Pekan Asahan

Asahan
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Country	Malaysia
State	Malacca
District	Jasin
Government
• Ruling party	Barisan Nasional
• ADUN (N10)	R.Perumal
Time zone	MST (UTC+8)
• Summer (DST)	Not observed (UTC)
Website	www.mpjasin.gov.my

Asahan is a small town in Jasin District, Malacca, Malaysia. It is located about 25 km away from Jasin and 20 km away from Tangkak, Johor. This small town is located near Melaka-Johor state border.^[1]

History

Asahan used to be called Cowboy Town due to its under-develop status from other towns in Malacca. In June 2015, the Malacca State Government decided to build the Asahan New Town for the economic growth involving industrial and residential areas of about 687 hectares.^[2]

Economy

Generally, the residents of Asahan come from the lower income group. The majority of them work in the agricultural sector. Over the years, the local government has built up several shop lots in some strategic locations to give the chance for the locals to go into trading. Cheap shops were also constructed.

Education

The town houses the Industrial Training Institute (Malay: Institut Latihan Perindustrian) and Community College for the vocational schools, as well as four high schools and fifteen primary schools.