Jementah
Mukim in Johor, Malaysia
2°26′N 102°41′E / 2.433°N 102.683°E / 2.433; 102.683 (2010)
Jementah is a mukim in Segamat District, Johor, Malaysia.
Name
There are two versions of stories of how Jementah got its name. The first version was during the foundation of a village which later became Jementah town center, some villagers complained, "Jemu, jemu, jemu! Asyik-asyik menebas lalang saja!" which literally meant that they felt bored for only cutting long grasses, and the others replied, "Entah, entah, entah!" (I don't know, I don't know, I don't know!). From the Malay words jemu and entah, local residents believed that the combination of those words formed the word Jementah.
Another version stated that the villagers were bored and tired of removing leeches which sucked their blood when they were working, and therefore the combination of the words jemu and lintah which means leech in Malay formed the word Jementah.[1]
History
Jementah was once a site of the historic civil war in modern Johor history known as Jementah Civil War on 25 October 1879.
Geography
With a total area of 228 km2, Jementah is the 5th largest mukim in Segamat District.[2]
Demographics
As of 2010, Jementah has a total population of 18,823 people.[2]
Economy
The town is the largest pomelo producer in Johor.[3] It is also famous for its durian produce.[4]
Education
University
- Universiti Teknologi MARA Johor Campus branch
Secondary school
- Sekolah Menengah Kebangsaan Tun Sri Lanang
- Sekolah Menengah Kebangsaan Seri Jementah
- Sekolah Menengah Kebangsaan Jementah
Primary school
- Sekolah Kebangsaan Seri Jaya
- Sekolah Kebangsaan RKT Sri Ledang
- Sekolah Kebangsaan Paya Jakas
- Sekolah Kebangsaan Ladang Welch
- Sekolah Kebangsaan Jementah
- Sekolah Kebangsaan Bukit Tunggal
- Sekolah Jenis Kebangsaan (Tamil) Ladang Nagappa
- Sekolah Jenis Kebangsaan (Cina) Lian Hwa
- Sekolah Jenis Kebangsaan (Cina) Kebun Bahru
- Sekolah Jenis Kebangsaan (Cina) Jementah 1
- Sekolah Jenis Kebangsaan (Cina) Jementah (2)
Transportation
Strategically located 16 km from Segamat Town via Federal Route 23.[5]
See also
- Segamat
- Sultan Abu Bakar of Johor
References
- ^ "Asal Mula Nama Jementah". Melayu Online (in Malay). Retrieved 3 November 2016.
- ^ a b Profil Archived 2016-08-18 at the Wayback Machine
- ^ "Promosi Pakej Pelancongan Kawasan Jementah". Jabatan Pertanian Negeri Johor (in Malay). 15 June 2016. Retrieved 21 February 2018.
- ^ Yee, Xiang Yun (5 August 2020). "Durian season but no crowd". The Star. Retrieved 21 February 2021.
- ^ "New Segamat-Jementah road open to traffic". Free Malaysia Today. 15 November 2015. Retrieved 28 December 2017.
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