Melaka Tengah District (translated as Central Malacca District), formerly known as Central District, is one of the three administrative

districts A district is a type of administrative division that in some countries is managed by the local government. Across the world, areas known as "districts" vary greatly in size, spanning regions or counties, several municipalities, subdivisions ...

Malacca Malacca (), officially the Historic State of Malacca (), is a States and federal territories of Malaysia, state in Malaysia located in the Peninsular Malaysia#Other features, southern region of the Malay Peninsula, facing the Strait of Malacca ...

Malaysia Malaysia is a country in Southeast Asia. Featuring the Tanjung Piai, southernmost point of continental Eurasia, it is a federation, federal constitutional monarchy consisting of States and federal territories of Malaysia, 13 states and thre ...

. It borders

Alor Gajah District Alor Gajah District, formerly known as Northern District, is one of the three administrative districts of Malacca, Malaysia. It borders Tampin District, Rembau District and Port Dickson District (including the exclave of Tanjung Tuan) in Negeri ...

to the north and

Jasin District Jasin District, formerly known as Southern District, is one of the three administrative Districts of Malaysia, district in Malacca, Malaysia. It borders Tangkak District of Johor to the east, Tampin District of Negeri Sembilan to the north and A ...

to the east. The capital of the state,

Malacca City Malacca City ( or ') is the List of capitals in Malaysia, capital city of the Malaysian state of Malacca, in Melaka Tengah District. It is List of cities by time of continuous habitation, the oldest Malaysian city on the Straits of Malacca, hav ...

, is located in this district. This district is the major destination of tourists in Malacca as most historical spots are situated within it. Melaka Tengah is administered by two local authorities, mostly

Malacca City Council Malacca City Council, officially known as the Melaka Historic City Council (, MBMB) is the city council which administers Malacca City and most part of Melaka Tengah District. It is responsible for public health and sanitation, cleanliness manage ...

(, MBMB) and a small portion in the north by Hang Tuah Jaya Municipal Council (, MPHTJ).

Administrative divisions

Melaka Tengah District is further divided into 40 subdivisions; 29 townships (mukim), 2 big towns (bandar) and 9 small towns (pekan). * Padang Semabok * Padang Temu * Paya Rumput *

Peringgit Peringgit is a suburb of Malacca City and a mukim of Melaka Tengah District in the Malaysian state of Malacca. It is home to several bungalows functioning as government offices and quarters or state galleries, which were built during British colo ...

* Pernu * Semabok * Sungai Udang * Tangga Batu * Tanjung Kling * Tanjong Minyak *

Telok Mas Telok Mas is a small town in Melaka Tengah District, Malacca, Malaysia Malaysia is a country in Southeast Asia. Featuring the Tanjung Piai, southernmost point of continental Eurasia, it is a federation, federal constitutional monarchy c ...

* Ujong Pasir *

Paya Rumput Paya Rumput is a town in Melaka Tengah District, Malacca, Malaysia Malaysia is a country in Southeast Asia. Featuring the Tanjung Piai, southernmost point of continental Eurasia, it is a federation, federal constitutional monarchy consist ...

Town *

Sungai Udang Sungai Udang is a mukim and town in Melaka Tengah, Malacca, Malaysia Malaysia is a country in Southeast Asia. Featuring the Tanjung Piai, southernmost point of continental Eurasia, it is a federation, federal constitutional monarchy con ...

Town * Tangga Batu Town *

Tanjung Kling Tanjung Kling is a coastal mukim and town in Melaka Tengah District, in the Malaysian state of Malacca Malacca (), officially the Historic State of Malacca (), is a States and federal territories of Malaysia, state in Malaysia located in ...

Town

Federal parliament and state assembly seats

There are 3 Federal Parliament seats and 13 State Assembly seats in Melaka Tengah District. List of Melaka Tengah district representatives in the Federal Assembly (Dewan Rakyat) List of Melaka Tengah district representatives in the State Legislative Assembly (Dewan Undangan Negeri)

Demographics

There are over 503,000 residents in Melaka Tengah, which are composed of 303,000 Malays (58%), 169,000 Chinese (32%), 22,000 Indians (4%) and others.

Economy

The main economy sector of the district is industry, in which Melaka Tengah has ten industrial areas with a total area of 1,309 hectares. The second most important economy sector for the district is tourism, where the major tourist attractions are located at

Ayer Keroh Ayer Keroh (also written as Air Keroh, translated as murky water) is a town situated in Melaka Tengah District, Malacca, Malaysia. Formerly part of a virgin forest with a quiet village, it was established by the state government in the late 1960s ...

and Besar Island. The third most important economy sector is agriculture, in which 55% of Melaka Tengah area is used for rubber plantation,

palm oil Palm oil is an edible vegetable oil derived from the mesocarp (reddish pulp) of the fruit of oil palms. The oil is used in food manufacturing, in beauty products, and as biofuel. Palm oil accounted for about 36% of global oils produced from o ...

plantation and rice fields.

Industrial areas

* Taman Tasik Utama Industrial Area

Education

Technical University of Malaysia Melaka - City Campus

Schools

For primary and secondary education, there are 87 primary schools and 35 high schools in Melaka Tengah. The colleges and universities in the district are

Universiti Teknikal Malaysia Melaka Universiti Teknikal Malaysia Melaka (Jawi alphabet, Jawi: اونيۏرسيتي تيكنيكل مليسيا ملاك, literally meaning Technical University of Malaysia, Malacca, abbreviated as UTeM) is a public university located in Durian ...

, Malacca Foundation College, Malacca Malay Female Teacher's Institute, Malacca Industrial Institute and

Multimedia University Multimedia University (; abbreviated as MMU), is a Private university, private research university in Cyberjaya and Melaka in Malaysia. Founded in 1997, it is the first private university within Malaysia and is a member of The Alliance of Gove ...

Libraries

The

Malacca State Library Malacca State Library () is the main public library of the Malaysian state of Malacca, located in the town of Bukit Baru. It is currently the headquarters of the Malacca Public Library Corporation (, abbreviated as PERPUSTAM), a statutory body of ...

Bukit Baru Bukit Baru is a mukim and town in Melaka Tengah District, Malacca, Malaysia, which is administered by two local governments: Hang Tuah Jaya Municipal Council to the north and Historical Malacca City Council to the south. Education Tourist att ...

is the main library of the state of Malacca. Two other libraries are located at the Malacca State Mosque and Jonker Street.

Tourist attractions

Galleries

Galleries in Melaka Tengah are Gallery of Admiral Cheng Ho, Jehan Chan Art Gallery, Macau Gallery Melaka, Melaka Art Gallery and

Malacca Bee Gallery Malacca Bee Gallery (), formerly The World's Bees Museum (), is a gallery about bees located at the south end of Malacca Botanical Garden in Ayer Keroh, Malacca, Malaysia, which was established in 2013. It showcases around 250 type specimens of ...

Museums

Museums in Melaka Tengah are

Aborigines Museum The Aborigines Museum () is a museum in Ayer Keroh, Malacca, Malaysia, which showcases the native people relics found in the country. It was originally located inside Ayer Keroh Recreational Forest, but later relocated to its present area al ...

, Baba Nyonya Heritage Museum,

Beauty Museum Beauty Museum or Museum of Enduring Beauty () is a museum about beauty standards and concepts in Malacca City, Malacca, Malaysia, which was opened in 1996. It occupies the top floor of the former Historical City Municipal Council building, ori ...

, Cheng Ho Cultural Museum,

Chitty Museum The Chitty Museum (), also known as the Chitty's Museum is a museum about the minority Chitty community, which is located within the Chitty Village area in Malacca City, Malacca, Malaysia. It is housed in a traditional Chitty house which has be ...

Democratic Government Museum The Democratic Government Museum () is a museum about the development and practice of parliamentary democracy, which is located at St. Paul's Hill in Malacca City, Malacca, Malaysia. The museum was formerly the Malacca State Legislative Asse ...

, Education Museum, Governor's Museum,

History and Ethnography Museum The History and Ethnography Museum () is a museum in Malacca City, Malacca, Malaysia. It is located inside the Stadthuys building, built during the Dutch Malacca administration period in 1650. The historical section of the museum displays the ...

, Kite Museum, Melaka Al-Quran Museum,

Melaka Islamic Museum Malacca Islamic Museum () is a museum about Islamic culture in Malacca City, Malacca, Malaysia. It exhibits various artifacts about the replica of early Quran manuscripts, history of mosques in the state, various religious figures from the sta ...

Melaka Literature Museum Malacca Literature Museum () is a museum about Malaysian literary works in Malacca City, Malacca, Malaysia, which resembles the structural design of a residence and was officiated by Chief Minister Mohd Zin Abdul Ghani in 1984. The museum's ...

, Melaka Stamp Museum,

Melaka Sultanate Palace Museum __NOTOC__ Malacca Sultanate Palace Museum () is a museum located in Malacca City, Malacca, Malaysia. The building is a modern reconstruction of the palace of the Malacca Sultanate, based on the information and data obtained from the ''Malay A ...

Melaka UMNO Museum Malacca UMNO Museum () is a museum which exhibits historical matters about the founding and struggle of United Malays National Organisation (UMNO) in Malacca City, Malacca, Malaysia. It opens every day from 9.00 a.m. to 5.30 p.m., except Friday ...

Malay and Islamic World Museum The Malay and Islamic World Museum () is a museum about Malay and Islamic cultures in Malacca City, Malacca, Malaysia Malaysia is a country in Southeast Asia. Featuring the Tanjung Piai, southernmost point of continental Eurasia, it is ...

Malaysia Architecture Museum The Malaysia Architecture Museum () is an architecture museum in Malacca City, Malacca, Malaysia which exhibits various architectural materials, building models and concepts. The museum's building is Dutch in style, as it was built during the ...

, Malaysia Prison Museum,

Malaysia Youth Museum The Malaysia Youth Museum () is a museum in Malacca City, Malacca, Malaysia, which dedicated to the youth of Malaysia and their contribution to the economic and social wellbeing at regional, national, and international levels. The museum buil ...

Maritime Museum A maritime museum (sometimes nautical museum) is a museum specializing in the display of objects relating to ships and travel on large bodies of water. A subcategory of maritime museums are naval museums, which focus on navy, navies and the m ...

People's Museum People's Museum () is a museum in Malacca City, Malacca, Malaysia, which records and preserves the achievements of Malacca in the development sector and officially opened on 15 April 1992 by then Prime Minister Mahathir Mohamad. It is located at ...

, Besar Island Museum, Royal Malaysian Customs Department Museum, Royal Malaysian Navy Museum, Straits Chinese Jewellery Museum,

Submarine Museum Submarine Museum () is a museum made out of a decommissioned submarine situated in Klebang, Malacca, Malaysia. The decommissioned submarine is a France-made Agosta class 70 submarine named Quessant (S623), which was used to train the first R ...

and

Toy Museum A toy museum is a museum for toys. They typically showcase toys from a particular culture or period with their history. These are distinct from children's museums, which are museums for children, and are often interactive – toy museums may be ...

Nature

Nature-related tourist attractions in Melaka Tengah are Melaka Tropical Fruit Farm and

Sungai Udang Recreational Forest Sungai Udang Recreational Forest () is a lowland dipterocarp forest in Sungai Udang, Malacca, Malaysia under the management of the State Forestry Department. It was declared a reserved area in 1987 with an area of 55 hectares. See also * Geograp ...

References

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