Tampin (town)

For the federal constituency represented in the Dewan Rakyat, seeTampin (federal constituency).

Not to be confused withTampines.

Tampin
Town anddistrict capital
Other transcription(s)
•Jawi	تمڤين
•Chinese	Đạm biên
•Tamil	தம்பின்
Downtown Tampin
Location of Tampin in Negeri Sembilan
Tampin Location of Tampin in Peninsular Malaysia
Coordinates:2°29′23″N102°14′15″E
Country	Malaysia
State	Negeri Sembilan
District	Tampin
Luak	Tampin Adat Territory
Established	1840
Government
• Tunku Besar Tampin	Tunku SyedRazman al-Qadri
• President	Roduan Bin Ujang
•Member of Parliament	Mohd Isam Mohd Isa(BN)
Area
• Total	69.24 km2(50 sq mi)
Elevation	79 m (259 ft)
Population (2010)
• Total	57,506
• Density	830/km2(1,200/sq mi)
Time zone	UTC+8(MST)
Postcode	73xxx
Website	Tampin District Council

Tampinis a town inTampin District,Negeri Sembilan,Malaysia,which bordersPulau Sebangtown inAlor Gajah District,Malacca.It is situated at the southern tip of the longestmountain rangeinMalaysia,theTitiwangsa Mountains.

Tampin is located around 60 km south of the state capital city ofSerembanand 30 km northwest ofMalacca City,Malacca.

Toponymy

Tampin gets its name from the container or pouch weaved from thepandanusfronds.The container was used to store condiments such as the sticky dessertkelamaiordodoland the shrimp pastebelacan.The Tampin Adat Territory, a specific subdivision within thedistrict of the same namethat also encompasses the town is also known asLuak Tampin,withluakbeing the local term for a territory, area or district.

History

Tampin
Semi-autonomousluak
Adat Territory of Tampin Wilayah Adat Tampin ولايه عادت تمڤين
The Tampin Adat Territory relative to otherluaksinNegeri Sembilan
Country	Malaysia
State	Negeri Sembilan
Adatinstitution	Tunku Besar Tampin
Government
•Tunku BesarTampin	Razman al-Qadri

Tampin was originally part ofLuakof Rembau.After theNaning Warin 1832, Raja Ali declared himself the ruler ofSeri Menantiand 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 acivil warensued, which resulted in Raja Ali and Syed Shaaban retreating to Tampin and the area fromMount Tampinto Bukit Putus being removed from Rembau.The provinces of 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 originalconfederationof nine states collectively known as Negeri Sembilan, which literally mean "Nine States" inMalay.

On 11 March 1889, theGovernor of the Straits Settlements,Sir Cecil Smith,held a meeting with the rulers ofJelebu,Sungai Ujong,Rembau,Seri Menantiand 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 firstBritish Resident.

After theindependence of Malayain 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 1 July 1980, as a result of a restructure of the state via the Local Government Act of 1976.

Politics

Tampin is a parliamentary constituency in theDewan Rakyatof theMalaysian Parliament.The current Member of Parliament since the2022 Malaysian general electionisMohd Isam Mohd Isa,anUMNOmember underBarisan Nasional.The previous Member of Parliament for Tampin between 2018 and 2022 isHasan Bahrom,anAMANAHmember under thePakatan Harapancoalition.

In turn, Tampin provides 3 seats to theNegeri Sembilan State Legislative Assembly.

Transport

Tampin is well served by the Malaysian transport system. By car it is accessible by eitherNorth–South Expresswayusing the Simpang Ampat exit in neighbouring Malacca, or usingFederal Route 1which connects Tampin toSerembanandJohor Bahru.This town is also linked toAlor GajahandMalacca CityviaFederal Route 61.Tampin is also the southern end ofFederal Route 9which begins inKarakin the east coast state ofPahang.Motorists fromMalaccaare thus able to access theEast Coast Expresswayto get toKuantanorKuala Terengganuwhile bypassingKuala Lumpur.

Pulau Sebang-Tampin railway station, the southern terminus of theSeremban Line.

In terms ofpublic transport,Tampin is served by theKTMB.In fact,Gemas,which is part of Tampin district, is themeeting pointof West Malaysia'seasternandwesternrailway lines. ThePulau Sebang/Tampin railway stationis inPulau Sebang,which is on the Malaccan side, about 1 kilometer from the town centre. Furthermore, sinceMalacca Citydoes 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 toMalacca CitybeforeWorld War IIbut it was dismantled by theJapanese Imperial Armyduring the war for the construction of the infamous BurmeseDeath Railway.

Gallery

• 
  State border signboard between Tampin and Pulau Sebang (2008)
• 
  Downtown Tampin, seen from the Malaccan side
• 
  The state border (marked bytraffic lights) amidst a busy traffic, seen from the Negri side
• 
  State boundary line drawn on thepavement
• 
  Artistic Alley, downtown Tampin
• 
  Mural artdepicting local culture, Artistic Alley
• 
  Mount Tampin,theStadtbergof the town, is the southern end of theTitiwangsa Mountains

See also

• Pulau Sebang
• Batang Melaka

External links

• Tampin District Council