Rembau (town) explained

Official Name:Rembau
Native Name:Ghombau
Settlement Type:Town and district capital
Translit Lang1:Other
Motto:Bersih, Indah, Segar
Pushpin Map:Malaysia West
Pushpin Label Position:right
Pushpin Mapsize:300
Coordinates:2.5917°N 102.0958°W
Subdivision Type:Country
Subdivision Name: Malaysia
Subdivision Type1:State
Subdivision Type2:District/Luak
Subdivision Name2: Rembau
Established Title:Establishment
Governing Body:Rembau District Council
Leader Title:President
Leader Name:Mohd Najib Mustaffa
Population Total:29,595
Population As Of:2010
Population Blank1 Title:Demonym
Population Blank1:Rembauians; Rembauese
Postal Code Type:Postal code
Postal Code:71xxx
Translit Lang1 Type1:Jawi
Translit Lang1 Info1:رمباو
Translit Lang1 Info2:林茂
Timezone:MST
Utc Offset:+8
Timezone Dst:Not observed
Blank Name:Mean solar time
Blank Info:UTC + 06:46:48
Blank1 Info:06
Blank2 Name:License plate prefix
Blank2 Info:Nxx (for all vehicles include taxis)
Rembau District Council
Native Name:Majlis Daerah Rembau
Native Name Lang:Malay
Session Room:Rembau Land and District Headquarters complex.jpg
Foundation:1 July 1980
House Type:Local authority
Body:Rembau District
Leader1 Type:President
Leader1:Mohd Najib Mustaffa
Leader2 Type:District Secretary
Leader2:Shaiful Bahrin Baharudin
Meeting Place:Jalan Dato Lela Maharaja, 71309 Rembau, Negeri Sembilan
Motto:Bersih, Indah, Segar
(Clean, Beautiful, Fresh)

Rembau (Jawi: رمباو; Negeri Sembilan Malay: Ghombau; Chinese: 林茂) is a town that is located in Rembau District, Negeri Sembilan, Malaysia. The township is situated about 25 km south from the state capital, Seremban, accessible through Federal Route 1. Most of the population are farmers, traders, government servants, factory workers and most of the young join the army and police force.

Politics

Politically, only two out of four state assembly seats in the parliamentary constituency of Rembau, namely Kota and Chembong are administered by Rembau. The other two seats, Rantau and Paroi are instead administered by the Seremban City Council.

Transportation

Car

Federal Route 1 is the main thoroughfare serving Rembau town. Exit 223 on the North–South Expressway Southern Route serves Rembau.

Public transport

State railway operator KTMB has a station here (code:

 KB16 ). It provides KTM Komuter services only