My hometown: Tampin, Negeri Sembilan.

My hometown, Tampin, a small town which located in Negeri Sembilan. However, there are many people who do not know the existence of this town. Therefore, I have attracted some information and pictures to introduce my hometown: Tampin.

Tampin

Tampin; is both a town and a district in Negeri Sembilan, Malaysia, however part of the town spills over into the neighbouring state of Malacca, as it is located along the Malacca-Negeri Sembilan border. The district covers 129.49 square kilometres (50.00 sq mi) and is further divided into four adat socio-political provinces; Repah, Keru, Tebong and Tampin Tengah.

History and etymology

Tampin gets its name from the container or pouch weaved from the pandanus fronds. The container was used to store condiments such as the kelamai or dodol and the shrimp paste belacan. The district of Tampin is also called Luak Tampin as the word luak is the local term for district. On 11 March 1889, the Governor of the Straits Settlements, Sir Cecil Smith, held a meeting with the rulers of Jelebu, Sungai Ujong, Rembau, Seri Menanti and Tampin. The purpose of this meeting was to combine the districts to better manage them under British rule. Tampin, Rembau and Seri Menanti agreed to the proposal and were united as the Seri Menanti Confederation. The newly formed confederation accepted Martin Lister as its first British Resident.^[5]Tampin was originally governed by the Rembau administration. After the Naning War in 1832 Raja Ali declared himself the ruler of Seri Menanti and his son-in-law, Syed Shaaban, as the ruler of Rembau. This enraged other rulers of Negeri Sembilan as they had no right to the posts. In 1834 a civil war ensued, which resulted in Raja Ali and Syed Shaaban retreating to Tampin and the area from Mount Tampin to Putus Hill being removed from Rembau.^[1] This area consisting of the provinces Repah, Keru, Tebong and Tampin Tengah formed the district known as Tampin. Syed Shaaban became the first ruler of Tampin and proclaimed himself the title Tunku Besar Tampin. The district is one of the original nine states collectively known as Negeri Sembilan, which means "Nine States" in Malay.

After the independence of Malaya in 1957, Negeri Sembilan and its districts started forming local administrative councils. Formerly known as the Tampin Town Board, the Tampin District Council was established on July 1, 1980 as a result from a restructure of the state via the Local Government Act of 1976.

Transportation

Tampin is well served by the Malaysian transportation system. It is connected to both North-South Expressway/Exit Alor Gajah/Simpang Ampat, Malacca) and the West Malaysian railways system. In fact, Gemas which is part of Tampin district, is the meeting point of West Malaysia's eastern and western railway lines. The Pulau Sebang/Tampin railway station is in Pulau Sebang, which is on the Malaccan side, about 1 kilometer from the town centre. Furthermore, since Malacca Town does not have a railway station, people living in Malacca normally have to travel to the station in order to get on a train. There was a track from Pulau Sebang to Melaka before World War II but it was dismantled by the Japanese during the war for the construction of the infamous Burmese Death Railway.

Administrative

The Negeri Sembilan side of the town is governed by the Tampin District Council, while the Malacca side of the town is governed by the Alor Gajah District Council.

The district of Tampin is divided into 3 mukims namely Repah, Gemencheh and Gemas.

Park & Recreation

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TAMPIN LAKE GARDEN
Tampin Lake Garden is located about 400 meters from Lay By. It is equipped with children playground, look-out tower, huts, benches and jogging tracks. It is a popular location for families' recreational activities. Food stalls are situated near to the garden too.  

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TAMPIN RECREATION PARK
Tampin Recreational Park is strategically located within the vicinity of Tampin District Hospital, Tampin Rest House and Tampin Sports Complex. Out of the total area of 9 acres, 0.8 acre consists of natural lake. Besides its lush greenery, the park is also equipped with various facilities such as children's playground, badminton courts, tennis courts and jogging tracks. Its strategic location means publics can easily access the park and it is ideal for family outing.

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Tampin Square
Tampin Square locates within vicinity of Tampin Sports Complex and becomes locals' popular spot for recreation activities, either on weekdays or weekends.
Among the facilities provided are fully-equipped children playground, jogging tracks, exercises stations, interesting landmark miniatures and an open stage.

TAMPIN MAP

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Bus Station & KTM station Tampin

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Tampin Town

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A Famosa Resort Hotel

(15 to 20  minutes from Tampin)

A‘Famosa Resort, Malaysia

Named after the famous 16th century Portuguese fortifications of Melaka, A’Famosa Resort is surrounded by rolling hills and lush countryside and is rated one of the region’s foremost leisure and holiday destinations.

Visible from the North-South Highway, A’Famosa Resort is a short distance away from the historical town of Melaka. It is just a mere an hour drive from Kuala Lumpur International Airport and one and half hour drive from Kuala Lumpur.

The resort is a one-stop venue for business and pleasure, it boasts an international championship golf course, designed by renowned Australia golf course architect  Ross C. Watson, the Water World Theme Park, Animal World Safari, Cowboy Town, Resort Hotel, Condotel and Villas.

The Resort, founded in the year 1992 had come a very long way into making the place as a venue for everyone. The vision is to build a hidden paradise to avoid the busy sounds of the city. Construction of the Resort began with a massive land fills and grass planting for the Golf Course. In the same time, villas and properties begin its development phase by phase.

The first theme park ever constructed on the land was Water World. Completed its construction in the year 1996, A’Famosa Resort had opened its gates to millions of visitor to the resort ever since. The next attraction completed in the year of 2001 which was the Animal World Safari. The Safari was one of its kind back then where the concept of animals roaming freely and talented animals performing tricks became one of the regions “a must-to-visit.” One year later, in 2002 A’Famosa Resort introduced another attraction which was the Cowboy Town. Live up by its name, the Cowboy Town was the visionary of the founder to relive the era of the Wild Wild West.

With the entire establishment, one can visit to the Resort with so many purposes. Be it for a family gathering, a school camping, a corporate outing or even just to escape to a greener pace, everyone leaves this place with a smile on the face.


Tampin. Retrieved on 5 April 2015 from http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tampin

Tampin:
http://www.mdtampin.gov.my/


Last updated: 15 April 2015