Port Dickson (town)

2°31′N 101°48′E / 2.517°N 101.800°E / 2.517; 101.800

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Port Dickson Podeksen Tanjung Kemuning
Resort town and district capital
Other transcription(s)
• Jawi	ڤورت ديقسن‎
• Chinese	波德申 Bōdéshēn (Hanyu Pinyin) bo1 dak1 san1 (Jyutping)
• Tamil	போர்டிக்சன் Pōrṭikcaṉ (Transliteration)
Downtown Port Dickson, as seen from a passenger jet.
Etymology: John Frederick Dickson, Colonial Secretary of the Straits Settlements
Nickname(s):  PD, Fort Knox of Malaysia, Bandar Tentera Darat ('Army Town'), Pantai Peranginan Negara ('The Nation's Beach Getaway')
Port Dickson Location of Port Dickson in Peninsular Malaysia
Coordinates: 2°31′N 101°48′E / 2.517°N 101.800°E / 2.517; 101.800
Country	Malaysia
State	Negeri Sembilan
District	Port Dickson
Luak	Sungai Ujong
Founded	1889
Establishment of local government	1928
Establishment of town board	1950
Establishment of district council	1 December 1979
Municipality status	2 February 2002
Government
• Type	Local government
• Body	Port Dickson Municipal Council
• President	Mohd Zamri Mohd Esa
Population  (2015 [1])
• Total	119,300
• Demonym	Port Dicksonite/PDite/PD folk
Time zone	UTC+8 (MST)
• Summer (DST)	Not observed
Postcode	71xxx
Website	www.mppd.gov.my

Port Dickson (Negeri Sembilan Malay: Podeksen, Jawi: ڤورت ديکسن‎), colloquially referred to as PD is a beach resort in Port Dickson District, Negeri Sembilan, Malaysia. It is the second largest urban area in Negeri Sembilan after Seremban, its state capital. The town's administration is run by the Port Dickson Municipal Council (Malay: Majlis Perbandaran Port Dickson; MPPD), formerly known as the Port Dickson Sanitary Board (Malay: Lembaga Kesihatan Port Dickson) from 29 March 1928 until 28 February 1950, Port Dickson Town Board (Malay: Lembaga Bandaran Port Dickson) from 1 March 1950 until 30 November 1979, Port Dickson District Council (Malay: Majlis Daerah Port Dickson) from 1 December 1979 until 1 February 2002.^[2]