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Kubang Pasu District

The Kubang Pasu District is a district in northern Kedah, Malaysia. It contains the border town of Bukit Kayu Hitam as well as the educational hub of Changlun while Jitra is the largest town and administrative centre of the district. The district council was then upgraded into a municipal council on 22 October 2018, becoming the fifth local government authority with city or municipality status in the state of Kedah.

History

In the 19th century Kubang Pasu was a semi-independent kingdom known as the Kubang Pasu Darul Qiyam, ruled by Phaya or King Tunku Anom, Prince of Kedah. It was reintegrated into Kedah proper in the 1860s.

On 22 October 2018, Kubang Pasu was granted municipal status; the erstwhile district council was upgraded into a municipal council (Majlis Perbandaran Kubang Pasu).

Geography

The district spans over an area of 948&nbsp;km<sup>2</sup>. To the west it borders Perlis, while its northern boundary forms part of the Malaysia–Thailand border. From east to south, in clockwise order, are the constituencies of Padang Terap, Pokok Sena and Kuala Kedah.

Administrative divisions

Kubang Pasu District is divided into 20 mukims, which are:

  1. Ah
  2. Binjal
  3. Bukit Tinggi
  4. Gelong
  5. Hosba
  6. Jeram
  7. Jerlun
  8. Jitra
  9. Kubang Pasu Town
  10. Malau
  11. Naga
  12. Padang Perahu
  13. Pelubang
  14. Pering
  15. Putat
  16. Sanglang
  17. Sungai Laka
  18. Temin
  19. Tunjang
  20. Wang Tepus

Demographics

Education

The district is also known as Education Valley in Kedah because there is a concentration of educational institutions in Kubang Pasu. They are Universiti Utara Malaysia, Kolej Matrikulasi Kedah (KMK), Polytechnic of Sultan Abdul Halim Mu'adzam Shah, Industrial Training Institute (ILP), Bandar Darulaman Community College (Kolej Komuniti Bandar Darulaman), Akademi Binaan Malaysia (ABM), Institut Kemahiran Belia Negara (IKBN) and others.

Attractions

  • Bukit Wang Forest Eco-Park
  • Gua Kerbau (Buffalo Cave)
  • Darul Aman Park
  • Mausoleum of Puteri Lindungan Bulan (Makam Puteri Lindungan Bulan)

Federal Parliament and State Assembly Seats

<br> List of Kubang Pasu district representatives in the Federal Parliament (Dewan Rakyat) <br>

<br> List of Kubang Pasu district representatives in the State Legislative Assembly (Dewan Undangan Negeri) <br>

See also

References