Ampangan

Ampangan is a mukim in Seremban District, Negeri Sembilan, Malaysia. It is possible that Ampangan comes from the Malay word "Empangan" which means Dam. Ampangan has a pasar malam (night market) on every Tuesday and Friday evening.[1] Jalan Jelebu serves the northern end of Ampangan while Jalan Seremban-Kuala Pilah serves the southern end of Ampangan. People in the surrounding areas dubbed it as Pasar Malam Ampangan. According to some people the night market has been operating since the 1970s. The night market offers varieties of Malaysian delicacies mostly Malay traditional kuih (deserts). For example:

• Apam balik
• Murtabak
• Nasi goreng
• Keropok lekor
• Satay
• Kuih Lepat Pisang
• Kuih Lapis
• Kuih Kacang
• Mee Hailam Arimaz
• Roti Telur Kentang

Apart from Pasar Malam Ampangan, there is a shopping centre for the community in the surrounding areas. The shopping centre is called Plaza Angsana and there is a supermarket with a Giant Hypermarket.

There are two technical schools, Sekolah Menengah Teknik Tuanku Jaafar and Sekolah Menengah Teknik Ampangan. There are also two primary schools, Sekolah Kebangsaan King George V and Sekolah Kebangsaan Ampangan.