Johol should not be confused with Johor.
Subdivision Type: | Country |
Subdivision Type1: | State |
Subdivision Type2: | District |
Subdivision Type3: | Luak |
Subdivision Name2: | Kuala Pilah |
Subdivision Name3: | Johol |
Established Title: | Established |
Postal Code Type: | Postal code |
Postal Code: | 73100 |
Settlement Type: | Town |
Translit Lang1: | Other |
Translit Lang1 Type1: | Jawi |
Coordinates: | 2.6°N 118°W |
Pushpin Map: | Malaysia Negeri Sembilan#Malaysia West#Malaysia |
Pushpin Map Caption: | Location of Johol |
Timezone1: | MYT |
Utc Offset: | +8 |
Johol |
Johol | |
Subdivision Name: | Malaysia |
Settlement Type: | Luak Berundang |
Subdivision Name1: | Negeri Sembilan |
Parts Type: | Adat institution |
Subdivision Type: | Country |
Subdivision Type1: | State |
Official Name: | Luak Johol لواق جوهول |
Parts: | Undang of Johol |
Leader Name: | Muhammed Abdullah |
Leader Title1: | Penghulu of Gemencheh |
Leader Name1: | Mohd Kamil Abdul Aziz |
Leader Title2: | Penghulu of Ayer Kuning |
Leader Name2: | Mohamad Ghazali Abdul Jalil |
Leader Title3: | Penghulu of Pasir Besar |
Leader Name3: | Norhamzaz Buyong |
Johol (Jawi: جوهول) is a town, a mukim and a state assembly constituency in Kuala Pilah District, Negeri Sembilan, Malaysia.[1] It is roughly halfway between Tampin and Kuala Pilah, along .
Johol town houses one of the oldest surviving Shell service stations in the country, dating back to the 1930s. It is located along Jalan Besar .[2]
Johol is one of the constituent Minangkabau states, known as luaks, that formed Negeri Sembilan. The reigning Undang of the Luak of Johol is Datuk Johan Pahlawan Lela Perkasa Setiawan Muhammad Abdullah (the 15th Undang).[3] He is one of the four Undangs that participate in the election of the Yamtuan Besar of Negeri Sembilan; the other three are from Sungai Ujong (which included the capital Seremban and Port Dickson), Jelebu and Rembau.
Johol is part of the parliamentary constituency of Kuala Pilah. Johol is also a constituency of the Negeri Sembilan State Legislative Assembly.