Port Dickson, Negeri Sembilan

Port Dickson, Negeri Sembilan (16 September, 2016)


Port Dickson (GPS: 2.52403, 101.79283) is a popular seaside resort town in Negeri Sembilan. It is located 32km from Seremban and 60km from Kuala Lumpur.

Port Dickson started life as a small town for the production of charcoal. For a while, it was also called Arang, meaning "coal". It was also called Tanjong Arang as well as Tanjong. The area gained prominence during the colonial era, when the British used it as a port. A railway line was built between 1887 and 1891. The line connected it to the tin-mining areas. In 1899 the British gave the town a new name, Port Dickson, after the officer in charged - that's believed to be Sir John Frederick Dickson. Dickson Road and Upper Dickson Road in Singapore were also named after him, as was Kuala Lumpur's Dickson Street, though it has since been renamed Jalan Masjid India.

Today Port Dickson has evolved into a major beach destination, and an escape for folks from Kuala Lumpur over the weekend. Among the beaches at Port Dickson include Si Rusa, Teluk Kemang, Tanjung Tuan, and smaller stretches including Teluk Pelandok, Teluk Kubur and Kampung Sungai Sekawang.

Map of Port Dickson

Places of Interest in and around Port Dickson

Hotels in Port Dickson

Categories of Sights in Port Dickson

Apartments in Port Dickson

Getting there

Most visitors go to Port Dickson from either Kuala Lumpur or Seremban. From Kuala Lumpur, take the North-South Expressway southbound (E2) until Exit 219A (Port Dickson Utara). Then continue along the Seremban-Port Dickson Expressway (E29) until you reach Port Dickson. Toll on the Seremban-Port Dickson Expressway, at time of writing (Apr 2009) is RM3.20 for passenger cars.

Getting around

It is best to have a car if you wish to explore Port Dickson and the places around it.

Port Dickson is on the Map of Towns in Negeri Sembilan

Port Dickson in Google Maps Street View

Back to Discover Negeri Sembilan mainpage; list of Towns in Negeri Sembilan and Towns in Malaysia

 Latest updates on Penang Travel Tips

Songs about Penang

About this website

Hello and thanks for reading this page. My name is Timothy and my hobby is in describing places so that I can share the information with the general public. My website has become the go to site for a lot of people including students, teachers, journalists, etc. whenever they seek information on places, particularly those in Malaysia and Singapore. I have been doing this since 5 January 2003, for over twenty years already. You can read about me at Discover Timothy. By now I have compiled information on thousands of places, mostly in Peninsular Malaysia and Singapore, and I continue to add more almost every day. My goal is to describe every street in every town in Malaysia and Singapore.