Machang is one of the ten districts in the state of

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 t ...

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. It is situated at the centre of the state, bordering with Kelantanese territories of

Kota Bharu Kota Bharu, colloquially referred to as KB, is a town in Malaysia that serves as the state capital and royal seat of Kelantan. It is situated in the northeastern part of Peninsular Malaysia and lies near the mouth of the Kelantan River. The ...

to the north,

Pasir Puteh Pasir Puteh District is a district (jajahan) in Kelantan, Malaysia. The town of Pasir Putih is situated on the bank of Semerak River, about 30 kilometers to the south of Kota Bharu. Pasir Puteh district borders Terengganu to its south-east. ...

to the east,Terengganu State to the southeast, Tanah Merah to the west and

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to the south. Its major town and administrative centre is Machang town.

History

Previously part of Ulu Kelantan, around 1949, Machang was delineated as an autonomous sub-district of Kelantan. Owing to its rapid pace of development and active economic sector, Machang was upgraded as a full District on January 1, 1952. The territory is still largely agrarian, home to a lot of paddy fields, palm and rubber plantations.

Attractions

Among the attractions that get frequented a lot in Machang District are the hot springs that are situated in Kampung Rengas Tok Bok, Hutan Lipur Bukit Bakar, Air Terjun Jeram LinangAir Terjun Jeram Linang
/ref> and Hutan Lipur Cabang Tongkat.

Educational Institution

The district is the host for the Universiti Teknologi Mara (Machang Branch), 9 national secondary schools, 1 fully residential school, 3 State-Funded Islamic religious school and 20 national primary schools which include a Chinese vernacular national type primary school.

University

# Universiti Teknologi Mara Machang (UiTM)

Secondary Education

National Schools

# Sekolah Menengah Kebangsaan Machang # Sekolah Menengah Kebangsaan Hamzah 1 # Sekolah Menengah Kebangsaan Hamzah 2 # Sekolah Menengah Kebangsaan Bandar Machang # Sekolah Menengah Kebangsaan Abdul Samad # Sekolah Menengah Kebangsan Agama Wataniah Machang # Sekolah Menengah Kebangsaan Sri Intan # Sekolah Menengah Kebangsaan Temangan # Sekolah Menengah Kebangsaan Pangkal Meleret

Fully Residential School

# Sekolah Menengah Sains Machang

State Funded Islamic Religious School

# Maahad Tahfiz Al Quran Wal Qiraat # Maahad Syamsul Maarif Lelaki # Maahad Syamsul Maarif Perempuan

Primary Education

National Schools

# Sekolah Kebangsaan Ayer Merah # Sekolah Kebangsaan Bandar #

Sekolah Kebangsaan Bukit Tiu Sekolah Kebangsaan Bukit Tiu (SK Bukit Tiu) is a primary school local to the village of Bukit Tiu and surrounding areas. It is a part of the public national school system offering education for pre-schoolers and students from Year 1 to 6. The sc ...

# Sekolah Kebangsaan Belukar # Sekolah Kebangsaan Dewan Besar # Sekolah Kebangsaan Hamzah (1) # Sekolah Kebangsaan Hamzah (2) # Sekolah Kebangsaan Kampung Pek # Sekolah Kebangsaan Labok # Sekolah Kebangsaan Machang (1) # Sekolah Kebangsaan Machang (2) # Sekolah Kebangsaan Mata Ayer # Sekolah Kebangsaan Pulai Chondong # Sekolah Kebangsaan Pak Roman # Sekolah Kebangsaan Pangkal Gong # Sekolah Kebangsaan Pangkal Meleret # Sekolah Kebangsaan Pangkal Nering # Sekolah Kebangsaan Pangkal Jenereh # Sekolah Kebangsaan Pulai Chondong # Sekolah Kebangsaan Temangan # Sekolah Kebangsaan Tok Bok

National School (Chinese Vernacular)

# Sekolah Jenis Kebangsaan (C) Pei Hwa

Demographics

As of 2010, Machang has a population of 92,149 people. Ranking Population of Jajahan Machang.

Federal Parliament and State Assembly Seats

List of LMS district representatives in the Federal Parliament (

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)

List of LMS district representatives in the State Legislative Assembly of

Transportation

Highways 4 and 8 intersect in Machang.

KTM Intercity KTM Intercity ( ms, KTM Antarabandar) are diesel-hauled intercity train services in Peninsular Malaysia, operated by Keretapi Tanah Melayu Berhad (KTMB). Services operate along the East Coast Line between Tumpat and Gemas and on towards JB S ...

does not serve Machang town; however there is a

railway halt A train station, railway station, railroad station or depot is a railway facility where trains stop to load or unload passengers, freight or both. It generally consists of at least one platform, one track and a station building providing suc ...

in Temangan town about 10 km from Machang town centre. The halt is the only railway station operating in the Machang constituency.

References

External links

{{Districts of Malaysia