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SerembanSeremban is the capital of the Malaysian state of Negri Sembilan. It was established around the same time when tin was found during the 1840s around the Linggi River and was originally called Sungai Ujong. It is also the commercial centre for the surrounding rubber plantation area. Lukut near Port Dickson was the site of a major tin mine. Parts of the Lukut fort remains to this day. It was built between 1826 and 1827. http://www.gtitec.com.my/museums/lukut.htm Negri Sembilan has almost 600,000 inhabitants and is growing rapidly due to the good communications and transportation network to the Malaysian capital of Kuala Lumpur. Seremban has a population of nearly 270,000. http://allmalaysia.info/state/negri/negriintro.asp http://www.abcmalaysia.com/tour_malaysia/ns_seremban.htm Seremban Two, located two km from the old town centre, is developing into the main commercial hub. The central market located there is one of the largest in the country. The rail connection was first constructed in the late 1890s as a stop on the Kuala Lumpur-Singapore main line. Currently, Seremban station serves as the southern terminal of the Keretapi Tanah Melayu electrified commuter network. Kuala Lumpur is about 90 minutes away by train. The Kuala Lumpur International Airport straddles the border between Selangor and Negri Sembilan. Its promixity has been a plus factor for developing Mantin into an educational centre. The North-South Highway (Lebuhraya Utara-Selatan, PLUS) runs through the city. Seremban is well-connected by road to other nearby Malaysian cities such as Malacca and Johor Bahru. The city is also the site of the first Rotary Club to be founded in Southeast Asia. Historically, Negri Sembilan has been influenced by the Minangs and thus, Seremban is the centre of the Minangkabau culture in Malaysia.
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