Alor Gajah District

District in Melaka, Malaysia

District in Malacca, Malaysia

Alor Gajah District is one of the three administrative districts in Malacca, Malaysia. It borders Tampin District, Rembau District and Port Dickson District (including exclave of Tanjung Tuan) in Negeri Sembilan to the north and borders Jasin District and Melaka Tengah District in the east and south respectively.

Alor Gajah District and Land Office

Administrative divisions

The district is divided into 31 mukims (sub-districts) and consists of 7 towns which are Alor Gajah, Masjid Tanah, Pulau Sebang, Lubuk China, Kuala Sungai Baru, Rambia and Durian Tunggal.^[5]

Demographics

Federal Parliament and State Assembly Seats

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

List of Alor Gajah district representatives in the State Legislative Assembly

Educational institutions

• Advanced Technology Training Centre (ADTEC; Malay: Pusat Latihan Teknologi Tinggi), Taboh Naning^[7]
• Malaysian Maritime Academy (Malay: Akademi Laut Malaysia, ALAM), Kuala Sungai Baru
• University College Agroscience Malaysia (UCAM), Ayer Pa'abas
• University College of Islam Melaka (Malay: Kolej Universiti Islam Melaka, KUIM), Kuala Sungai Baru
• University of Kuala Lumpur (UniKL) Taboh Naning Campus, Taboh Naning - Institute of Chemical and Bioengineering Technology^[8]
• Universiti Teknologi MARA (UiTM) Alor Gajah Campus, Lendu
• MARA College of High Skills (Malay: Kolej Kemahiran Tinggi MARA), Masjid Tanah
• National Youth Institute of High Skills (IKTBN; Malay: Institut Kemahiran Tinggi Belia Negara), Masjid Tanah
• Malacca Matriculation College (Malay: Kolej Matrikulasi Melaka), Londang, Masjid Tanah
• Poultry Institute of Technology (ITU; Malay: Institut Teknologi Unggas) Masjid Tanah
• Masjid Tanah Community College (Malay: Kolej Komuniti Masjid Tanah), Masjid Tanah

Transport

• Pulau Sebang/Tampin railway station at Pulau Sebang

Tourist attractions

• A' Famosa Resort
• Alor Gajah British Graveyard
• Alor Gajah Square
• Cape Rachado Lighthouse
• Datuk Wira Poh Ah Tiam Machap Recreational Park
• Dol Said's Grave
• Gadek Hot Spring
• Pengkalan Balak Beach

See also

• Districts of Malaysia

References

1. "Melaka Negeri Bersejarah" (PDF). Jabatan Perangkaan Malaysia. 2020. Archived (PDF) from the original on 4 April 2023.
2. "Perutusan Pegawai Daerah". www.pdtag.gov.my. Archived from the original on 20 March 2019. Retrieved 27 November 2017.
3. "Latar Belakang". www.pdtag.gov.my.
4. "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.
5. "Info Daerah". www.pdtag.gov.my.
6. "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.
7. "Advance Technology Training Centre".
8. "MICET UniKL".