Jementah

Jementah is a mukim in Segamat District, Johor, Malaysia.

Jementah
Mukim
CountryMalaysia
StateJohor
DistrictSegamat
Area
 • Total228 km2 (88 sq mi)
Population
 (2010)
 • Total18,823
 • Density83/km2 (210/sq mi)
Segamat Municipal Council Jementah Branch

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.[3]

Economy

The town the largest pomelo producer in Johor.[4]

Education

University

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

References
  1. "Asal Mula Nama Jementah". Melayu Online (in Malay). Retrieved 3 November 2016.
  2. http://apps.water.gov.my/jpskomuniti/dokumen/Segamat%20Profil%20(LATEST).pdf
  3. http://apps.water.gov.my/jpskomuniti/dokumen/Segamat%20Profil%20(LATEST).pdf
  4. "Promosi Pakej Pelancongan Kawasan Jementah". Jabatan Pertanian Negeri Johor (in Malay). 15 June 2016. Retrieved 21 February 2018.
  5. "New Segamat-Jementah road open to traffic". Free Malaysia Today. 15 November 2015. Retrieved 28 December 2017.


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