22 May 2014. Retrieved 19 April 2012.
  4. ↑ http://www.utusan.com.my/berita/wilayah/negeri-sembilan/pasar-tani-kekal-dibina-di-jempol-hujung-tahun-1.12113
  5. ↑ http://apps.water.gov.my/jpskomuniti/dokumen/JPS@KOMUNITI%20(%20profile%20Daerah%20Jempol).pdf
  6. 1 2 "The Star Online GE14". The Star. Retrieved 24 May 2018. Percentage figures based on total turnout.
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