Senawang

Industrial sector

Senawang has a mature industrial background, therefore the town is known as one of Negeri Sembilan's primary hubs of industry, alongside Bandar Sri Sendayan, Chembong, Nilai and Bandar Enstek. Sri Senawang Light Industries is an industrial area in Senawang, adjacent to the interchange between Federal Routes 242 and 97. A notable electronics manufacturing company is onsemi, others are located in Tuanku Jaafar Light Industrial area such as Samsung SDS and NXP Semiconductors. Other companies in Senawang area include Seagate Systems (Malaysia) Sdn Bhd in New Senawang Industrial Area (Malay: Kawasan Perusahaan Senawang Baru).

Senawang is included in the Parcel F of the Malaysia Vision Valley economic corridor, which intends to bolster its E&E industry, mainly semiconductor devices.

Retail

Senawang Commercial Park

Senawang Commercial Park (Malay: Taman Komersial Senawang) also known as Taipan Senawang or Dataran Senawang is the major retail centre in Senawang.

It includes Giant hypermarket and eateries such as McDonald's, KFC, Pizza Hut, Domino's Pizza and Secret Recipe.

Commercial banks includes Maybank, Bank Rakyat, Bank Simpanan Nasional, and RHB Bank.

Senawang City Centre

Senawang City Centre (Malay: Pusat Bandar Senawang) includes amenities such as Proton service centre, a Pos Malaysia (Pos Laju) centre and sports complex for futsal. It also includes major retail lots known as Taipan 2 Senawang which is the extension of Taipan Senawang located side by side to each other.

Commercial banks includes Bank Islam, Affin Bank and SME Bank.

Transportation

Senawang has connected interchanges with the North–South Expressway, Seremban–Port Dickson Highway, a highway that connects Seremban district and Port Dickson district, both are districts of Negeri Sembilan and Kajang–Seremban Highway, (Malay: Lebuhraya Kajang- Seremban), or LEKAS Highway that connects the states of Negeri Sembilan and Selangor.

KTM Komuter has extended commuter service to Senawang. The 8.5 km (5.3 mi) extension commuter services is from Seremban to Senawang and Sungai Gadut, Negeri Sembilan. Completed in 2011, it was part of the Seremban-Gemas line.

Indian company IRCON International was awarded the project to build and upgrade the 98 km stretch between Seremban and Gemas. The project had been divided into two phases – Seremban–Sg Gadut (11.3 km) and Sg Gadut–Gemas (86.8 km).

Senawang is also served by Senawang and Sungai Gadut stations on the KTM Komuter Seremban Line.

Education

There are 8 national schools in Senawang consist of 5 primary schools and 3 secondary schools. Primary schools in Senawang are:

• SK Senawang
• SK Lavender Heights
• SK Senawang 3
• SK Sri Mawar
• SK Seri Pagi

Secondary Schools in Senawang are:

• SMK Senawang
• SMK Seri Pagi
• SMK Taman Forest Height

Also, there are two private Islamic schools in Senawang:

• Sekolah Rendah Islam As-Saadiyah
• Sekolah Tinggi Islam As-Sofa

While there are plenty of kindergartens and tuition ran by the locals.

Health

The two major healthcare centres in Senawang is a government-owned Senawang Health Clinic at Persiaran Senawang and a privately owned SALAM Senawang Specialist Hospital at Lavender Heights Business Centre

SALAM Senawang is a 105-bed hospital providing medical, surgical, and consultative services in Senawang and surrounding areas. It also operates a 24-hour emergency department to provide emergency medical care outside regular service hours.

Another is a private maternity hospital, Hospital Bersalin Sukhilmi at Taman Bandar Senawang