Rantau (Chinese: 晏斗) is a small town and a mukim in
Seremban District,
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 ...
,
Malaysia.
Location
Rantau is 16 km south of downtown
Seremban, 20 km ENE of
Port Dickson and 49 km south-east of
Kajang,
Selangor.
It is surrounded by several
hamlets including
Kuala Sawah
Kuala Sawah is a hamlet located in Rantau State Constituency (DUN Rantau) District of Seremban, Negeri Sembilan, state of Malaysia. It is about 10 km away from Seremban. There are about 5000 residents in this area. The population consis ...
, Siliau,
Pedas and Ayer Kuning, and is the main town in the region with facilities like banks, mini market, quick-service restaurants and a
post office.
Society
The community contains five primary schools and two secondary schools. Rantau supports a multiracial population of around 8,000 people. Former
Menteri Besar,
Mohamad Hasan is Rantau's representative in the
State Assembly
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Channel Islands
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since 2004.
Rantau has many notable successful people. Among them is the former Chief Minister of Negeri Sembilan
Mohamad Hasan; Dato VS Mogan former EXCO member of the Negeri Sembilan State Government; Puan Malar Rajaram a Bahasa Melayu Radio Host and Producer in Canada for 15 years who had returned to homeland and contested in the 2019 Rantau By-election; Mr
Maha Sinnathamby
Maha Sinnathamby (born 10 December 1939 in Rantau, Seremban, Malaysia) is an Australian businessman and property developer. He is the entrepreneur behind the Greater Springfield Development in Queensland, the largest master-planned community ...
, Rantau born Australian developer of
Greater Springfield Development
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in
Queensland, the largest
master-planned community in Australia. There are few Government Diplomats, high-level civil servants and businessmen who have their origin from Rantau.
Transport
The town is basically located at a 4 road junction. Heading northbound is the Jalan Rantau-Mambau which connects Rantau to
Mambau
Mambau is a suburb in Seremban, Negeri Sembilan, Malaysia. Mambau area includes Mambau old town, Kg Baru Mambau, Rumah Murah Rakyat Mambau, Kg Batu 3, Kg Kayu Ara, Kg Mambau, Taman Kelab Tuanku and Anak Air Garam.
Mambau is located along Fe ...
northward and
Linggi southward. Heading northeast is the which connects the town to
Sungai Gadut and Senawang. Heading east is the which goes towards
Pedas and
Rembau. Finally heading west is the Jalan Rantau-Siliau which connects the Rantau to
Siliau and Lukut at the
Federal Route 53.
Although the town isn't served directly by the North-South Expressway, the closest exit is the EXIT 223 Pedas.
While Rantau isn't served by the KTM Komuter, it is a few kilometers away from
Sungai Gadut station.
Nearby
The mosque in the nearby hamlet of Kuala Sawah was built by estate owner Bujai Bin Dato' Raja Matshah on a piece of land donated (
waqf) by him in 1922 at the junction of Jalan Ulu Sawah. Bujai Bin Dato' Raja Matshah lived near the mosque till his death in 1924 and was buried in front of it.
Tourist attractions
*
Rantau Agro Park Rantau Eko Park is closed
References
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Mukims of Negeri Sembilan
Seremban District