The Lojing Autonomous Sub-District (

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: ''Jajahan Kecil Lojing'', Jawi: ججاهن كچيل لوجيڠ), or colloquially known as the Lojing Highlands, is a

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region in

Gua Musang District Gua Musang ( Jawi: ڬوا موسڠ; Chinese: 话望生, Kelantanese: ''Guo Musae'') is a town, district and parliamentary constituency in southern Kelantan, Malaysia. It is the largest district in Kelantan. Gua Musang is administered by the Gua ...

Kelantan Kelantan (; Jawi: ; Kelantanese Malay: ''Klate'') is a state in Malaysia. The capital is Kota Bharu and royal seat is Kubang Kerian. The honorific name of the state is ''Darul Naim'' (Jawi: ; "The Blissful Abode"). Kelantan is located in the ...

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. It is located next to the famed

Cameron Highlands The Cameron Highlands ( ms, Tanah Tinggi Cameron, , ta, கேமரன் மலை) is a district in Pahang, Malaysia, occupying an area of . To the north, its boundary touches that of Kelantan; to the west, it shares part of its border with ...

Pahang Pahang (;Jawi alphabet, Jawi: , Pahang Hulu Malay: ''Paha'', Pahang Hilir Malay: ''Pahaeng'', Ulu Tembeling Malay: ''Pahaq)'' officially Pahang Darul Makmur with the Arabic honorific ''Darul Makmur'' (Jawi: , "The Abode of Tranquility") is a ...

, along the Second East-West Highway .

Administration

In 2010 Lojing was made an autonomous sub-district (Jajahan Kecil Lojing). Several state and federal agencies will open their branches there following the arrangement; municipal works remain under the responsibility of Gua Musang. It is divided into seven communes: *Balar *Blau *Hau *Hendrop *Kuala Betis *Sigar *Tuel

Geography and demographics

Perched up high in the

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, Lojing Highlands is rich in flora and fauna and is famed for its biodiversity. Its well preserved pristine hills and jungles are popular eco-tourist attraction. There are many species of high-quality tropical hardwood such as

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chengal ''Neobalanocarpus'' is a monotypic genus of plants in the family Dipterocarpaceae. The single species, ''Neobalanocarpus heimii'', is a tropical hardwood tree. Common names for the tree and its wood products include ''chengal'', ''chan ta khien'' ...

and meranti located in the jungles of the Lojing Highlands. Lojing is home to the 2,181-metre-tall Yong Belar, the tallest mountain in Kelantan and third tallest in

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. Most of the people that live in the Lojing area belong to the indigenous

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tribes, mainly the Temiar tribe of the

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nations.

References

Gua Musang District Villages in Kelantan {{Kelantan-geo-stub