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Sungai Ujong

Seremban
Soghomban, Sungei Ujong
State Capital
Other transcription(s)
 • Jawi سرمبن
 • Chinese 芙蓉
Skyline of Seremban
Flag of Seremban
Flag
Official seal of Seremban
Seal
Nickname(s): Somban
Motto: 5S The Foundation of Work Excellence
Seremban is located in Peninsular Malaysia
Seremban
Seremban
Location of Seremban in the Malaysian peninsula
Coordinates: 2°43′N 101°57′E / 2.717°N 101.950°E / 2.717; 101.950Coordinates: 2°43′N 101°57′E / 2.717°N 101.950°E / 2.717; 101.950
Country Malaysia
State Negeri Sembilan
District Seremban District
Establishment 1840
Granted municipal status 1979
Government
 • Administered by Majlis Perbandaran Seremban
 • Yang DiPertua
(President)
Dato' Haji Abd. Halim
Area
 • State Capital 959 km2 (370 sq mi)
 • Metro 2,980 km2 (1,150 sq mi)
Elevation 79 m (259 ft)
Population (2010)
 • State Capital 555,935 (9th)
 • Density 489.00/km2 (1,266.51/sq mi)
 • Metro 806,920
 • Demonym Serembanese
Time zone MST (UTC+8)
 • Summer (DST) Not observed (UTC)
Postal code 70xxx, 71xxx
Mean solar time UTC + 06:46:48
National calling code 06
License plate prefix Nxx (for all vehicles include taxis)
ISO 3166-2 MY-14
Website mpsns.gov.my

Seremban (Jawi: سرمبن; Chinese: 芙蓉; Jyutping: fu4 jung4; Minangkabau: Soghomban or Somban) is a town and the capital of Negeri Sembilan, Malaysia, located within Seremban District. The town's administration is run by the Seremban Municipal Council. On 9 September 2009, Seremban was to be declared as a city; however it was later deferred due to technical reasons. However, the idea of granting city status has been brought up again and Seremban is expected to become a city in the near future.

Seremban was founded as Sungei Ujong (or Sungai Ujong), named after a nearby river of the same name. While the town was renamed Seremban thereafter, the Sungai Ujong name most prominently persists as a street name for a road adjoining the southern side of town (Sungai Ujong Road, or Jalan Sungai Ujong).

The town is also referred alternately as "Fu Rong" (Chinese: 芙蓉,literally "hibiscus") among the Chinese-speaking community.

Sungai Ujong came into existence with the discovery of tin ore in the 1870s like most major towns in Peninsular Malaysia. The discovery of tin in a nearby area called Rasah, saw an influx of Arab, Malay and Chinese immigrants to work on the mines and trade there. Most of the local Malays were farmers.

Renamed to Seremban, the town flourished not only as a mining area but also a business centre. The Linggi River served as the sole outlet to ferry tin and supplies in and out of the town. Revenue came not only from tin trade but also from the large amount of taxes collected, much to the displeasure of the traders and the British colonialists at the neighbouring port of Malacca.


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