Labu station (Rawang-Seremban Line) (entrance), Labu

Labu is a

mukim A mukim is a type of administrative division used in Brunei, Indonesia, Malaysia and Singapore. The word ''mukim'' is a loanword in English. However, it was also originally a loanword in Malay from the Arabic word: (meaning ''resident''). The clo ...

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 D ...

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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Etymology

Labu is the Malay word for "

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Geography

Nearby towns include Tiroi, Pelegong, Gadong, Kondok, and Jijan. Labu also known as 'Datuk Syahbandar Sungai Ujong Motherland' or 'Telapak Datuk Syahbandar Sungai Ujong'

History

Labu was founded around the start of the 19th century, during the reign of the eighth Datuk Undang of Sungai Ujong (Seremban), Y. A. M. Dato' Kelana Petra Sri Jaya, Dato' Kelana Leha (1780-1800). During World War II, the Japanese used it as one of their headquarters, building up several forts near the town that were mostly demolished a double-track railway in 1995. New Villages were built nearby during the

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where the local Chinese workers were kept. President

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visited there on a helicopter, giving his destination, Labu Jaya, the name "Felda LBJ".

Attractions

The Homestay Kampung Pelegong provides an annual feast of fruit that is open for visitors. Kampung Tekir, an

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village, allows visitors to spend time there to study about their culture. A new RMAF military base has been planned to be built in Sendayan but not in Labu as scheduled earlier.

Transportation

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is the backbone of Labu and Tiroi which serves these towns to

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and

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. Sere ...

. Labu is also served by the KTM Komuter Seremban Line. The Labu Komuter station has no proper tar road to this station, and its road has been broken without repairs for the past few years.

Economy

The township used to be remain underdeveloped, resulting in migration to nearby settlements due to poor opportunities, due to neglect from the town's YB man. Most locals work in the government sector, and some others work in agriculture and farming livestock. However, the Labu town now been developed under new assemblyman, YB Datuk Hasim B. Rusdi. Part of the Malaysia Vision Valley growth corridor, Labu has experienced an

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boom as nearby new townships like

Bandar Sri Sendayan Bandar Sri Sendayan is a planned township in the Rantau ward of Seremban District, Negeri Sembilan, Malaysia. It is the western suburb within the Seremban city proper, bordering Port Dickson District. Bandar Sri Sendayan is the flagship proj ...

Bandar Ainsdale Bandar Ainsdale is a township in Seremban, Negeri Sembilan, Malaysia. This township is located near between Seremban 2 and Labu. It is served by the North–South Expressway Southern Route and KTM Komuter. Transportation Car North–South Ex ...

and

Bandar Enstek Bandar Enstek is a township in Labu, Seremban District, Negeri Sembilan, Malaysia. It is developed by Tabung Haji. This township is located less than a kilometre from the Selangor-Negeri Sembilan border. Across the border is the Sepang F1 Cir ...

are currently being developed. There were two megaprojects being proposed in Labu, such as the KLIA East, a

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set to replace the original LCCT (now replaced with

KLIA2 Kuala Lumpur International Airport (KLIA) is Malaysia's main international airport. It is located in the Sepang District of Selangor, approximately south of Kuala Lumpur and serves the city's greater conurbation. KLIA is the largest and b ...

within the main airport's vicinity), and the Seremban station of the

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(scrapped as of now, pending possible revival). Famous novelist Mohamed Bakarudeen Bin Abdul Kader's (Aura novelist) hometown is Labu.

References

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