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

Seremban District The Seremban District is one of 7 districts in Negeri Sembilan, Malaysia. This is where the capital of Negeri Sembilan, Seremban is located. Seremban District shares a border with Sepang and Hulu Langat Districts, Selangor to the north, Jelebu ...

Negeri Sembilan Negeri Sembilan (, Negeri Sembilan Malay: ''Nogoghi Sombilan'', ''Nismilan'') is a state in Malaysia which lies on the western coast of Peninsular Malaysia. It borders Selangor on the north, Pahang in the east, and Malacca and Johor to the s ...

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Location

Rantau is 16 km south of downtown

Seremban Seremban ( Negeri Sembilan Malay: ''Soghomban'', ''Somban''; Jawi: ) is a city in the Seremban District and the capital of the state of Negeri Sembilan in Peninsular Malaysia. The city's administration is run by the Seremban City Council. ...

, 20 km ENE of

Port Dickson Port Dickson ( Negeri Sembilan Malay: ''Podeksen'', Jawi: ) is a beach resort in Port Dickson District, Negeri Sembilan, Malaysia. It is the second largest urban area in Negeri Sembilan after Seremban, its state capital. The town's adm ...

and 49 km south-east of

Kajang Kajang is a town in Hulu Langat District, Selangor, Malaysia. Kajang, along with much of Hulu Langat District, is governed by the Kajang Municipal Council. Kajang town is located on the eastern banks of the Langat River. It is surrounded ...

Selangor Selangor (; ), also known by its Arabic language, Arabic honorific Darul Ehsan, or "Abode of Sincerity", is one of the 13 Malaysian states. It is on the west coast of Peninsular Malaysia and is bordered by Perak to the north, Pahang to the east ...

. It is surrounded by several

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including

Kuala Sawah Kuala Sawah is a hamlet located in Rantau State Constituency (DUN Rantau) District of Seremban, Negeri Sembilan, state of Malaysia. It is about 10 km away from Seremban. There are about 5000 residents in this area. The population consis ...

, Siliau,

Pedas Pedas (English: Spicy) is a mukim in Rembau District, Negeri Sembilan, Malaysia. It has one main street with a police station, a post office and shops. A hot spring is located in the nearby village of Air Panas which is now a water amusement park ...

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

Maha Sinnathamby Maha Sinnathamby (born 10 December 1939 in Rantau, Seremban, Malaysia) is an Australian businessman and property developer. He is the entrepreneur behind the Greater Springfield Development in Queensland, the largest master-planned community ...

, Rantau born Australian developer of

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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

Mambau Mambau is a suburb in Seremban, Negeri Sembilan, Malaysia. Mambau area includes Mambau old town, Kg Baru Mambau, Rumah Murah Rakyat Mambau, Kg Batu 3, Kg Kayu Ara, Kg Mambau, Taman Kelab Tuanku and Anak Air Garam. Mambau is located along Fe ...

northward and

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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 (

waqf A waqf ( ar, وَقْف; ), also known as hubous () or ''mortmain'' property is an inalienable charitable endowment under Islamic law. It typically involves donating a building, plot of land or other assets for Muslim religious or charitabl ...

) 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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