Negeri Sembilan
Negeri Sembilan
Nogoghi Sombilan | |
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| State of Negeri Sembilan Negeri Sembilan (Malay) | |
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| Anthem: Berkatlah Yang DiPertuan Besar Negeri Sembilan (Bless the Great Ruler of Negeri Sembilan) | |
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Interactive map of Negeri Sembilan | |
| Coordinates: 2°41′53″N 102°09′24″E / 2.6981°N 102.1567°E | |
| Country |  Malaysia |
| Capital (and largest city) | Seremban |
| Royal capital | Seri Menanti |
| Government | |
| • Type | Federated parliamentary constitutional elective monarchy |
| • Yang di-Pertuan Besar | Muhriz |
| • Ruling Chiefs (Undang Yang Empat and Tunku Besar of Tampin) |
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| • Menteri Besar | Ismail Lasim (BN–UMNO) |
| Area | |
• Total | 6,686 km2 (2,581 sq mi) |
| Highest elevation | 1,462 m (4,796 ft) |
| Population (2020) | |
• Total | 1,199,974 |
| • Density | 179.5/km2 (464.8/sq mi) |
| Demonym(s) | Negri (i.e. "Negriwoman", "Negri folk" etc.) |
| Human Development Index | |
| • HDI (2024) | 0.825 (very high) (7th) |
| Postal code | 70xxx to 73xxx |
| Calling code | 06 |
| Vehicle registration | N |
| Federated into FMS | 1895 |
| Japanese occupation | 1942 |
| Accession into the Federation of Malaya | 1948 |
| Independence as part of the Federation of Malaya | 31 August 1957 |
| Website | www |
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The capital of Negeri Sembilan is Seremban. The royal capital is Seri Menanti in Kuala Pilah District. Other important towns are Port Dickson, Bahau and Nilai. The name is believed to derive from the nine (sembilan) villages or nagari in the Minangkabau language (now known as luak) settled by the Minangkabau (or Menangkabau), a people originally from West Sumatra (in present-day Indonesia). Minangkabau features are still visible today in traditional architecture and the dialect of Malay spoken.
Unlike the hereditary monarchs of the other royal Malay states, the ruler of Negeri Sembilan is elected and is known as Yang di-Pertuan Besar instead of Sultan. He is elected by the council of Undangs who lead the four largest territories of Sungai Ujong, Jelebu, Johol, and Rembau, from the legitimate male members of the Pagaruyung dynasty, with the surviving sons of the previous Yamtuan coming first in the considerations but not being obligatory to be voted on, making it one of the more democratic monarchies. Negeri Sembilan is also the only state in Malaysia that is a coregency, where the Yang di-Pertuan Besar, the four Undangs and the Tunku Besar of Tampin together share the power as rulers of the state.
The economy of Negeri Sembilan is mainly based on agriculture, manufacturing and services. Seremban and Port Dickson districts are the state's major economic hubs, both constituting the Malaysia Vision Valley corridor.
Negeri Sembilan has diverse tropical rainforests and an equatorial climate. The state's mountain ranges belong to the Titiwangsa Mountains, a southern subrange of the Tenasserim Hills that span throughout southern Myanmar, southern Thailand and Peninsular Malaysia, with Mount Besar Hantu as the highest point. The Titiwangsa also ends here, at Mount Tampin, located south of the state.