Pasir Mas District is a district (jajahan) in

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 th ...

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. The district covers an area of 614.15 square kilometers and is bordered by the districts of

Tumpat District Tumpat (Kelantanese: Ttupak) is a district (jajahan) in Kelantan, Malaysia. Tumpat is situated at the end of the '' East Coast Line'' railway line operated by Keretapi Tanah Melayu (Malayan Railways) which links Kelantan to the western part ...

to the north,

Tanah Merah District Tanah Merah District (meaning ''Red Land'' or ''Laterite'', Kelantanese: ''Tanoh Meghoh''; Jawi:‌‌ تانه ميره) is a district (jajahan) in the state of Kelantan in northeast Malaysia. The urban area of Tanah Merah is situated alon ...

to the south,

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to the east, and the Thai district of Su-ngai Kolok ( ms, Sungai Golok) to the west. Due to its geographical location, it acts as the main gateway of the East Coast of

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and is also traversed by major road transport routes from the West Coast to the state capital 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 ...

. The district of Pasir Mas was originally part of the district of Kota Bharu. In 1918, the town of Pasir Mas and its surrounding areas were separated from Kota Bharu and granted its own local government. The seat of this district is the town of Pasir Mas.

Transportation

Rail

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operated by

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(KTM) is located here. The station is part of

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 Rantau Panjang Line and interchanges with the East Coast Line which ends at the

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. The nightly Ekspres Timuran from Johor Bahru usually reaches here at around 9:00 am. Ekspres Wau departs at 6:30 pm for the 13-hour journey to KL Sentral,

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. The Rantau Panjang Line continues towards north at Rantau Panjang railway station at the border town of

Rantau Panjang Rantau Panjang ( Jawi: رنتاو ڤنجڠ) ( Thai: รันเตาปันจัง) is a daerah (subdistrict/commune) and also a parliamentary constituency in Pasir Mas District, Kelantan, Malaysia. Geography Rantau Panjang is located nea ...

and links to the Southern Line of the State Railway of Thailand. A new railway station which replaced the original one at the same location was completed in July 2008. The reasonable fare attracts small-traders, who would board here with various goods - usually foodstuff from Rantau Panjang - to transport to the interiors. The trains' scheduled arrivals and departures often create traffic jams in the town several times daily. A carriageway connecting Lemal and Kubang Panjang over the railway track has been built to overcome this. Trains no longer stop at the hamlet station of Tok Uban along the way to Tanah Merah.

Bus

From Pasir Mas town, it is possible to go to any state capital in

Peninsular Malaysia Peninsular Malaysia ( ms, Semenanjung Malaysia; Jawi: سمننجڠ مليسيا), or the States of Malaya ( ms, Negeri-negeri Tanah Melayu; Jawi: نڬري-نڬري تانه ملايو), also known as West Malaysia or the Malaysian Peninsula, ...

without having to change buses. However, buses departing from these state capitals with

as the final destination might not pass through Pasir Mas. But those with

as the final destination, will. The most popular inter-state bus company is Transnasional, which is majority-owned by a federal government agency. ''Syarikat Kenderaan Melayu Kelantan'' (SKMK) has a monopoly of inter-district and intra-district bus routes. There are direct buses to the main towns of

and Tanah Merah and vice versa; which depart every 30 minutes from 7:00 am to 6:30 pm. The bus station is at the centre of the town; about 100 metres from the train station.

Population

Pasir Mas as of 2010 Census, it has a population of 189,292 people. Ranking Population of Jajahan Pasir Mas.

Federal Parliament and State Assembly Seats

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

List of LMS district representatives in the State Legislative Assembly of

Education

Several types of schools can be found in Pasir Mas. Among the schools in Pasir Mas are *Sekolah Menengah Kebangsaan Baroh Pial, Kampung Bukit Tandak, 17200 Rantau Panjang *Sekolah Menengah Kebangsaan Bunut Susu, Kampung Bunut Susu, 17020 Pasir Mas *Sekolah Menengah Kebangsaan Chetok, Kampung Sungai Keladi, 17060 Pasir Mas *Sekolah Menengah Kebangsaan Gual Periok, Gual Periok, 17200 Rantau Panjang *Sekolah Menengah Kebangsaan Kangkong, Wakil Pos Kangkong, 17040 Pasir Mas *Sekolah Menengah Kebangsaan Kedondong, Kampung Kedondong, 17010 Pasir Mas *Sekolah Menengah Kebangsaan Meranti, Kampung Meranti, 17010 Pasir Mas *Sekolah Menengah Kebangsaan Pasir Mas, Jalan Masjid, 17000 Pasir Mas *Sekolah Menengah Kebangsaan Rantau Panjang, Pekan Rantau Panjang, 17200 Rantau Panjang *Sekolah Menengah Kebangsaan Sultan Ibrahim (1), Jalan Meranti, 17000 Pasir Mas *Sekolah Menengah Kebangsaan Sultan Ibrahim (2), Jalan Hospital, 17000 Pasir Mas *Sekolah Menengah Kebangsaan Tendong, Tendong, 17030 Pasir Mas *Sekolah Menengah Kebangsaan Tiang Chandi, Repek, 17070 Pasir Mas *Sekolah Menengah Kebangsaan Tengku Panglima Raja, Km 5, Jalan Pasir Mas - Tanah Merah, Lemal, 17000 Pasir Mas *Sekolah Menengah Kebangsaan To' Uban, To' Uban, 17050 Pasir Mas *Sekolah Menengah Kebangsaan Teknik Pasir Mas, Jalan Tendong - Bunut Susu, 17020 Pasir Mas *Sekolah Menengah Kebangsaan Kubang Bemban, Km 2, Jalan Pasir Mas - Meranti, 17000 Pasir Mas

References

External links

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