UTAR NEW VILLAGE COMMUNITY PROJECT REPORT NAME OF NEW VILLAGE: TANGKAK 东甲 JOHOR Project carried out by: Student Name ID Number Course Year / Semester 1. Ho Meng Li 11ADB01121 Chemistry Y1T2 DATE OF COMPLETION: JANUARY2012
ABSTRACT Tangkak is the district capital of Ledang,Johor. It lies close to its neighbouring town Muar town. It takes 45 minutes to drive to Melaka and half an hour to Muar town. Tangkak is nicknamed Fabric Town or SyurgaKain inrecognition of a street which is lined with a multitude of fabric stores. It is also well known for itsclose proximity to Mount Ophir (GunungLedang)which is 17km from the town centre of Tangkak.Mount Ophir is the tallest mountain in the state of Johor.The mountain is clearly visible from almost every corner of Tangkak.
INTRODUCTION The name of Tangkak arises from the tale of tang Merangkak. An explorer called Long Muamud and his 7 follower crawled up (merangkak)from the edge of Tangkak River to go to Tambak Hill at the area of Seri.The riverbank is covered by marshes and rich withsendayan, ferns and sago palm. The local residents usually refer to tang Merangkak as a way to point out the location of the place. In Malay language, the word tang means somewhere. The town of Tangkak is near to Mount Ophir (GunungLedang), the mysterious lair of PuteriGunungLedang.It is a beautiful mountain and a tourist attraction. From the peak of Mount Ophir, we can catch a beautiful view surrounding area. Tangkak town is situated at the border of Jasin, Melaka andit takes only 45 minutes to reach Melaka town. The journey from Kuala Lumpur, to Tangkak takes 2 hours via the North-South Highway (Lebuhraya Utara-Selatan).It takes only about 3 minutes to reach Tangkak town from the Tangkaktoll exit. Tangkak Toll Plaza along North-South Expressway
Signboard of Tangkak
ECONOMICACTVITIES There are many economic activities in Tangkaksuch as plantation, industry andcommerce. One of the main sources of income for this new village istourism.tangkak is very well known for its textile industry which attracts Johorians as well as people from Kuala Lumpur, Negeri Sembilan, Melaka and other states. You can see along the main road of the town, numerous shops selling fabric ranging from Satin to Batik. The textile industry also provides job opportunities to local residents such as sewing and tailoring. Commercial enterprises related to curtains and handmade Malay traditional costume like kebaya, bajukurung and Punjabi are common in Tangkak. One of the fabric shops in the street
The swiftlet industry provides another important source of income. Tangkak area is surrounded by oil palm estates which provide the best food source for swiftlets. The perfect environmental condition is most conducive for swiftlet farming. The farmer we interviewed explained that, in order to meet the habitat requirements of Swiftlets, the swiftlet farms have to imitate the cave environment in terms of atmosphere, temperature and brightness. The farmers monitor conditions in the bird house. Outsiders have also invested in Swiftlet farms and this has increased the demand for land in Tangkak. Swiftlet farming The Swiftlet build their nest inside buildings
Paddy and oil palm are the main crops grown in Tangkak. The farmer we interviewed informed us that it took them just 100 days or about three months to harvest their crops after planting the seeds by using the seed spraying machines. He plans to have a combined harvester machine and a baler machine to collect all stalks and bale for recycling into animal feed. There is potential to develop an organic feed factory. estate. Besides that, the palm oil plantations are well-developedespecially at EngKee Paddy field at KampungKesangTasek,Tangkak
Tangkak has a hypermarket called The Store which sells basic household items. This hypermarket also provides business opportunities to local residents, such as setting food stalls beside the hypermarket. The tourism value of Fabric Town has benefited the local hotel business. The Store hypermarket
EDUCATION Government and local residents have put in a lot of effort to develop the local schools. There are 7 primary schools in Tangkak: 2 3 1 4. SekolahKebangsaan Seri Ma'amor Kampung Seri Ma'amor, 84900 Tangkak, Johor. SekolahKebangsaanPengkalanBesar KampungPengkalanBesar, 84900 Tangkak, Johor. SekolahKebangsaanPaya Mas Batu 18, KampungPayamas, 84900 Tangkak, Johor. SekolahKebangsaanBekoh JKR 1698, KampungBekoh, 84900 Tangkak, Johor. 069787496 069788772 069787621 065237495 SekolahKebangsaan Bukit Banjar 5 069630113 JKR 1788, Kampung Bukit Banjar, 84900 Tangkak, Johor. 6 SekolahKebangsaan (P) Bandar Tangkak 1039-1040, Jalan Hassan, 84900 Tangkak, Johor. 7 SekolahKebangsaan Sri Tangkak JKR no. 767, JalanPayamas, 84900 Tangkak, Johor. 8 SJK (C) Chi Ming (1) JalanOng Siong,84900 Tangkak, Johor 9 SJK( C) Chi Ming (2) JalanPayamas, 84900 Tangkak, Johor 069789497 069788479 06-9781002 069781254
SekolahKebangsaanLedang SekolahKebangsaan Sri Tangkak
SJK(C) Chi Ming (1) SJK(C) Chi Ming (2)
Besides that, Tangkak has 3 Secondary Schools: 1. 2. 3. SekolahMenengahKebangsaanTunMamat JalanPayamas, 84900 Tangkak, Johor. SekolahMenengahKebangsaan Seri Tangkak KM 32, JalanPayamas, 84900 Tangkak, Johor. SekolahMenengahKebangsaanLedang JalanSialang, 84900 Tangkak, Johor. 069781245 069788620 069781266 SMK TunMamat
SMK Seri Tangkak SMK Ledang
The town also has 2 Institutes/Colleges: 1. KolejMatrikulasi Johor KementerianPendidikan Malaysia, JlnPayamas, 84900 Tangkak 06-978 1613 2. KolejKomunitiLedang KementerianPengajianTinggi Malaysia, Km 5, JlnPayamas, 84900 Tangkak 06-978 9295 06-978 9834 KolejMatrikulasi Johor
KolejKomunitiLedang
SOCIAL, CULTURE AND RELIGIOUS PRACTICES The Chinese forms the main ethnic group in Tangkak. It comprises the following dialect groups: Hokkien,TeoChew(ChaoZhou),Hakka, andcantonese. All the villagers from different ethnic background live in harmony. You can see Chinese temples, Hindu Temples, churches, and mosques everywhere. There are more than 15 Chinese temples, 3 Christian churches and a Catholic church. There are also a Hindu Temple and two mosques. St. Matthew Catholic Church
One of the mosques in Tangkak New Village The Buddist Temple
This Buddhist Temple is one of the branches of Malaysian Buddhist Association
TOURISMVALUES (a)fabrictown The main tourist attraction of this area is its fame as fabric town. The tourists usually come to visit by bus. Tangkak sells fabric at a lower price because it is the mainlocation of textile factoriesin Malaysia. There are more than 20 fabric shops along the street of JalanPayamas.To transformtangkakinto a well-known tourist attraction, the Ministry of Tourism Malaysia frequently holdsevents like festivals or carnivals intangkak. For example, Textile Festival was held in 2011, launched by Y.B Dr.Ng Yen Yen. \ Festival Tekstil Tangkak 2011
Launching ceremony of Festival TekstilTangkak 2011
(b) JubliIntanHall Tangkak s second attraction is the JubliIntan Hall. It is a multipurpose hall and there is a Clock Tower which serves as the symbol of Tangkak town centre.the field in front of JubliIntan Hall is well-decorated with colourful lights. Most of the carnivals or campaigns are held to attract more tourists and also to entertain local residents. DewanJubliIntan during day time DewanJubliIntan during night time (c) GunungLedang Resort
GunungLedang (Mount Ophir), 17 km from the town centre of Tangkak,isoften linked to the myth of LagendaPuteriGunungLedang (Princess of GunungLedang). The princess was supposed to have rejected the Sultan of Malacca s marriage proposal by giving unreasonable demands. There are readers who visit Mount Ophir after reading about this story. GunungLedang Resort has a water fall. We can drink the crystal clear water from this mountain without having to boil it first, especially at the campsite of GuaKambing (Cave of Goat) and KolamPuteri (Princess Pond). The main hall of GunungLedang Resort
Waterfall The entrance of GunungLedang Resort (d) Taman GunungLedang TamanGunungLedang was established in 2003. Mount Ophirwas declared as Johore s National Park on 27 th Oct 2005.Mount Ophir is the highest mountain in the south of
Peninsular Malaysia with a height of 1276 meter (4187feet) above sea level and an overall size of 8611 hectare. Itwas listed as the 6 th most difficult hill/mountain to climb in Malaysia. Thishas attracted the attention of manymountaineers. Besides mountaineers, Taman GunungLedangiaalso a research site for botanists to explore the flora and fauna. For example the slipper Orchid can only be found atgunungledang. The signboard of Taman HutanLagenda& Taman Negara Johor GunungLedang
Slipper Orchids (e) Tangkak Beef Noodles Tangkak Beef Noodles is famous because of its special taste s beef soup. Besides being popular and meet the local s taste, it is also fairly priced and affordable as usual meals. It is very successful in business and open several branches at Kuala Lumpur and Melaka.
Tangkak Beef Noodles (RestoranKuangFei)
Tangkak Beef Noodles Fair price in the menu INFRASTRUCTURE AND FACILITIES Tangkak district council has developed this new village very successfully. Residents have access to health care facilities at the Tangkak District Hospital. Tangkak District Hospital also serves as a teaching hospital for Melaka Manipal Medical College. For safety reasons, the Council also built a police station and fire
station. Besides that,there is also a Magistrate Court in Tangkak.The Tangkak district council has built a food centre to provide hawkers with business opportunities. It has also developed a recreation park for locals, especially senior citizens.tangkak s post office and Tangkak District Council provide bill collection services, e.g. electric bills and fines for traffic offences. Hospital Tangkak
Majistate Court Tangkak Police station
Fire station Tangkak
Food centre Recreational Park
Tangkak District Council Post Office PROBLEM Although Tangkak s economy is doing well, the town faces a serious problem. The profitable swiftlet industry has led to pollution and the droppings on building and roads have a negative impact on Tangkak s tourism value.
RECOMMENDATION The Tangkakcouncil should move the location of Swiftlet farming out of Tangkak centre town without disturbing local resident s business. Otherwise, the owners of the Swiftlethouses should hire cleaner to maintain the cleanliness of Tangkak s streets and facilities.
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