Melaka Tengah District (translated as Central Malacca District) is one of the three administrative districts in Malacca, Malaysia. It borders Alor Gajah District to the north and Jasin District to the east. The capital of the state, Malacca City, is located in this district. This district is the major destination of tourists in Malacca as most historical spots are situated within it.

Melaka Tengah is administered by two local authorities, mostly Malacca City Council (Malay: Majlis Bandaraya Melaka Bersejarah, MBMB) and a small portion in the north by Hang Tuah Jaya Municipal Council (Malay: Majlis Perbandaran Hang Tuah Jaya, MPHTJ).

Melaka Tengah District is further divided into 40 subdivisions; 29 mukims, 2 major towns (bandar) and 9 small towns (pekan).

Population distribution by subdivisions

Subdivision	Population (2020)	Area (km)	Population density (/km)
Alai	11,120	6.319	1,760
Ayer Molek	10,792	21.16	510
Ayer Molek Town	41	0.0565	725.7
Bachang	23,623	6.78	3,484
Balai Panjang	18,497	5.736	3,225
Batu Berendam	46,859	12.77	3,670
Batu Berendam Town	2,776	0.5793	4,792
Bertam	17,119	5.118	3,345
Bukit Baru	36,792	11.21	3,283
Bukit Baru Town	14,006	3.818	3,668
Bukit Katil	59,132	33.61	1,759
Bukit Lintang	14,535	27.02	537.9
Bukit Piatu	4,871	1.464	3,326
Bukit Rambai	26,364	17.49	1,507
Bukit Rambai Town	377	0.1060	3,557
Cheng	19,158	9.233	2,075
Duyong	22,093	5.673	3,894
Kandang	5,513	3.87	1,425
Kandang Town	72	0.05855	1,230
Klebang	6,915	1.721	4,018
Klebang Besar	5,081	3.072	1,654
Klebang Kecil	9,013	2.315	3,893
Krubong	31,936	14.54	2,196
Malacca City Centre	62,175	27.15	2,290

• Padang Semabok
• Padang Temu
• Paya Rumput
• Peringgit
• Pernu
• Semabok
• Sungai Udang
• Tangga Batu
• Tanjung Kling
• Tanjong Minyak
• Telok Mas
• Ujong Pasir
• Paya Rumput Town
• Sungai Udang Town
• Tangga Batu Town
• Tanjung Kling Town

There are 3 Federal Parliament seats and 13 State Assembly seats in Melaka Tengah District.

List of Melaka Tengah district representatives in the Federal Assembly (Dewan Rakyat)

Parliament	Seats Name	Member of Parliament	Party
P136	Tangga Batu	Bakri Jamaluddin	Perikatan Nasional (PAS)
P137	Hang Tuah Jaya	Adam Adli Abd Halim	Pakatan Harapan (PKR)
P138	Kota Melaka	Khoo Poay Tiong	Pakatan Harapan (DAP)

List of Melaka Tengah district representatives in the State Legislative Assembly (Dewan Undangan Negeri)

Parliament	State	Seat Name	State Assemblyman	Party
P136	N11	Sungai Udang	Mohd Aleef Yusof	Perikatan Nasional (BERSATU)
P136	N12	Pantai Kundor	Tuminah Kadi @ Mohd Hashim	Barisan Nasional (UMNO)
P136	N13	Paya Rumput	Rais Yasin	Barisan Nasional (UMNO)
P136	N14	Klebang	Lim Ban Hong	Barisan Nasional (MCA)
P137	N15	Pengkalan Batu	Kalsom Noordin	Barisan Nasional (UMNO)
P137	N16	Ayer Keroh	Kerk Chee Yee	Pakatan Harapan (DAP)
P137	N17	Bukit Katil	Adly Zahari	Pakatan Harapan (AMANAH)
P137	N18	Ayer Molek	Rahmad Mariman	Barisan Nasional (UMNO)
P138	N19	Kesidang	Seah Shoo Chin	Pakatan Harapan (DAP)
P138	N20	Kota Laksamana	Low Chee Leong	Pakatan Harapan (DAP)
P138	N21	Duyong	Mohd Noor Helmy Abdul Halem	Barisan Nasional (UMNO)
P138	N22	Bandar Hilir	Leng Chau Yen	Pakatan Harapan (DAP)
P138	N23	Telok Mas	Abdul Razak Abdul Rahman	Barisan Nasional (UMNO)

Historical population

Year	Pop.	±%
1991	296,897	—
2000	371,263	+25.0%
2010	484,885	+30.6%
2020	597,135	+23.1%
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There are over 503,000 residents in Melaka Tengah, which are composed of 303,000 Malays (58%), 169,000 Chinese (32%), 22,000 Indians (4%) and others.

The main economy sector of the district is industry, in which Melaka Tengah has ten industrial areas with a total area of 1,309 hectares. The second most important economy sector for the district is tourism, where the major tourist attractions are located at Malacca City, Ayer Keroh and Besar Island. The third most important economy sector is agriculture, in which 55% of Melaka Tengah area is used for rubber plantation, palm oil plantation and rice fields.

• Taman Tasik Utama Industrial Area

For primary and secondary education, there are 87 primary schools and 35 high schools in Melaka Tengah. The colleges and universities in the district are Universiti Teknikal Malaysia Melaka, Malacca Foundation College, Malacca Malay Female Teacher's Institute, Malacca Industrial Institute and Multimedia University.

The Malacca State Library in Bukit Baru is the main library of the state of Malacca. Two other libraries are located at the Malacca State Mosque and Jonker Street.

Galleries in Melaka Tengah are Gallery of Admiral Cheng Ho, Jehan Chan Art Gallery, Macau Gallery Melaka, Melaka Art Gallery and Malacca Bee Gallery.

Museums in Melaka Tengah are Aborigines Museum, Baba Nyonya Heritage Museum, Beauty Museum, Cheng Ho Cultural Museum, Chitty Museum, Democratic Government Museum, Education Museum, Governor's Museum, History and Ethnography Museum, Kite Museum, Melaka Al-Quran Museum, Melaka Islamic Museum, Melaka Literature Museum, Melaka Stamp Museum, Melaka Sultanate Palace Museum, Melaka UMNO Museum, Malay and Islamic World Museum, Malaysia Architecture Museum, Malaysia Prison Museum, Malaysia Youth Museum, Maritime Museum, People's Museum, Besar Island Museum, Royal Malaysian Customs Department Museum, Royal Malaysian Navy Museum, Straits Chinese Jewellery Museum, Submarine Museum and Toy Museum.

Nature-related tourist attractions in Melaka Tengah are Melaka Tropical Fruit Farm and Sungai Udang Recreational Forest.

• Districts of Malaysia