Jempol District


The Jempol District is the largest district in the Malaysian state of Negeri Sembilan. The district borders the other Malaysian states of Pahang to the northeast and Johor to the east. Bandar Seri Jempol and Bahau are the principal towns in Jempol.
Jempol is also the meeting point of Muar and Serting Rivers. The meeting point had played an important transportation role in ancient times. Known historically as Jalan Penarikan, it connected trade posts west of the Malay Peninsula with population centers in the east coast and vice versa.

Hospital

Jempol is equipped with a hospital which is being funded by the Malaysian Ministry of Health. The hospital is the main health care provider in Jempol and its surrounding areas including Serting and Bahau. Residents of Rompin and other nearby areas in Pahang that used to use a hospital in Kuala Pilah are now visiting Jempol's hospital. Bahau is 21 km away from Kuala Pilah.

Administrative divisions

Jempol District is divided into 5 mukims, which are:

Car

is the main route serving Jempol constituency, passing through downtown Bahau and touching Bandar Seri Jempol before continuing to Temerloh, Pahang.
Bera Highway cuts through Jempol constituency in an east-west direction, beginning in Serting and ending near Bandar Tun Abdul Razak in southern Pahang.
Route links Bahau to Juasseh in Kuala Pilah constituency.

Public transportation

is the principal railway station serving this constituency.

Notable natives

List of Jempol district representatives in the Federal Parliament
ParliamentSeat NameMember of ParliamentParty
P126JelebuJalaluddin Bin AliasBarisan Nasional
P127JempolMohd Salim Bin SharifBarisan Nasional

List of Jempol district representatives in the State Legislative Assembly
ParliamentStateSeat NameState AssemblymanParty
P126N3Sungai LuiMohd Razi Bin Mohd AliBarisan Nasional
P127N5SertingShamsulkahar Bin Mohd DeliBarisan Nasional
P127N6PalongMustapha Bin NagoorBarisan Nasional
P127N7Jeram PadangManickam A/L LetchumanBarisan Nasional
P127N8BahauTeo Kok SeongPakatan Harapan