Changlun also known as Changlon ( th, จังโหลน; ) is a small town in

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 distric ...

Kedah Kedah (), also known by its honorific Darul Aman (Islam), Aman and historically as Queda, is a States and federal territories of Malaysia, state of Malaysia, located in the northwestern part of Peninsular Malaysia. The state covers a total area ...

Malaysia Malaysia ( ; ) is a country in Southeast Asia. The federation, federal constitutional monarchy consists of States and federal territories of Malaysia, thirteen states and three federal territories, separated by the South China Sea into two r ...

. The word ''changlun'' originates from

Thai Thai or THAI may refer to: * Of or from Thailand, a country in Southeast Asia ** Thai people, the dominant ethnic group of Thailand ** Thai language, a Tai-Kadai language spoken mainly in and around Thailand *** Thai script *** Thai (Unicode block ...

, ''chang lon'' ( th, ช้างหล่น), which means "fallen elephant". Located less than 10 km south of the Thai border, Changlun is home to

Universiti Utara Malaysia Universiti Utara Malaysia (literally meaning Northern University of Malaysia, abbreviated as UUM) is a management university established on 16 February 1984 under the Universiti Utara Malaysia 1984 Order. It has a main campus in Sintok, Kedah ...

, located in the

Sintok Sintok is a small town Kubang Pasu District, Kedah, Malaysia. Universiti Utara Malaysia (UUM) is situated here. Sintok is located about 52 kilometres from Alor Setar City and about twelve kilometres from Changlun Town. Sintok is reachable via ...

suburb in the eastern part of the town. The

PLUS Expressway The PLUS Expressways Berhad () is the largest highway concessionaries or build–operate–transfer operator company in Malaysia. A member of the UEM Group, the company is also the largest listed toll expressway operator in Southeast Asia and t ...

passes through Changlun town, interchanging with the Changlun-Kuala Perlis Highway (national highway 194), an alternative route to the state of

Perlis Perlis, ( Northern Malay: ''Peghelih''), also known by its honorific title Perlis Indera Kayangan, is the smallest state in Malaysia by area and population. Located on the northwest coast of Peninsular Malaysia, it borders the Thai provinces o ...

History

Sultanate of Kedah Kedah is one of the oldest surviving sultanates in the world founded in 1136. Prior to becoming part of Malaysia, it had a well-defined territory and population supported by a working government and had previously entered into various legal relations with other nations like Siam and the British. Siam has been claiming that Kedah was part of their kingdom. Anglo–Siamese Treaty of 1909 When the

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and

Siam Thailand ( ), historically known as Siam () and officially the Kingdom of Thailand, is a country in Southeast Asia, located at the centre of the Mainland Southeast Asia, Indochinese Peninsula, spanning , with a population of almost 70 mi ...

signed the Anglo-Siamese Treaty of 1909 without taking into consideration the interests of the

Kedah Sultanate The Kedah Sultanate (كسلطانن قدح) is a Muslim dynasty located in the Malay Peninsula. It was originally an independent state, but became a British protectorate in 1909. Its monarchy was abolished after it was added to the Malayan Unio ...

, deciding what belonged to whom, Changlun was divided into two parts. The main border town of Changlun became the district of Kubang Pasu, now in Kedah of Malaysia. The rest remained as Thailand. Tambon Sadao, together with the former minor district (King Amphoe) Prik, forms modern Sadao.Great Britain, ''Treaty Series'', No. 19 (1909) This resulting in adverse socio-demographic impacts that affected majority Malay population particularly in the Thai provinces of Pattani, Yala and Narathiwat. Second World War The

Battle of Jitra The Battle of Jitra was fought between the invading Japanese and Allied forces during the Malayan Campaign of the Second World War, from 11–13 December 1941. The British defeat compelled Arthur Percival to order all Allied aircraft stationed ...

was fought between the invading Japanese and Allied forces during the Malayan Campaign of the Second World War, from 11–13 December 1941 including in Changlun.

Demographics

Changlun is a township in

with population of 1506 as of 2010. As similar to most cities in

, Changlun population comprised 694 (46.1%) Malays, 583 (38.7%)

Chinese Chinese can refer to: * Something related to China * Chinese people, people of Chinese nationality, citizenship, and/or ethnicity **''Zhonghua minzu'', the supra-ethnic concept of the Chinese nation ** List of ethnic groups in China, people of ...

, 86 (5.7%)

Indian Indian or Indians may refer to: Peoples South Asia * Indian people, people of Indian nationality, or people who have an Indian ancestor ** Non-resident Indian, a citizen of India who has temporarily emigrated to another country * South Asia ...

, 28 (1.9%) other Bumiputera and others such as Siamese and 115 (7.6%) Non-Malaysian.

Landmarks

Primary Schools * SK Batu Lapan * SRJK(T) Changlun * SRJK(C) Yit Min * SRK Dato' Wan Kemara * Sekolah Agama At-Toyyibah * Sekolah Kebangsaan Felda Bukit Tangga Secondary Schools * SMK Changlun * Sekolah Agama At-Toyyibah Matriculation * Kolej Matrikulasi Kedah Shopping Centre * C-Mart

Banks & Pawnshops

* Pajak Gadai Bonus Sdn Bhd * Public Bank * CIMB Bank * Bank Simpanan Nasional * Maybank

Notable people

* Singer,

Daniel Lee Chee Hun Daniel Lee Chieh Hun (Simplified Chinese: 李桀汉, Traditional Chinese: 李桀漢, ; Pinyin: Lǐ Jiéhàn) (born 1 July 1982; 李吉汉/李吉漢; ; Pinyin: Lǐ Jíhàn) is a Malaysian singer most notable for winning the second season of '' ...

* Singer, To'ki * Footballer,

Mohd Fazliata Taib Mohd Fazliata bin Taib (born 10 December 1985, in Changlun, Kedah) is a Malaysian association football, footballer who plays for Felcra F.C., Felcra in the Malaysia Premier League, primarily as a centre back but he is also capable of playing as ...

* Actor, Riz Amin

References

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