Kubang Pasu District
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| Daerah Kubang Pasu | |
| Other transcription(s) | |
| • Jawi | كوبڠ ڤاسو |
| • Chinese | 古邦巴素县 |
| • Tamil | குபாங் பாசு |
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| Nicknames:
Town of Knowledge (Bandar Ilmu)
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Location of Kubang Pasu DistrictinKedah
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  Kubang Pasu District Location of Kubang Pasu DistrictinMalaysia | |
| Coordinates: 6°20′N 100°20′E / 6.333°N 100.333°E / 6.333; 100.333 | |
| Country |  Malaysia |
| State |  Kedah |
| Seat | Jitra |
| Local area government(s) | Kubang Pasu Municipal Council |
| Government | |
| • District officer | Muhamad Arof Darus |
| Area | |
| • Total | 945.96 km2 (365.24 sq mi) |
| Population
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| • Total | 215,491 |
| • Density | 230/km2 (590/sq mi) |
| Time zone | UTC+8 (MST) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+8 (Not observed) |
| Postcode |
06xxx
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| Calling code | +6-04 |
| Vehicle registration plates | K |
Kubang Pasu Municipal Council
Majlis Perbandaran Kubang Pasu
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| History | |
| Founded | 22 October 2018 |
| Leadership | |
President | Encik Badrulhisham Bin Haji Sulaiman, AMK., BCK., |
Municipal Secretary | Faizal Azli Ghazali |
| Meeting place | |
| Kompleks Pentadbiran Daerah, 06000,Jitra, Kedah Darul Aman. | |
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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 district council had been upgraded into municipal council on 22 October 2018, becoming the fifth city or municipal in the state.
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).[3]
The district spans over an area of 948 km2. To the west it borders Perlis, while its northern boundary forms part of the Malaysia-Thailand border. From east to south, in clockwise order, are the constituencies of Padang Terap, Pokok Sena and Kuala Kedah.
Kubang Pasu District is divided into 20 mukims, which are:[4]
| Year | Pop. | ±% | ||
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| 1991 | 157,963 | — | ||
| 2000 | 185,856 | +17.7% | ||
| 2010 | 214,479 | +15.4% | ||
| 2020 | 237,759 | +10.9% | ||
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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, 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.[6][7]
List of Kubang Pasu district representatives in the Federal Parliament (Dewan Rakyat)
| Parliament | Seat Name | Member of Parliament | Party |
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| P5 | Jerlun | Abdul Ghani Ahmad | Perikatan Nasional (PAS) |
| P6 | Kubang Pasu | Ku Abdul Rahman Ku Ismail | Perikatan Nasional (PPBM) |
List of Kubang Pasu district representatives in the State Legislative Assembly (Dewan Undangan Negeri)
| Parliament | State | Seat Name | State Assemblyman | Party |
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| P5 | N3 | Kota Siputeh | Mohd Ashraf Mustaqim bin Badrul Munir | Perikatan Nasional (PPBM) |
| P5 | N4 | Ayer Hitam | Azhar bin Ibrahim | Perikatan Nasional (PAS) |
| P6 | N5 | Bukit Kayu Hitam | Halimaton Shaadiah binti Saad | Perikatan Nasional (PPBM) |
| P6 | N6 | Jitra | Haim Hilman bin Abdullah | Perikatan Nasional (PAS) |
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Capital: Alor Setar, Royal town: Anak Bukit | |
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☆Kuala Lumpur, Labuan, and Putrajaya are Federal Territories and thus do not have districts. | |
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C=City council, H=City Hall, M=Municipal council, D=District council, P=Corporation, LA=Local authority | |
