Seremban District

Seremban District
Daerah Seremban
Other transcription(s)
 • Jawiسرمبن
 • Chinese芙蓉县
 • Tamilசிரம்பான்
Location of Seremban District in Negeri Sembilan
Location of Seremban District in Negeri Sembilan
Map
Seremban District is located in Malaysia
Seremban District
Seremban District
Location of Seremban District in Malaysia
Coordinates: 2°45′N 101°55′E / 2.750°N 101.917°E / 2.750; 101.917
Country Malaysia
State Negeri Sembilan
SeatSeremban
Local area government(s)Seremban City Council
Government
 • District officern/a[1]
Area
 • Total935.02 km2 (361.01 sq mi)
Population
 (2015)[3]
 • Total620,100
Time zoneUTC+8 (MST)
 • Summer (DST)UTC+8 (Not observed)
Postcode
70xxx
Calling code+6-06
Vehicle registration platesN

The Seremban District is one of 7 districts in Negeri Sembilan, Malaysia. This is where the capital of Negeri Sembilan, Seremban is located.

Seremban District shares a border with Sepang and Hulu Langat Districts, Selangor to the north, Jelebu District to the northeast, Kuala Pilah District to the east, Port Dickson District to the west, and Rembau District to the south.

Government

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Seremban District and Land Office

The newly formed Seremban City Council cover the whole Seremban district. The formation of Seremban City Council was done via the merging of Seremban Municipal Council and Nilai Municipal Council on 1 January 2020.

Administrative divisions

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Seremban District is divided into 8 mukims, which are:

This district has 3 parliament districts which is Seremban (North, 6 seat) Rasah (South, 5 seat) and Rembau (Paroi and Rantau).

City areas

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Senawang Commercial Centre, Senawang

Inner Seremban (Seremban city core)

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Outer Seremban

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Seremban 2

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Seremban 2 City Park

Seremban 2 is a new satellite township about 4 kilometres south-east of the existing old Seremban citt centre. Located on the western side of the North–South Expressway, Seremban 2 is a planned township built on former oil palm estate land. Seremban 2's purpose was to relocate the administrative and business district from the crowded old city centre to a more organised area.

Spanning over 2,000 acres (8 km2) of land, Seremban 2 will be the site of the new

  • Seremban District administrative offices
  • Seremban Court Complex.
  • District Police headquarters
  • State Fire Brigade headquarters

The RM2 billion township will also sustain a large portion of the population of Seremban through various housing estate projects in and around Seremban 2 such as

  • Green Street Homes
  • Sri Carcosa
  • Central Park
  • Emerald Park
  • Garden Homes
  • Garden Avenue
  • Garden City Homes
  • Vision Homes
  • S2 Heights
  • Park Avenue

The residents here enjoy many facilities with ÆON Seremban 2 Shopping Centre, City Park, Seremban 2's very own Lake Gardens and comparably less traffic than the town centre.[4]

Demographics

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Historical population
YearPop.±%
1991 263,383—    
2000 383,530+45.6%
2010 536,147+39.8%
2020 692,407+29.1%
Source: [5]

Culture

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Food

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Gulai lemak cili padi
Seremban Siew Pau

Seremban is famous for its special delicacies comprising Malay, Chinese, Indian cuisine.

  • Lemak cili padi. Seremban is also famous for its masak lemak cili padi or called gulai lemak cili api, a traditional Negeri Sembilan hot dish.
  • Siew pau. It is a type of baked bun with flaky pastry bun and meat (usually pork) filling.[6]
  • Beef noodles. This beef noodles are the best here in Seremban, and the best beef noodles which can be found in Seremban is located at the main Seremban market in town (Pasar Besar Seremban).
  • ABC or air batu campur meaning shaved ice with brown sugar syrup and rose flavouring, corn, beans, and cendol.
  • Traditional mutton soup
  • Seremban Laksa

Federal Parliament and State Assembly Seats

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List of Seremban district representatives in the Federal Parliament (Dewan Rakyat)

Parliament Seat Name Member of Parliament Party
P128 Seremban Anthony Loke Siew Fook Pakatan Harapan (DAP)
P130 Rasah Cha Kee Chin Pakatan Harapan (DAP)
P131 Rembau Mohamad Hasan Barisan Nasional (UMNO)

List of Seremban district representatives in the State Legislative Assembly

Parliament State Seat Name State Assemblyman Party
P128 N9 Lenggeng Suhaimi Kassim Pakatan Harapan (AMANAH)
P128 N10 Nilai Arul Kumar Jambunathan Pakatan Harapan (DAP)
P128 N11 Lobak Chew Seh Yong Pakatan Harapan (DAP)
P128 N12 Temiang Ng Chin Tsai Pakatan Harapan (DAP)
P128 N13 Sikamat Aminuddin Harun Pakatan Harapan (PKR)
P128 N14 Ampangan Mohamad Rafie Abdul Malek Pakatan Harapan (PKR)
P130 N20 Labu Ismail Ahmad Pakatan Harapan (PKR)
P130 N21 Bukit Kepayang Tan Lee Koon Pakatan Harapan (DAP)
P130 N22 Rahang Mary Josephine Pritam Singh Pakatan Harapan (DAP)
P130 N23 Mambau Yap Yew Weng Pakatan Harapan (DAP)
P130 N24 Seremban Jaya Gunasekaren Palasamy Pakatan Harapan (DAP)
P131 N25 Paroi Mohamad Taufek Abd. Ghani Pakatan Harapan (AMANAH)
P131 N27 Rantau Mohamad Hasan Barisan Nasional (UMNO)

Climate

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Climate data for Seremban
Month Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec Year
Mean daily maximum °C (°F) 30.9
(87.6)
31.7
(89.1)
32.5
(90.5)
32.2
(90.0)
31.7
(89.1)
31.3
(88.3)
31.1
(88.0)
30.9
(87.6)
31.2
(88.2)
31.2
(88.2)
31.0
(87.8)
31.0
(87.8)
31.4
(88.5)
Daily mean °C (°F) 26.6
(79.9)
27.2
(81.0)
27.7
(81.9)
27.8
(82.0)
27.5
(81.5)
27.1
(80.8)
26.9
(80.4)
26.8
(80.2)
26.9
(80.4)
27.0
(80.6)
26.9
(80.4)
26.8
(80.2)
27.1
(80.8)
Mean daily minimum °C (°F) 22.3
(72.1)
22.7
(72.9)
22.9
(73.2)
23.4
(74.1)
23.4
(74.1)
23.0
(73.4)
22.7
(72.9)
22.8
(73.0)
22.7
(72.9)
22.8
(73.0)
22.9
(73.2)
22.6
(72.7)
22.9
(73.1)
Average precipitation mm (inches) 114
(4.5)
110
(4.3)
178
(7.0)
232
(9.1)
180
(7.1)
119
(4.7)
127
(5.0)
143
(5.6)
158
(6.2)
237
(9.3)
252
(9.9)
193
(7.6)
2,043
(80.3)
Source: Climate-Data.org[7]

See also

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References

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  1. ^ "Laman Web Rasmi Pejabat Daerah dan Tanah Seremban - Undian".
  2. ^ "Latar Belakang". Archived from the original on 2018-03-11.
  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. ^ "Seremban 2". Archived from the original on 2008-08-28.
  5. ^ "Key Findings of Population and Housing Census of Malaysia 2020" (pdf) (in Malay and English). Department of Statistics, Malaysia. ISBN 978-967-2000-85-3.
  6. ^ "The Legendary Siew Pau - ThingsAsian". www.thingsasian.com.
  7. ^ "Climate: Seremban". Climate-Data.org. Retrieved August 1, 2020.