Hang Tuah Jaya is a planned area in the
Malaysia
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n state of
Malacca
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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 fifth
Prime Minister of Malaysia
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,
Abdullah Ahmad Badawi
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on 25 June 2006, consists of parts of
Melaka Tengah,
Alor Gajah and
Jasin districts and covers an area of . The area became a municipality on 1 January 2010 and governed by the
Hang Tuah Jaya Municipal Council ( ms, Majlis Perbandaran Hang Tuah Jaya, MPHTJ), which is headquartered at Melaka Mall in
Ayer Keroh
Ayer Keroh is a town situated in Central Melaka District, 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 f ...
, opposite the headquarters of the
Malacca City Council along
Lebuh Ayer Keroh.
Etymology
Hang Tuah Jaya is named after the legendary Malay warrior –
Hang Tuah and its name is a combination of the warrior's name with "jaya", a
Sanskrit word adopted into
Malay language
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which means "success" or "victory".
History
Before 2010, Hang Tuah Jaya was administered by the Hang Tuah Jaya Corporation ( ms, Perbadanan Hang Tuah Jaya, PHTJ), a state government agency which was established on 1 June 2005 and headquartered at Melaka International Trade Centre (MITC) to oversee its development. After Hang Tuah Jaya Municipal Council became the local government of Hang Tuah Jaya, Hang Tuah Jaya Corporation was rebranded as the Malacca Green Technology Corporation ( ms, Perbadanan Teknologi Hijau Melaka, MGTC or PTHM) on 8 November 2013.
Administrative area
The administrative area consists of parts of the following mukims:
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Melaka Tengah District ()
**Ayer Molek
**Bachang
**
Batu Berendam
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Bukit Baru
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Bukit Katil
**
Peringgit
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Jasin District ()
**Ayer Panas
**Kesang
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Alor Gajah District
Alor Gajah District is one of the three administrative districts in Malacca, Malaysia. It borders Tampin District, Rembau District and Port Dickson District (including exclave of Tanjung Tuan) in Negeri Sembilan to the north and borders Jasin Dist ...
()
**
Durian Tunggal
Mukim can be either a subdivision of a district or a subdivision of sub-district (Section 11(c) of the National Land Code 1965).
See also
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Hang Tuah Jaya Municipal Council
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Putrajaya
Putrajaya (), officially the Federal Territory of Putrajaya ( ms, Wilayah Persekutuan Putrajaya), is a planned capital city which functions as the administrative capital and the judicial capital of Malaysia. The seat of the federal governm ...
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Iskandar Puteri
Iskandar Puteri is a city which functions as the administrative capital of the state of Johor, Malaysia ( Kota Iskandar) and represents the seat of government of the state of Johor (Executive branch & Legislative branch). Situated along the S ...
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Malacca City
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Alor Gajah
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Jasin (town)
Jasin is a town and the seat of Jasin District in the Malaysian state of Malacca. It is governed by Jasin Municipal Council ( ms, Majlis Perbandaran Jasin), which was formerly known as Jasin District Council ( ms, Majlis Daerah Jasin) from 1 J ...
References
External links
Hang Tuah Jaya Municipal Council
Populated places in Malacca
Planned cities in Malaysia
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