Alur Gajah is a town and district in Malacca

Malacca

Malacca , dubbed The Historic State or Negeri Bersejarah among locals) is the third smallest Malaysian state, after Perlis and Penang. It is located in the southern region of the Malay Peninsula, on the Straits of Malacca. It borders Negeri Sembilan to the north and the state of Johor to the south...

, Malaysia. Alor Gajah is also a parliamentary constituency of Melaka. It borders Tampin

Tampin

Tampin　 is both a town and a district in Negeri Sembilan, Malaysia, however part of the town spills over into the neighbouring state of Malacca, as it is located along the Malacca-Negeri Sembilan border...

, Negeri Sembilan

Negeri Sembilan

Negeri Sembilan, one of the 13 states that constitutes Malaysia, lies on the western coast of Peninsular Malaysia, just south of Kuala Lumpur and borders Selangor on the north, Pahang in the east, and Malacca and Johor to the south....

 to the north. This town has a railway station at Pulau Subang about 10 kilometres from the town area. It also borders Jasin

Jasin

Jasin District is one of the three districts in the State of Malacca, Malaysia. The other two are the Central Malacca district and the Alor Gajah district. Jasin District is the southernmost of the three districts, and borders the State of Johor. Jasin is also the name of the main town in the...

 and Central Malacca:

• Jasin
  Jasin
  Jasin District is one of the three districts in the State of Malacca, Malaysia. The other two are the Central Malacca district and the Alor Gajah district. Jasin District is the southernmost of the three districts, and borders the State of Johor. Jasin is also the name of the main town in the...
  
   - Alor Gajah
  Alor Gajah
  Alur Gajah is a town and district in Malacca, Malaysia. Alor Gajah is also a parliamentary constituency of Melaka. It borders Tampin, Negeri Sembilan to the north. This town has a railway station at Pulau Subang about 10 kilometres from the town area...
  
   district border.
• Central Malacca - Alor Gajah
  Alor Gajah
  Alur Gajah is a town and district in Malacca, Malaysia. Alor Gajah is also a parliamentary constituency of Melaka. It borders Tampin, Negeri Sembilan to the north. This town has a railway station at Pulau Subang about 10 kilometres from the town area...
  
   district border.

Local jurisdiction

Majlis Perbandaran Alor Gajah (MPAG) is the local municipal council

Municipal council

A municipal council is the local government of a municipality. Specifically the term can refer to the institutions of various countries that can be translated by this term...

 in charge of this town.

Alor Gajah is 699.3 km², which is equivalent to 66,302 hectares. It consists of 31 mukim

Mukim

In Brunei, a mukim is a subdivision of a daerah . The equivalent of the word 'mukim' in English would be 'sub-district'.In Malaysia, a mukim can either be a subdivision of a daerah or a subdivision of sub-district, In Singapore, a mukim is one of two varieties of survey...

(sub-districts):

• Lendu
• Lubok China
• Masjid Tanah
• Ramuan Cina Kecil
• Sungai Baru Tengah
• Kuala Sungai Baru
• Sungai Baru ilir
• Brisu
• Bandar Alor Gajah
• Tanjung Rimau
• Padang Sebang
• Belimbing
• Parit Melana
• Paya Rumput
• Tampin
• Pegoh
• Kelemak
• Taboh Naning
• Melekek
• Rambai
• Rembia
• Hutan Percha
• Pulau Sebang
• Tebong
• Kemuning
• Gadek
• Machap
• Melaka Pindah
• Durian Tunggal
• Sungai Petai
• Sungai Baru Ulu
• Sungai Udang
• Beringin
• Air Pa'abas
• Sungai Siput
• Ramuan Cina Besar
• Sungai Buluh
• Kuala Linggi
• Kampung Paya Datuk
• Melekek
• Simpang Ampat

Notable places

• Ayer Panas Gadek (Gadek Hot Spring)
• Dol Said
  Dol Said
  Dol Said or in full Dato' Abdul Said was a 19th century Malay leader of an area called Naning, which was then part of Malacca on the Malay Peninsula. He opposed taxation by the British's taxation policy in the area and refused to pay it...
  
  's Grave
• British Graveyard
  Alor Gajah British Graveyard
  The Alor Gajah British Graveyard is a notable historical place in Alor Gajah town, Malacca, Malaysia....
  
  
• The A' Famosa Resort
  A' Famosa Resort
  A' Famosa Resort Malaysia is located in Malacca, Malaysia, near the Simpang Ampat exit on the North South Expressway. It was named after the 16th century Portuguese fort of the same name which was once stood near the harbor of Malacca city...
  
   (not to be confused with the A Famosa
  A Famosa
  A Famosa is a Portuguese fortress located in Malacca, Malaysia. It is among the oldest surviving European architectural remains in Asia. The Porta de Santiago, a small gate house, is the only remaining part of the fortress still standing....
  
  fort)