The Kubang Pasu District is a

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in northern

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 ...

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. It contains the border town of

Bukit Kayu Hitam Bukit Kayu Hitam is a small town in Kubang Pasu District, Kedah, Malaysia. It is situated near the Malaysia–Thailand border and the main and busiest road border crossing between Malaysia and Thailand is located here. On the Thai side of the bo ...

as well as the educational hub of

Changlun Changlun also known as Changlon ( th, จังโหลน; ) is a small town in Kubang Pasu District, Kedah, Malaysia. The word ''changlun'' originates from Thai, ''chang lon'' ( th, ช้างหล่น), which means "fallen elephant". ...

, while

Jitra Jitra ( zh, 日得拉) is a town and a mukim in Kubang Pasu District, in northern Kedah, Malaysia. It is the fourth-largest town in Kedah after Alor Setar, Sungai Petani and Kulim. History During World War II, when the Japanese attacked Mala ...

is the largest town and administrative centre of the district. The district council had been upgraded into municipal council on 22 October 2018, become the fifth city or municipal in the state.

History

In the 19th century Kubang Pasu was a semi-independent kingdom, known as '' 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 km². To the west it borders

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, while its northern boundary forms part of the Malaysia-Thailand border. From east to south, in clockwise order, are the constituencies of

Padang Terap The Padang Terap District is a district in Kedah, Malaysia. It is governed by the Padang Terap District Council ( ms, Majlis Daerah Padang Terap). Etymology Padang Terap is named after the Terap tree (''Artocarpus elasticus'') which is a type of ...

, Pokok Sena and

Kuala Kedah Kuala Kedah is a mukim and parliamentary constituency in Kota Setar District, Kedah, Malaysia. It is a fishing port, located at the mouth of the Kedah River, and serves as a terminus for ferries to the tourist island of Langkawi. It is home to a ...

Administrative divisions

Kubang Pasu District is divided into 20

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s, which are: * Ah * Binjal * Bukit Tinggi * Gelong * Hosba * Jeram * Jerlun *

* Kubang Pasu Town * Malau * Naga * Padang Perahu * Pelubang * Pering * Putat * Sanglang * Sungai Laka * Temin * Tunjang * 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 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 ...

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.

Federal Parliament and State Assembly Seats

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

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

References

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