Kubang Pasu District | |
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| Daerah Kubang Pasu | |
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| Nicknames: Knowledge City (Bandar Ilmu) | |
 Location ofKubang Pasu District inKedah | |
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  Kubang Pasu District Location ofKubang Pasu District inMalaysia | |
| Coordinates:6°20′N100°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 (2010)[2] | |
• Total | 215,491 |
| • Density | 227.80/km2 (590.00/sq mi) |
| Time zone | UTC+8 (MST) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+8 (Not observed) |
| Postcode | 06xxx |
| 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. | |
| Website | |
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TheKubang Pasu District is adistrict in northernKedah,Malaysia. It contains the border town ofBukit Kayu Hitam as well as the educational hub ofChanglun whileJitra is the largest town and administrative centre of the district. The district council was then upgraded into a municipal council on 22 October 2018, becoming the fifth local government authority with city or municipality status in the state of Kedah.
In the 19th century Kubang Pasu was a semi-independent kingdom known as theKubang 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 bordersPerlis, while its northern boundary forms part of theMalaysia–Thailand border. From east to south, in clockwise order, are the constituencies ofPadang Terap,Pokok Sena andKuala Kedah.
Kubang Pasu District is divided into 20mukims, which are:[4]
| Year | Pop. | ±% |
|---|---|---|
| 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 asEducation Valley in Kedah because there is a concentration of educational institutions in Kubang Pasu. They areUniversiti 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 theState 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) |
