Jementah

Jementah
Jementah
Mukim
	Jementah Jementah in Malaysia Jementah Jementah (Malaysia) Jementah Jementah (Asia)
	Coordinates: 2°26′N 102°41′E / 2.433°N 102.683°E
Country	Malaysia
State	Johor
District	Segamat
Area
• Total	228 km2 (88 sq mi)
Population (2010)
• Total	18,823
• Density	83/km2 (210/sq mi)

Jementah (Jawi: جمنته) 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

Jementah in Segamat District

With a total area of 228 km², Jementah is the 5th largest mukim in Segamat District.^[2]

Demographics

Yin Fong Temple in Jementah.

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]

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. Archived from the original on 16 August 2018. 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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[1] "Asal Mula Nama Jementah". Melayu Online (in Malay). Retrieved 3 November 2016.

[auto-2] Profil Archived 2016-08-18 at the Wayback Machine

[3] "Promosi Pakej Pelancongan Kawasan Jementah". Jabatan Pertanian Negeri Johor (in Malay). 15 June 2016. Archived from the original on 16 August 2018. Retrieved 21 February 2018.

[4] Yee, Xiang Yun (5 August 2020). "Durian season but no crowd". The Star. Retrieved 21 February 2021.

[5] "New Segamat-Jementah road open to traffic". Free Malaysia Today. 15 November 2015. Retrieved 28 December 2017.

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