Johol

Not to be confused with Johor.

Johol Joho (Negeri Sembilan Malay)
Town
Johol town centre
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Coordinates: 2°36′N102°16′E / 2.600°N 102.267°E / 2.600; 102.267
Country	Malaysia
State	Negeri Sembilan
District	Kuala Pilah
Luak	Johol
Time zone	UTC+8 (MYT)
Postal code	73100

Johol
Luak Berundang
Luak Johol
Luak of Johol relative to other luaks in Negeri Sembilan
Country	Malaysia
State	Negeri Sembilan
Adat institution	Undang of Johol  [ ms ]
Government
•  Undang	Muhammed Abdullah
• Penghulu of Gemencheh	Mohd Kamil Abdul Aziz
• Penghulu of Ayer Kuning	Mohamad Ghazali Abdul Jalil
• Penghulu of Pasir Besar	Norhamzaz Buyong

Johol (Negeri Sembilan Malay: Joho) is a town, a mukim and a state assembly constituency in Kuala Pilah District, Negeri Sembilan, Malaysia. ^[1] It is roughly halfway between Tampin and Kuala Pilah, along FT 9.

Johol in Kuala Pilah District

Features

Johol town houses one of the oldest surviving Shell service stations in the country, dating back to the 1930s. It is located along Jalan Besar FT 9. ^[2]

Politics

Johol is one of the constituent Minangkabau states, known as luaks, that formed Negeri Sembilan. The reigning Undang of the Luak of Johol (Undang of Johol  [ ms ]) is Datuk Johan Pahlawan Lela Perkasa Setiawan Muhammad Abdullah (the 15th Undang). ^[3] He is one of the four Undangs that participate in the election of the Yamtuan Besar of Negeri Sembilan; the other three are from Sungai Ujong (which included the capital Seremban and Port Dickson), Jelebu and Rembau.

Johol is part of the parliamentary constituency of Kuala Pilah. Johol is also a constituency of the Negeri Sembilan State Legislative Assembly.

References

1. "Toponymic Guidelines for Map and Other Editors for International Use" (PDF). Malaysian National Committee on Geographical Names. 2017. p. 32. Archived from the original (PDF) on May 23, 2021. Retrieved May 29, 2021.
2. "Stesen minyak tertua tetap teguh". Harian Metro. 28 Jun 2017. Retrieved 24 Feb 2019.
3. "Istiadat menghadap Undang Luak Johol di Istana Seri Menanti". 15 December 2016.