Jempol District Explained

Jempol District
Official Name:Daerah Jempol
Translit Lang1:Other
Translit Lang1 Type1:Jawi
Translit Lang1 Type2:Chinese
Translit Lang1 Type3:Tamil
Settlement Type: District of Malaysia
Pushpin Map:Malaysia District
Image Map1:
Coordinates:2.9167°N 127°W
Pushpin Label Position:Center
Pushpin Map Caption:Location of Jempol District in Malaysia
Subdivision Type:Country
Subdivision Type1:State
Seat:Bandar Seri Jempol
Parts Type:Local area government(s)
Parts:Jempol Municipal Council
Leader Title:District officer
Leader Name:Zazali Salehudin[1]
Area Footnotes:[2]
Population As Of:2010
Population Density Km2:auto
Timezone:MST
Utc Offset:+8
Timezone Dst:Not observed
Utc Offset Dst:+8
Postal Code Type:Postcode
Postal Code:72xxx
Area Code:+6-06
Area Code Type:Calling code
Registration Plate Type:Vehicle registration plates
Registration Plate:N
Jempol Municipal Council
Native Name:Majlis Perbandaran Jempol
Native Name Lang:Malay
Coa Pic:The Seal of Jempol Municipal Council.png
Session Room:Jempol District Council.jpg
Foundation:29 January 2019
Preceded By:Jempol District Council
House Type:Local authority
Leader1 Type:President
Leader1:Raja Norazli Raja Nordin
Leader2 Type:Municipal Secretary
Meeting Place:72120 Bandar Seri Jempol, Negeri Sembilan Darul Khusus
Jempol
Official Name:Luak Jempol
لواق جمڤول
Subdivision Name:Malaysia
Settlement Type:Luak Tanah Mengandung
Subdivision Name1:Negeri Sembilan
Parts Type:Adat institution
Subdivision Type:Country
Subdivision Type1:State
Parts:Yang di-Pertuan Besar of Negeri Sembilan
Leader Title:Penghulu
Leader Name:Mazri Mansol

The Jempol District (Negeri Sembilan Malay: Jompo; Jawi: جمڤول) is the largest district in the Malaysian state of Negeri Sembilan. The district borders Jelebu District to the northwest, Kuala Pilah District to the west, Tampin District to the south, Bera District, Pahang to the northeast and Segamat District, Johor to the east. Bandar Seri Jempol and Bahau are the principal towns in Jempol.[3]

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 Jalan Penarikan, it connected trade posts west of the Malay Peninsula with population centres in the east coast and vice versa.

Hospital

Jempol is equipped with a hospital 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 seek treatment in Kuala Pilah have started to visit the hospital. Bahau is 21 km away from Kuala Pilah.

Administrative divisions

Jempol District is divided into 5 mukims, which are:[4]

From a traditional adat perspective, Serting Ulu, Serting Ilir and Kuala Jempol and the western portion of Rompin form the Luak of Jempol, which is part of the Luak Tanah Mengandung – peripheral luaks that surround the royal territory of Seri Menanti and under the governance of the Yamtuan Besar. On the other hand, the eastern portion of Rompin, as well as Jelai in the district's southern salient are part of the Luak of Johol, a Luak Berundang – a set of four luaks under the administration of an Undang, the other being Jelebu, Sungai Ujong and Rembau.

Government and politics

Jempol Municipal Council (Malay: Majlis Perbandaran Jempol), formerly known as the Jempol District Council from 1 August 1980 until 29 January 2019, is the local authority of Jempol District.[5]

Transportation

Car

Federal Route 10 is the main route serving Jempol constituency, passing through downtown Bahau and touching Bandar Seri Jempol before continuing to Temerloh, Pahang.

Bera Highway Federal Route 11 cuts through Jempol constituency in an east-west direction, beginning in Serting and ending near Bandar Tun Abdul Razak in southern Pahang.

Federal Route 13 links Bahau to Juasseh in Kuala Pilah constituency.

Public transportation

Bahau KTM is the principal railway station serving this constituency.

Notable natives

Federal Parliament and State Assembly Seats


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

Parliament Seat Name Member of Parliament Party
P126JelebuJalaluddin Bin AliasBarisan Nasional (UMNO)
P127JempolShamsulkahar Mohd DeliBarisan Nasional (UMNO)


List of Jempol district representatives in the State Legislative Assembly (Dewan Undangan Negeri)

Parliament State Seat Name State Assemblyman Party
P126N3Sungai LuiMohd Razi Bin Mohd AliBarisan Nasional (UMNO)
P127N5SertingShamsulkahar Bin Mohd DeliBarisan Nasional (UMNO)
P127N6PalongMustapha Bin NagoorBarisan Nasional (UMNO)
P127N7Jeram PadangManickam A/L LetchumanBarisan Nasional (MIC)
P127N8BahauTeo Kok SeongPakatan Harapan (DAP)

See also

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Laman Web Rasmi Pejabat Daerah & Tanah Jempol - Perutusan Pegawai Daerah . 2017-11-28 . 2017-11-17 . https://web.archive.org/web/20171117082424/http://pdtjempol.ns.gov.my/pdtjem/my/organization/perutusan-pegawai-daerah . dead .
  2. Web site: Laman Web Rasmi Pejabat Daerah & Tanah Jempol - Profil Jabatan . 2017-11-28 . 2018-02-08 . https://web.archive.org/web/20180208184132/http://pdtjempol.ns.gov.my/pdtjem/my/organization/profil-jabatan . dead .
  3. Web site: Pasar tani kekal dibina di Jempol hujung tahun - Negeri Sembilan - Utusan Online . www.utusan.com.my . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20150927194944/http://www.utusan.com.my/berita/wilayah/negeri-sembilan/pasar-tani-kekal-dibina-di-jempol-hujung-tahun-1.12113 . 2015-09-27.
  4. http://apps.water.gov.my/jpskomuniti/dokumen/JPS@KOMUNITI%20(%20profile%20Daerah%20Jempol).pdf
  5. Web site: Later Belakang. 13 October 2015 .