Rantau (Chinese: 晏斗) is a small town and a mukim in

Seremban District The Seremban District () is one of the seven Districts of Malaysia, districts in Negeri Sembilan, Malaysia. This is where the capital of Negeri Sembilan, Seremban is located. Seremban District shares a border with Sepang District, Sepang and Hulu ...

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Location

Rantau is 16 km south of downtown

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, 20 km northeast of

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and 49 km southeast of

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. It is surrounded by several

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including Kuala Sawah, Siliau,

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and Ayer Kuning, and is the main town in the region with facilities like banks, mini market, quick-service restaurants and a

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Society

The community contains five primary schools and two secondary schools. Rantau supports a multiracial population of around 8,000 people. Former

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, Mohamad Hasan is Rantau's representative in the

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since 2004. Rantau has many notable successful people. Among them is the former Chief Minister of Negeri Sembilan Mohamad Hasan; Dato VS Mogan former EXCO member of the Negeri Sembilan State Government; Puan Malar Rajaram a Bahasa Melayu Radio Host and Producer in Canada for 15 years who had returned to homeland and contested in the 2019 Rantau By-election; Mr

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, Rantau born Australian developer of Greater Springfield Development in

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, the largest

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in Australia. There are few Government Diplomats, high-level civil servants and businessmen who have their origin from Rantau.

Transport

The town is basically located at a 4 road junction. Heading northbound is the Jalan Rantau-Mambau which connects Rantau to

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northward and Linggi southward. Heading northeast is the which connects the town to Sungai Gadut and Senawang. Heading east is the which goes towards

and Rembau. Finally heading west is the Jalan Rantau-Siliau which connects the Rantau to Siliau and Lukut at the Federal Route 53. Although the town isn't served directly by the North-South Expressway, the closest exit is the EXIT 223 Pedas. While Rantau isn't served by the KTM Komuter, it is a few kilometers away from Sungai Gadut station.

Nearby

The mosque in the nearby hamlet of Kuala Sawah was built by estate owner Bujai Bin Dato' Raja Matshah on a piece of land donated (

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) by him in 1922 at the junction of Jalan Ulu Sawah. Bujai Bin Dato' Raja Matshah lived near the mosque till his death in 1924 and was buried in front of it.

Tourist attractions

* Rantau Agro Park Rantau Eko Park is closed

References

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