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The Strait of Malacca is located in the southern region of the Malay Peninsula, next to Malacca. The Historic City has been listed as a UNESCO World Heritage site since July 7, 2008.

The state is bordered by Negeri Sembilan to the north and west and Johor to the south. The exclave of Tanjung Tuan borders Negeri Sembilan to the north. Malacca City is the capital of Malaysia and it is located southeast of Kuala Lumpur and northwest of Johor's largest city.

The local monarchy was abolished when the Portuguese conquered it in 1511. The head of state is the Governor, not the Sultan. One of the major tourist destinations in Malaysia is Malacca. Malacca used to be a well-known international trade center in the East.

Many traders from India, China and Arabia anchored in Malacca and traded at the port of Malacca, where many of the descendants and tribes that exist in Malacca today were born.

There is a lot of diversity in the local community. Malays, Chinese, Indians, Baba Nyonya, Kristang, Chitty and Eurasians are significant ethnic groups in the State of Malacca.

The state's name is said to be related to the founding of the sultanate preceding it by Parameswara who fled Singapura to find a new place to establish his kingdom.

A mouse deer was cornered by a dog while Parameswara was resting under a tree. The mouse deer pushed the dog into the river.

The courage of the deer and the fact that it was a propitious sign of the weak overcoming the powerful made Parameswara decide to find an empire on that spot. He named it 'Malacca' after the tree where he had just taken shelter at, the Malacca tree (Malay: pokok melaka). This story shows remarkable similarities with and was probably adapted (as some historians argued) from folk-tales from Kandy, Sri Lanka, and Pasai, Sumatra (both of which pre-date Malacca).

The "Malacca tree" was taken as a basis for the species Phyllanthus emblica named by Carl Linnaeus in 1753 through Latinising its original Sanskrit name आमलक amalaka, to which the species have since been planted as ornamentals in various state attractions. However, some researchers like those of the Forestry Research Institute of Malaysia speculate that the legendary name-giving tree may have been the species Phyllanthus pectinatus more endemic to Malay Archipelago forests which does resemble P. emblica superficially yet both it and the latter have no geographical overlap between them.

Malacca was a fishing village before the first Sultan.

Malacca was founded by Iskandar Shah. He found his way to Malacca around 1402 where he found a good port—it was accessible in all seasons and on the strategically located narrowest point of the Malacca Straits. In collaboration with allies from wandering proto-Malay privateers of the Straits called the orang laut ("sea-people"), he established Malacca as an international port by compelling passing ships to call there, and establishing fair and reliable facilities for warehousing and trade .

The first official Chinese trade envoy arrived in Malacca in 1403. Paramewara was escorted by other envoys after successful visits from him. Malacca's relationship with China gave it protection from attacks.

Malacca was submitted to China as a protectorate. The development of Malacca into a major trade settlement on the trade route between China and India was encouraged by this.

In Malacca during the early 15th century, Ming China actively sought to develop a commercial hub and a base of operation for their treasure voyages into the Indian Ocean. Malacca had been a relatively insignificant region, not even qualifying as a polity prior to the voyages according to both Ma Huan and Fei Xin, and was a vassal region of Siam. In 1405, the Ming court dispatched Admiral Zheng He with a stone tablet enfeoffing the Western Mountain of Malacca as well as an imperial order elevating the status of the port to a country. The Chinese also established a government depot (官廠) as a fortified cantonment for their soldiers. Ma Huan reported that Siam did not dare to invade Malacca thereafter. The rulers of Malacca, such as Parameswara in 1411, would pay tribute to the Chinese emperor in person. In 1431, when a Malaccan representative complained that Siam was obstructing tribute missions to the Ming court, the Xuande Emperor dispatched Zheng He carrying a threatening message for the Siamese king saying "You, king should respect my orders, develop good relations with your neighbours, examine and instruct your subordinates and not act recklessly or aggressively." The early kings of Malacca—Parameswara, Megat Iskandar Shah, and Sri Maharaja—understood that they could gain Ming China's protection through skilful diplomacy and thereby could establish a strong foundation to their kingdom against Siam and other potential enemies. Chinese involvement was crucial for Malacca to grow into a key alternative to other important and established ports.

Hang Li Po, a daughter of the emperor of China, arrived in Malacca accompanied by 500 attendants to marry Sultan Shah of Malacca, who reigned from 1456 until 1477. Her attendants married locals and settled in Bukit China.

Envoys arrived in the 9th month of the year. Malacca again sent envoys to China in 1481 to inform the Chinese that, while Malaccan envoys were returning to Malacca from China in 1469, the Vietnamese attacked the Malaccans, killing some of them while castrating the young and enslaving them.The Malaccans reported that Vietnam was in control of Champa and also sought to conquer Malacca, but the Malaccans did not fight back, because they did not want to fight against another state that was a tributary to China without permission from the Chinese.They requested to confront the Vietnamese delegation to China which was in China at the time, but the Chinese informed them since the incident was years old, they could do nothing about it, and the Emperor sent a letter to the Vietnamese ruler reproaching him for the incident.The Chinese Emperor also ordered the Malaccans to raise soldiers and fight back with violent force if the Vietnamese attacked them again.

Alfonso de Albuquerque set sail from India in April 1511 with a force of 1200 men and seventeen or eighteen ships. The Hindu, Chinese and Burmese inhabitants were spared after Afonso de Albuquerque took over the city.

Portuguese control of Malacca did not mean that they were in control of the Asian trade. Administrative and economic difficulties hampered the Malaccan rule, which was meant to dominate Asian trade.

The centralized port of exchange of Asian wealth had been eliminated, as was the Malay state that policed the Straits of Malacca. There were a number of ports in the Straits that had trade.

The Jesuit missionary spent a number of months in Malacca.

The Portuguese colony was attacked by the Dutch in the first four decades of the 17th century. The first attack took place in 1606 under the command of the Dutch admiral, who laid siege to the town with the help of his Johor allies. He engaged the Portuguese armada which had been sent from Goa to offer armed relief to the besieged port. On 14 January 1641, the Dutch defeated the Portuguese in an effort to capture Malacca, with the help of the Sultan of Johor. The Dutch ruled Malacca from 1641 to 1798 but they were not interested in developing it as a trading center, placing greater importance on Batavia (Jakarta) and Java as their administrative center. The landmark is known as the Stadthuys.

The building was white in the Dutch era and red in the later years.

In 1824, Malacca was ceded to the British in exchange for Bencoolen on Sumatra. The British East India Company ruled Malacca from 1824 to 1942, before it became a crown colony. The East India Company was defeated by the British in a war in the late 19th century due to the local chief's unhappiness with British jurisdiction. It was part of the Straits Settlements.

During World War II, the Empire of Japan briefly took over Malacca.

After the dissolution of this crown colony, Malacca and Penang became part of the Malayan Union on 1 April 1946, which later became the Federation of Malaya on 1 February 1948. The declaration of independence was made by the first Prime Minister of Malaya, Tunku Abdul Rahman, at Padang Pahlawan on 20 February 1956, which eventually led to the independence of Malaya on 31 August 1957. On 16 September 1963, Malaysia was formed with the merger of Malaya with Sabah, Sarawak and Singapore, and Malacca became part of it. On 15 April 1989, Malacca was declared a historical city. It was listed as a UNESCO World Heritage site in July of 2008.

The state of Malacca is located on the southwestern coast of the Malay Peninsula opposite Sumatra, with the state of Negeri Sembilan to the north and west. The Straits of Malacca is located south of Kuala Lumpur and is roughly two-thirds of the way down the west coast. Malacca is a lowland area with an average elevation of 50 meters above sea level.

The exclave of the state is located on the coast of Negeri Sembilan, which borders to the north. The major rivers in Malacca are the Malacca, Linggi and Kesang.

Linggi River is the western border of Malacca with Negeri Sembilan, while Kesang River is the eastern border of Malacca with Johor. Besar Island is the biggest of Malacca's thirteen islands.

The climate of Malacca is hot and humid throughout the year, with abundant rain in the fall. The daytime high temperature is between 31 and 33 C (88 and 91 F) and the nighttime low is between 23 and 73 C.

The location of one of the earliest Malay sultanates was abolished when the Portuguese conquered it in 1511. The Governor of Malacca is appointed by the King of Malaysia. The Governor of Malacca, Ali Rustam, took office in June 2020. The Governor's functions are symbolic and ceremonial.

The Malacca state government has its own executive council and legislature, but they have limited powers compared to the Malaysian federal government. According to the Malaysian Federal Constitution, the state may legislate on matters pertaining to Malay customs, land, agriculture and forestry, local government, civil and water works, and state administration, whereas matters that fall under the joint purview of both state and federal authorities include social welfare, wildlife protection and national parks, scholarships, husbandry, town planning, drainage and irrigation, and public health and health regulations.

The highest authority in the state of Malacca is the State Legislative Assembly, which has 28 seats. The State Executive Council is made up of members who are appointed by the political party or coalition in power.

The Chief Minister is appointed from among the State Legislative Assembly members of the governing party. The Chief Minister presides over a meeting of the State Executive Council ministers.

The Chief Minister's Department is in charge of the administration of the state and its political interests. The United Malays National Organization has a Chief Minister.

The administrative complex is located in the same area as a school. The official residence of the Governor and the Chief Minister's office are located in this building.

Malacca has four local governments (one city council and three municipal councils), which regulating traffic and parking, maintaining cleanliness and drainage, managing waste disposal, issuing business licenses, and overseeing public health, provision and maintenance of urban infrastructure. The state is also divided into three administrative districts, each is headed by a district officer.

Land administration and revenue are dealt with by the lands and district office.

The economy of Malacca has been going on for more than 500 years due to its strategic location. Malacca was the center of the all important spice trade and attracted many colonial powers to engage in wars to control it.

Port of Tanjung Bruas, located in Tanjung Kling, was built in late 1970s and began operations in early 1980s to provide port facilities and services to the local business communities and to handle the export of hinterland goods as well as the importation of raw materials. Container ship handling services began in 2019, with MV West Scent became the first container vessel to dock at the port.

The Linggi International Floating Transshipment & Trading HUB is a transshipment area for liquid bulk transshipments and break-bulking located offshore of Linggi River. It is one of the largest designated ship-to-ship cargo transfer areas in Malaysia.

Two refining trains were established in 1994 and 1999 and are owned by the company. The Malaysian refining company is listed on the stock exchange. Both.

The refinery has a total capacity of 270,000 barrels of oil.

The Melaka International Trade Center (MITC) in Ayer Keroh is the leading commercial center and the center for meetings, incentives, conferencing and exhibitions which plays an important role in the development of trade in Malacca.

The Organization for Economic Co-operation and Development set out a benchmark for developed states and an event was held in October of 2010 to announce that Malacca had met it.

As of 2012 , service sector contributes to the largest share of economy in Malacca accounted for 46.9%, followed by manufacturing (43.5%), agriculture (6.5%), construction (2.9%) and mining (0.1%). In terms of number of workforce, as of 2013 , there were 275,000 people working in the industrial sectors, 225,000 people working in the service sectors, 35,000 people working in the entrepreneurship sectors and 12,300 people working in the agricultural sectors. ]

Malacca has been open to foreign investors since the early 1970s. By 1997 the state had invested over MYR 16 billion. The state achieved a total of 4.2 billion dollars of investment in the year, of which foreign investors contributed 1.7 billion dollars.

Malacca had a GDP of 22,646 million with a GDP per capita of 34,109.

It had 3.2% GDP growth in the year. The inflation rate in 2012 was 1.6% The Malacca State Government has an outstanding loan to the federal government. In 2014, the state government's reserve amounted to MYR206.61 million. The unemployment rate in 2014 was 0.9% or around 3,500 people. The state has a relatively well-educated population, with a youth literacy rate of 99.5% as reported by Malaysia Millennium Development Goals Report 2015.

There are 23 industrial areas located along the edges of the city proper in the suburbs. Outside of Malacca City, there are industrial areas like Alor Gajah. The state has around 500 factories from Germany, Japan, Singapore, Taiwan and the United States.

In 2016, Malacca became the safest place to live in Malaysia. The state crime rates dropped by 15.5 per cent in 2017 with 3,096 cases recorded compared to 3,663 in 2016. Malacca recorded a gross domestic product (GDP) growth of 8.1% in 2017, the second highest in the country after Sabah.

The services sector contributed 44.8% of the state's GDP. The GDP per capita also expanded 11.2% to RM46,015 in 2017, surpassing the national-level figure of RM42,228. The State Socioeconomic Report 2017 published on 26 July 2018 reported that Malacca was the state that recorded the lowest unemployment rate in 2017 with only 1.0 percent.

There are three power stations in Malacca, including the 330 MW Tanjung Kling Power Station in Tanjung Kling and the 440 MW Telok Gong Power Station 1 and 720 MW Telok Gong Power Station 2.

The Melaka World Solar Valley in Rembia, Alor Gajah was unveiled by the Malacca State Government on December 16th.

Most of the daily activities of manufacturers, housing developers, farmers, and other stakeholders will be powered by Melaka World Solar Valley by 2020. The public-private partnership installed 100,000 street lamps along the Alor Gajah–Melaka Tengah–Jasin highway to improve road safety and reduce carbon dioxide emissions.

The Malacca Water Company limited is based in Malacca City and is administered by the company.

The Malacca Water Corporation was upgraded to Perbadanan Air Melaka on July 1, 2006 The company is responsible for the delivery of clean water in the state.

There are three dams in Malacca that supply water to its residents. The fourth dam, Jernih Dam, will be built in Taboh Naning in Alor Gajah and is expected to be completed by the year of 2018.

The Malacca River, Kesang River and Gerisik River are the source of the raw water.

Each resident in Malacca consumes 220 liters of water per day, which is more than the national average.

The Malacca State Government signed water supply agreements with Johor State Government in 1993 and with Negeri Sembilan in the future.