Gemas
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Gemas Town
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 Gemas
金马士 |
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| Coordinates: 2°35′N 102°35′E / 2.583°N 102.583°E | ||
| Country | Malaysia | |
| State | Negeri Sembilan | |
| District | Tampin | |
| Population (2010) | ||
| • Total | 29,777 | |
| • Demonym | Gemasian | |
| Time zone | MST (UTC+8) | |
| • Summer (DST) | Not observed (UTC) | |
| National calling code | 07 | |
Gemas (Chinese: 金马士) is a small town in Tampin District, Negeri Sembilan, Malaysia, near the Negeri Sembilan-Johor state border.
Gemas is notable for being at the railway junction between the Malaysian west and east coast rail lines. For this reason, Gemas is comparatively busy for a town of its size.
In addition to the original town centre of Gemas, the Johorean side of Gemas is known as Gemas Baharu which is located about 1 km from Gemas town centre. It means that the Gemas town centre is in Negeri Sembilanese side.
To the southwest stands the famed Gunung Ledang, also known as Mount Ophir, with a height of 1276 m.
Malays make up the majority of the population at 83% followed by the Chinese 8%, Indians at 5% and others 4%.
Gemas is located at the intersection of the West Coast and East Coast routes of the Keretapi Tanah Melayu (KTM) rail network. Trains from all directions stop at Gemas railway station, making it an important railway hub.
Gemas also marks the southern end of the electrified and double-track section of the West Coast Line. The electrification and double-tracking works was completed in 2013. The electric train services KTM Komuter and ETS services were extended to Gemas in October 2015, increasing services and cutting down travel time to Kuala Lumpur and other northern West Coast destinations.
Gemas is connected to other towns by federal highways 1 and 10. Route 
links Gemas with Seremban, the capital of Negeri Sembilan as well as Tampin and all the way to Johor Bahru.
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