Section 24: Jempol Background

Background

The Jempol District Council was established on August 1, 1980 as a follow-up to the re-delimitation exercise of the Kuala Pilah division. The redelineation exercise has created a new district known as Jempol District previously known as Bahau Kecil division which is under the administration of Kuala Pilah division.

Since its formation and before on June 14, 2001, the Jempol District Council office often moved locations. Initially, the Jempol District Council office was located in Bandar Bahau, JKR Building. Then in 1985 changed to the Jempol District Council Hall located in Jalan Murah, Bahau and in 1986, again moved back to Rumah JKR. In 1987, the Jempol District Council office was at Jalan Taman Tasik, Bahau until 16 December 2001. Now, the Jempol District Council has its own building in Bandar Seri Jempol, formerly known as Bandar Baru Serting.

In general, Jempol District is bordered by Bera District, Pahang to the north, Jelebu District to the southwest, Kuala Pilah District to the west, Tampin District to the south and Segamat District, Johor to the southeast. Jempol is the largest district in Negeri Sembilan with a size of 148,277.32 hectares consisting of five regions (subdistricts), Serting Ilir, Serting Ulu, Kuala Jempol, Jelai and Rompin. However, the operational area of the Jempol District Council is only 27,091 hectares (18 percent) or the size of all parts where most of it includes the area around Bandar Baharu, Bandar Seri Jempol, Pekan Batu Kikir, Pekan Rompin and Mahsan.

Jempol District Council functions are inline with the main objective of setting it up, as expressed in the Local Government Act 1876,Act 171.In principle, its function is to provide municipality services to the residents in its area of operation in respect of general health, garbage management, town and country planning, natural environment protection,building control, improving social and economy, and municipal infrastructure maintenance.

After 39 years of its establishment on 29 January 2019 Jempol District Council was declared as Jempol Municipal Council and became the 4th municipal council in Negeri Sembilan. The declaration ceremony was completed by the Yang Dipertuan Besar of Negeri Sembilan, Tuanku Muhriz ibni Almarhum Tuanku Munawir located at Jempol Municipal Council Square.