Merlimau
Merlimau is a town in Jasin District, Malacca, Malaysia. It is about 22 kilometers southeast of Malacca City. Until 40 years ago, was the main town travelers passed when traveling south of Peninsular Malaysia. Since then it was left out until more shophouses were constructed. Merlimau is between Melaka Town and Muar. There are housing areas in Merlimau and in nearby areas such as Air Tawar and Batu Gajah.
The area along the Merlimau-Jasin road has become a place of residence for students of Merlimau Polytechnics. There are two secondary schools: the Sekolah Datuk Rahman Yaakub (SDARY) and Sekolah Dang Anum (SDA) were established as early as the 1960s. The interchange with PLUS southern expressway was opened at Lipat Kajang.
Politically, Merlimau town is in parliament constituency of P139 Jasin, and Melaka State Legislative Hall of N27 Merlimau. The N27 area itself consists of 7 ballot boxes areas, namely Ayer Merbau, Chincin, Jasin Lalang, Merlimau Utara, Merlimau Pasir, Permatang Serai and Pengkalan Samak. Since independence until nowadays, both at parliamentary and state level, as many other parts of Malaysia, Merlimau has never been won by opposition parties.