Official Name: | Alor Gajah |
Settlement Type: | Town and district capital |
Seal Type: | Emblem |
Motto: | Alor Gajah Dynamic - Progressive - Holistic (Malay: Alor Gajah Dinamik - Progresif - Holistik) |
Pushpin Map: | Malaysia Malacca#Malaysia West |
Pushpin Mapsize: | 300px |
Subdivision Type: | Country |
Subdivision Type1: | State |
Subdivision Type2: | District |
Subdivision Name: | Malaysia |
Subdivision Name2: | Alor Gajah |
Established Title: | Granted municipal status |
Established Date: | 1 May 2003 |
Population Blank1 Title: | Demonym |
Government Type: | Local government |
Governing Body: | Alor Gajah Municipal Council |
Leader Title: | President |
Leader Name: | Mohd Fadhil Hassan |
Total Type: | Alor Gajah Town |
Leader Name2: | Adly Zahari (AMANAH) |
Leader Title2: | Alor Gajah Member of Parliament |
Population As Of: | 2010 |
Population Total: | 21,267 |
Timezone: | MST |
Utc Offset: | +8 |
Timezone Dst: | Not observed |
Population Blank1: | Alor Gajahan |
Postal Code Type: | Postal code |
Postal Code: | 78xxx |
Blank Name: | Area code(s) |
Blank Info: | +6065 (landline only) |
Blank1 Name: | Vehicle registration |
Blank1 Info: | M |
Coordinates: | 2.3833°N 102.2167°W |
Alor Gajah Municipal Council | |
Native Name: | Majlis Perbandaran Alor Gajah |
Native Name Lang: | Malay |
Coa Pic: | mpag.jpg |
Coa Alt: | Emblem |
Foundation: | 1 May 2003 |
House Type: | Local authority |
Leader1 Type: | President |
Leader1: | Saifuddin Abdul Karim |
Leader2 Type: | Municipal Secretary |
Leader2: | Saleh Mohd Dom |
Meeting Place: | Majlis Perbandaran Alor Gajah (MPAG), Lebuh AMJ, 78000 Alor Gajah, Melaka, Malaysia. |
Alor Gajah is a town and district seat of Alor Gajah District in the Malaysian state of Malacca. It is governed by Alor Gajah Municipal Council (Malay: Majlis Perbandaran Alor Gajah), which was formerly known as Alor Gajah District Council (Malay: Majlis Daerah Alor Gajah) from 1 July 1978 until 1 May 2003.[1]
Alor Gajah used to be one of the forest areas believed to be the routes (Malay: alor) for wild elephants (Malay: gajah).[2]
Alor Gajah is home to Honda Malaysia's car manufacturing plant,[3] which assembling cars for the local market and also selected automotive parts for Honda's overall ASEAN market and also local biscuit producer - Julie's manufacturing plant.