Tampin District

Tampin District
Tampin District
District of Malaysia
	Daerah Tampin
Other transcription(s)
• Jawi	تمڤين‎
• Chinese	淡边县
• Tamil	தம்பின்
	Flag Seal
	Location of Tampin District in Negeri Sembilan
	Tampin District Location of Tampin District in Malaysia
	Coordinates: 2°30′N 102°25′E / 2.500°N 102.417°E
Country	Malaysia
State	Negeri Sembilan
Established as District	1 July 1980
Seat	Tampin
Local area government(s)	Tampin District Council
Government
• District officer	Mohamed Roduan Ujang
• Tunku Besar Tampin	Tunku Syed Razman al-Qadri
Area
• Total	878.69 km2 (339.26 sq mi)
Population (2010)
• Total	82,545
• Density	94/km2 (240/sq mi)
Time zone	UTC+8 (MST)
• Summer (DST)	UTC+8 (Not observed)
Postcode	73xxx
Calling code	+6-06
Vehicle registration plates	N

The Tampin District is a district in Negeri Sembilan, Malaysia. The district covers 878.69 square kilometres (339.26 sq mi) and is further divided into four adat socio-political provinces (luaks): Tampin Adat Territory (which includes the town of Tampin), Ayer Kuning, Gemencheh and Pasir Besar.^[3]

Tampin District is surrounded by Tangkak and Segamat Districts, Johor to the southwest, Jasin and Alor Gajah Districts, Malacca to the south, Rembau District to the west, Kuala Pilah District to the northwest and Jempol District to the north. The geographical southern terminus of the Titiwangsa Mountains, the longest mountain range in Malaysia, is located in this district.

Administrative divisions

Tampin District is divided into 7 mukims, which are:^[4]

Ayer Kuning
Gemas
Gemencheh
Keru
Repah
Tampin Tengah
Tebong

From the perspective of the adat, the district is governed separately by two different entities, where the mukims of Tampin Tengah, Repah, Keru and Tebong comprises the semi-autonomous Tampin Adat Territory governed by the Tunku Besar of Tampin, and the luaks of Gemencheh, Ayer Kuning and Pasir Besar (which includes Gemas) are protectorates of the Luak of Johol.

Demographics

Historical population

Year

Pop.

±%

1991

72,295

—

2000

77,021

+6.5%

2010

82,165

+6.7%

2020

88,101

+7.2%

Source: ^[5]

Federal Parliament and State Assembly Seats

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

Parliament	Seat Name	Member of Parliament	Party
P133	Tampin	Mohd Isam Mohd Isa	Barisan Nasional (UMNO)

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

Parliament	State	Seat Name	State Assemblyman	Party
P133	N34	Gemas	Ridzuan Ahmad	Perikatan Nasional (BERSATU)
P133	N35	Gemencheh	Suhaimizan Bizar	Barisan Nasional (UMNO)
P133	N36	Repah	Veerapan Superamaniam	Pakatan Harapan (DAP)

References

^ ^a ^b "Pejabat Daerah Dan Tanah Tampin - Latarbelakang". pdttampin.ns.gov.my. Archived from the original on 2017-12-01. Retrieved 2017-11-28.
^ "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.
^ "Daerah Adat Negeri Sembilan". Retrieved 15 January 2016.
^ "JPS Daerah Tampin" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on 2020-11-26.
^ "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.

External links

[auto-1] "Pejabat Daerah Dan Tanah Tampin - Latarbelakang". pdttampin.ns.gov.my. Archived from the original on 2017-12-01. Retrieved 2017-11-28.

[taburan-2] "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.

[3] "Daerah Adat Negeri Sembilan". Retrieved 15 January 2016.

[4] "JPS Daerah Tampin" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on 2020-11-26.

[2020KF-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.

[1]

[2]

[3]

[4]

[5]