Senawang

Senawang is a satellite town located in the district of Seremban, Negeri Sembilan, Malaysia.

Geography

Senawang is situated about 7 kilometres from Seremban town. It is located in a higher level flat terrain than other towns in Seremban. The terrain is suitable for industrial.

Demographics

After the opening of Senawang Industrial Park, many developers built residential places to please the needs of industrial workers. One of the earliest is "Taman Marida" and followed by others that included:
*Taman Marida
*Taman Rasa Sayang
*Taman Senawang Jaya
*Taman Cempaka
*Taman Ros Mewah
*Taman Satria
*Taman Sri Kasih
*Taman Seri Pagi
*Matahari Heights
*Senawang Park City
*Taman Seremban Jaya
*Taman Lavender Heights
*Taman Alamanda
*Bandar Baru Senawang

Education

The increasing of residents in Senawang urged schools to be built. "Sekolah Menengah Kebangsaan Senawang" was built followed by "Sekolah Kebangsaan Senawang". Then other schools were built:
*SK Taman Seri Mawar
*SK Taman Seri Pagi
*SMK Taman Seri Pagi (formerly SMK Senawang 2)

Proposed:
*SMK Senawang 3

Economy

Retail

High number of residents in Senawang attracted developers to build commercial parks. The most notable is Senawang Commercial Park (known as "Dataran Senawang"). Giant Hypermarket was built and now being the main attraction in Senawang.

Transportation

Bus

Two bus company is now servicing route from Seremban.

*State Coach monopolized shuttle bus service in Senawang.
*Cityliner

Rail

KTM Komuter proposed to expand commuter service to Senawang. [http://www.thestar.com.my/news/story.asp?file=/2008/2/7/nation/20261095&sec=nation]

ee also

*Seremban

Reference