Sungai Udang
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Sungai Udang is a small town in Malacca
Malacca
Malacca , dubbed The Historic State or Negeri Bersejarah among locals) is the third smallest Malaysian state, after Perlis and Penang. It is located in the southern region of the Malay Peninsula, on the Straits of Malacca. It borders Negeri Sembilan to the north and the state of Johor to the south...

, Malaysia. It is situated within the parliamentary constituency of Tangga Batu. The Petronas
Petronas
PETRONAS, short for Petroliam Nasional Berhad, is a Malaysian oil and gas company that was founded on August 17, 1974. Wholly owned by the Government of Malaysia, the corporation is vested with the entire oil and gas resources in Malaysia and is entrusted with the responsibility of developing and...

 oil refinery is located there.

In 1997, Sungai Udang started to rapidly develop. Before that, it was full of wild vegetation and rubber trees. In 2008, the road was expanded. Currently, the only shopping centre there is the Family store, which has existed for over a decade. Now, it is one of the busiest places in Sungai Udang. Pasar malam
Pasar malam
Pasar malam is a Malay and Indonesian word that literally means "night market", "pasar" being related to "bazaar" in Persian. A pasar malam is a street market in Indonesia, Malaysia and Singapore that opens in the evening, usually in residential neighbourhoods.It brings together a collection of...

 (Night Market) in Sungai Udang- Peruna Garden is on every Thursday.

Having a Petronas oil refinery, Sungai Udang has managed to attract many visitors and foreign workers.

Education

There are several schools located at Sungai Udang. MRSM Terendak
MRSM Terendak
Maktab Rendah Sains MARA Terendak, often referred to simply as MRSM Terendak is a member school of a group of co-educational boarding schools known as MRSM or alternatively known as MARA Junior Science College or MJSC. It is located in Terendak Camp, Malacca in Malaysia...

is one of the most reputable schools in the state. The school was established in 1983 under the collaboration of MARA and Malaysian Ministry of Defence whereby MARA will provide the academic and logistic staffs and the ministry will provide the facilities and maintenance.
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