Malacca City Council, officially known as the Historical Malacca City Council ( ms, Majlis Bandaraya Melaka Bersejarah, MBMB) is the city council which administers

Malacca City Malacca City ( ms, Bandaraya Melaka or ') is the capital city of the Malaysian state of Malacca. As of 2019 it has a population of 579,000.https://www.dosm.gov.my/v1/uploads/files/6_Newsletter/Newsletter%202020/DOSM_DOSM_MELAKA_1_2020_Siri-81. ...

and most part of

Melaka Tengah District Melaka Tengah District (Central Malacca) is one of the 4 administrative districts in Malacca, Malaysia. It borders Masjid Tanah District to the north-west, Alor Gajah District to the north and Jasin District to the east. The capital of the stat ...

. It is responsible for public health and sanitation, cleanliness management, town planning, environmental protection and building control, social and economic development and general maintenance functions of urban infrastructure. The MBMB main headquarters is located at Graha Makmur in

Ayer Keroh Ayer Keroh is a town situated in Melaka Tengah District, Malacca, Malaysia. It is the seat of the state government since 2006, being the home of the state secretariat building complex – Seri Negeri complex and one of a few towns which formed t ...

, just outside its area of jurisdiction and opposite that of

Hang Tuah Jaya Municipal Council Hang Tuah Jaya Municipal Council ( ms, Majlis Perbandaran Hang Tuah Jaya, MPHTJ) is the local authority which administers Hang Tuah Jaya, a municipality covering an area of and consists of the northern part of Melaka Tengah District, the west ...

at Melaka Mall (formerly known as Kotamas).

History

The Municipality of the Town and Fort of Malacca, wide, was established in 1824 by the British East India Company for the purpose of town planning, public order and collection of assessment rates. On 1 January 1977, the Municipality Authority and the Melaka Tengah Rural District Council (Majlis Daerah Luar Bandar Melaka Tengah) merged to form the Melaka Tengah Municipal Council (Majlis Perbandaran Melaka Tengah), with an administration area of . The council later became known as the Malacca Municipal Council (Majlis Perbandaran Melaka) in 1987 and the Historical City of Malacca Municipal Council (Majlis Perbandaran Melaka Bandaraya Bersejarah, MPMBB) on 15 April 1989 when the federal government granted the Historical City title to the town of Malacca. The headquarters of the council was originally located at the building, which now houses the

People's Museum People's Museum ( ms, Muzium Rakyat) is a museum in Malacca City, Malacca, Malaysia, which records and preserves the achievements of Malacca in the development sector and officially opened on 15 April 1992 by then Prime Minister Mahathir Mohamad ...

, Kite Museum and the

Beauty Museum Beauty Museum or Museum of Enduring Beauty ( ms, Muzium Kecantikan) is a museum about beauty standards and concepts in Malacca City, Malacca, Malaysia, which was opened in 1996. It occupies the top floor of the former Historical City Municipa ...

, before being moved to the present building in Ayer Keroh. The council obtained its present name on 15 April 2003 when Malacca Town was granted city status. On 1 January 2010, part of its area including the headquarters' building, covering was separated for the establishment of

Hang Tuah Jaya Hang Tuah Jaya is a planned area in the Malaysian state of Malacca created by its government as the state's administrative centre and smart city with economical, social, infrastructural and recreational developments. It was launched by the fif ...

Municipal Council (Majlis Perbandaran Hang Tuah Jaya, MPHTJ). But the addition of a new administration area covering which was created out of land reclamation, resulted in the council's area currently stands at .

List of mayors

References

External links

* Local government in Malacca City councils in Malaysia {{Malaysia-gov-stub

History

List of mayors

See also

References

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