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Central Melaka City or Kota Melaka Tengah is a district in Melaka, Malaysia. It is fully administrated by Majlis Bandaraya Melaka Bersejarah (MBMB) orHistorical Malacca City Council. The capital of Malacca state, Malacca Town, is in this district. This district is the major destination of tourists in Malacca as most historical spots are situated within it.

Most of the tourist attractions are concentrated in its small city centre, and one can walk down Jonker's Walk which is a row of shophouses of Peranakan architecture.
 
In Bandar Hilir area, there are A Famosa Fort, S. Paul Hill and many museums (paid entrance) are available. One can also visit Pulau Melaka, an island formed through land reclamation mainly for housing purposes just by crossing a causeway that leads to the island.

Central Melaka City or Kota Melaka Tengah is a district in Melaka, Malaysia. It is fully administrated by Majlis Bandaraya Melaka Bersejarah (MBMB) orHistorical Malacca City Council. The capital of Malacca state, Malacca Town, is in this district. This district is the major destination of tourists in Malacca as most historical spots are situated within it.

Most of the tourist attractions are concentrated in its small city centre, and one can walk down Jonker's Walk which is a row of shophouses of Peranakan architecture.
 
In Bandar Hilir area, there are A Famosa Fort, S. Paul Hill and many museums (paid entrance) are available. One can also visit Pulau Melaka, an island formed through land reclamation mainly for housing purposes just by crossing a causeway that leads to the island.
 
At the end of Pulau Melaka is situated Masjid Selat (Strait Mosque). Other islands include Pulau Upeh near Klebang Beach (currently udergoing reclaimation works) and Pulau Besar. For Pulau Besar, it can be reached from Anjung Batu jetty at Umbai.

Tourist can go around the town and its surrounding areas by using Bas Panorama Melaka. The bus operate in circle on the 2 routes. The bigger route starts at Melaka Sentral to Old Bus Station, Gajah Berang, Jonker Walk, Bandar Hilir, Kampung Portugis, Bukit Baru, State Mosque, Giant Hypermarket and finally back to Melaka Sentral. With reasonable round trip fare, the trip provides access for tourist for many places in the city because they can drop at all those places and get into another bus for further trip.

To reach Malacca city through the North-South Expressway, one has to take a detour from the town of Ayer Keroh and travel south through the Lebuh Ayer Keroh, while to reach Muar, which is 40 km from the Malacca Town itself, one has to travel by Jalan Ujong Pasir or using AMJ highway.

Source: Wikipedia
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