Jasin District is one of the three districts in the State of 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. The other two are the Central Malacca district and 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. Jasin District is the southernmost of the three districts, and borders the State of Johor

Johor

Johor is a Malaysian state, located in the southern portion of Peninsular Malaysia. It is one of the most developed states in Malaysia. The state capital city and royal city of Johor is Johor Bahru, formerly known as Tanjung Puteri...

. Jasin is also the name of the main town in the district. It is the administrative centre of the district.

Geography

The Kesang River runs through the center of Jasin town. The Kesang River separates the new town from the old town center. The latter consists of mainly 1920s 2-storey shophouses where small businesses is conducted on the ground floor and the owner lives above. Modern commercial buildings adorn the new town area and only one bridge over the Kesang River connects the new town to the old town.

Business

Major businesses are mainly conducted by the Chinese

Chinese people

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 with a handful of Malays, South Indians and Gujaratis. The Gujaratis in Jasin are mainly furniture dealers and the Mavani family has a monopoly. Run by generations of family members till today, the Mavani family business has flourished to be one of the most successful entrepreneurs in the city. Another popular shop on the same row is the Chen Sing Stationery Shop which sells stationery, magazines, comics and newspapers. There are two major banks in Jasin: Maybank

Maybank

Maybank , a trade name for Malayan Banking Berhad is the largest bank and financial group in Malaysia, with significant banking operations in Singapore, Indonesia and the Philippines. The bank also has large interests in Islamic banking through Maybank Islamic Berhad and insurance via its Etiqa...

 and CIMB

CIMB

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, which are also Malaysia's biggest banks.

Because the district has been designated as a water catchment area, industrialization is restricted to around the towns of Jasin and Merlimau

Merlimau

Merlimau is a town in Malacca, Malaysia. It is situated about 22 kilometers south-east of Melaka Historical City. Until 40 years ago, it used to be the main town travelers passed when traveling south of West Malaysia. Since then it was left out until more shophouses were constructed. Merlimau is...

. A large proportion of the land is used for the growing of rubber

Rubber

Natural rubber, also called India rubber or caoutchouc, is an elastomer that was originally derived from latex, a milky colloid produced by some plants. The plants would be ‘tapped’, that is, an incision made into the bark of the tree and the sticky, milk colored latex sap collected and refined...

 trees, oil palm

Oil palm

The oil palms comprise two species of the Arecaceae, or palm family. They are used in commercial agriculture in the production of palm oil. The African Oil Palm Elaeis guineensis is native to West Africa, occurring between Angola and Gambia, while the American Oil Palm Elaeis oleifera is native to...

 and fruits. The area is also known for its durian

Durian

The durian is the fruit of several tree species belonging to the genus Durio and the Malvaceae family . Widely known and revered in southeast Asia as the "king of fruits", the durian is distinctive for its large size, unique odour, and formidable thorn-covered husk...

 fruits.

Medicine

Jasin boasts a new government hospital, Hospital Jasin

Hospital Jasin

Jasin District Hospital is a 76-bed government-funded district hospital situated in the state of Malacca, Malaysia. It is a secondary hospital serving the medical needs of the Jasin district population.-History:...

, which replaced the old one that was fast becoming insufficient to meet the needs of the growing population. The hospital also serves as a teaching hospital for Malacca Manipal Medical College.

Besides the hospital, other government healthcare facilities include

• 7 community clinics
• 9 dental clinics
• 22 klinik desa (village clinics)

Education

There are about 19 schools in Jasin district. Schools such as MRSM Tun Ghafar Baba, SMK Iskandar Shah and SMK Dang Anum are examples of schools that are well-known in Malaysia. Other schools are listed below:

• MRSM Tun Ghafar Baba (MARA Junior Science College of Tun Ghafar Baba)

Jalan Sempang Kerayong,
77000 Jasin,
Malacca.

• SBP Integrasi Selandar (Selandar Integrated Boarding School)

Jalan Batang Melaka,
77500 Selandar,
Malacca.

• SMK Iskandar Shah (Iskandar Shah Secondary School)

Jalan Kelubi,
77000 Jasin,
Malacca.

• SMK Dang Anum (Dang Anum Secondary School)

Jalan Jasin,
77300 Merlimau,
Malacca.

• SMK Tun Perak (Tun Perak Secondary School)

Jalan Bunga Tanjung (Jalan Taman Maju),
77000 Jasin,
Malacca.

• SMK Datuk Bendahara (Datuk Bendahara Secondary School)

Jalan Pegawai,
77000 Jasin,
Malacca.

• SMK Seri Bemban (Seri Bemban Secondary School)

Jalan Ayer Panas,
77200 Bemban,
Malacca.

• SMK Simpang Bekoh (Simpang Bekoh Secondary School)

Jalan Asahan,
77100 Jasin,
Malacca.

• SMK Selandar (Selandar Secondary School)

Pejabat Pos Selandar,
77500 Selandar,
Malacca.

• SMK Sungai Rambai (Sungai Rambai Secondary School)

Jalan Parit Putat,
77400 Sungai Rambai,
Malacca.

• SMK Jasin (Jasin Secondary School)

Jalan Bunga Tanjung,
77000 Jasin,
Malacca.

• SMK Sri Mahkota (Sri Mahkota Secondary School)

KM16, Umbai,
77300 Merlimau,
Malacca.

• SMK DARY (SMK Datuk Abdul Rahman Ya'kob) (DARY Secondary School)

Jalan Jasin,
77300 Merlimau,
Malacca.

• SMK Teknik Jasin (Jasin Technical Secondary School)

Jalan Kemendor,
77000 Jasin,
Malacca.

• SMK Nyalas (Nyalas Secondary School)

Jalan Melangkan,
Nyalas, 77100 Asahan,
Malacca.

• Politeknik Merlimau (Merlimau Politechnic)

Karung Berkunci 1031,
Pejabat Pos Merlimau,
77300 Merlimau,
Malacca.

• Universiti Teknologi MARA (MARA Technology University)

77000 Jasin,
Malacca.

• Kolej Komuniti Jasin (Jasin Community College)

77000 Jasin,
Malacca.

• Kolej Komuniti Selandar (Selandar Community College)

Jalan Batang Melaka,
77500 Selandar,
Malacca.

• Pusat Lagenda Program Latihan Khidmat Negara (PKLN) Asahan

KM 69, Jalan Kolam Air,
Mukim Chabau,
77100 Asahan,
Malacca.

Travel

Jasin town center is about half-an-hour drive away from 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...

 city centre.

From nearby Asahan it is possible to ascend the peak of Gunung Ledang in Johor

Johor

Johor is a Malaysian state, located in the southern portion of Peninsular Malaysia. It is one of the most developed states in Malaysia. The state capital city and royal city of Johor is Johor Bahru, formerly known as Tanjung Puteri...

. Asahan is a border town boasting waterfalls.

Jasin also borders the district of Muara

Muara

Muara means Estuary in the Malay and Indonesian language, and is a name given to several locations in Southeast Asia.* Muara, Brunei is a town in the Brunei-Muara District, Brunei...

, particularly the town of Tangkak

Tangkak

Tangkak is a district capital of Ledang, in the state of Johor, Malaysia. It lies close to the neighbouring state of Melaka, especially to Jasin town and district of the state and about half an hour drive from Melaka city centre. The town is nicknamed "Fabric Town" or "Syurga Kain" in honor of its...

 in Johor

Johor

Johor is a Malaysian state, located in the southern portion of Peninsular Malaysia. It is one of the most developed states in Malaysia. The state capital city and royal city of Johor is Johor Bahru, formerly known as Tanjung Puteri...

. The two towns are about ten minutes' drive away from each other.