Jasin

Infobox Districts of Malaysian States
malaysian_state=Melaka
state_

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native_name=Jasin
جاسين
district_office=Jasin
district_officer=Zawawi Ghazali
parliament="Dewan Rakyat"
parliament_seat1=P.139 Jasin
parliament_seat_party1=BN
state_assembly_seat1=N.24 Bemban
state_assembly_seat_party1=
state_assembly_seat2=N.25 Rim
state_assembly_seat_party2=
state_assembly_seat3=N.26 Serkam
state_assembly_seat_party3=
state_assembly_seat4=N.27 Merlimau
state_assembly_seat_party4=
state_assembly_seat5=N.28 Sg. Rambai
state_assembly_seat_party5=
state_assembly="Dewan Undangan Negeri"
local_area_government=MPJ ¹
population_estimate_year=2001
population_estimate=92,883
area=678.54
population_density=136.9
footnotes=* BN=Barisan Nasional
¹ "Majlis Perbandaran Jasin"

Jasin is one of the three districts in the State of Melaka, Malaysia. The other two districts are Central Melaka and Alor Gajah. The District of Jasin is the southern most of the three districts and borders the State of Johor.

Jasin is also the name of the main town in the district. It is the administrative centre of the district.

Geography

The Kesang River runs through the center of Jasin town. The Kesang River separates the new town from the old town center. The old town center consists of mainly old 1920s 2-storey shophouses where small business is conducted on the ground floor and the owner has his residence on the top floor. Modern commercial buildings adorn the new town area and only one bridge over the Kesang River connects the new town to the old town.

Business

Major businesses are mainly conducted by the Chinese with a handful of Malays, South Indians and Gujaratis. The Gujaratis in Jasin are mainly furniture dealers and the Mavani family has a monopoly. Run by generation of family members till today,the Mavani family business has florish to be one of the most successful entreprenuers in this City. A popular shop amongst locals is located along the same row where the Mavani Furniture Shop is. It is called Chen Sing Stationery Shop. They provide all the essential stationery to the masses, as well as magazines, comics and newspapers. There are two major banks in Jasin: Maybank and CIMB, which are also Malaysia's biggest banks.

Because the district has been designated as a water catchment area, industrialization is restricted to around the towns of Jasin and Merlimau. A large proportion of the land is used for the growing of rubber trees, oil palm and fruits. The area is also known for its durian fruits.

Infrastructure

Medicine

Jasin now boasts of a spanking new government hospital, the Jasin District Hospital. It is fully air-conditioned and utilizes the latest in technology to provide medical treatment to the locals. The hospital also serves as a teaching hospital for Melaka Manipal Medical College.

Education

There a number of secondary school that are located at Jasin. Sekolah Menengah Kebangsaan Iskandar Shah & MRSM Tun Ghafar Baba is an example of famous secondary school here. There are 1 boarding school here that located at Selandar that is the SBPI Selandar or better known as SISMe( Selandar Integrated School Melaka). Other school that can be as example are SM Dato Bendahara, Sekolah Tun Perak and SMK Dang Anum. There is one University that was build in this district that located at Selandar that is the UTeM.

Travel

Jasin town centre is about half an hour drive from Melaka city centre.

From Jasin, one can travel towards the small town of Asahan, where it is possible to ascend the peak of Gunung Ledang in Johor via this route. Asahan is a border town where one can find wonderful waterfalls.

Jasin also borders the district of Muar, particularly the town of Tangkak in Johor. The two towns are located about ten minutes drive apart.