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Town in Kuala Muda, Kedah, Malaysia From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Sungai Lalang (abbreviated Sg. Lalang) is a small town in Kuala Muda District, Kedah, Malaysia. It is located 5 kilometer north from Sungai Petani. Sg. Lalang River (Sungai Sg. Lalang) situated in this town flows into the Merbok River (Sungai Merbok).
Sungai Lalang | |
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Other transcription(s) | |
• Jawi | سوڠاي لالڠ |
• Chinese | 双溪拉兰 |
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Nickname: Sg. Lalang | |
Location in Kedah | |
Coordinates: 5.69940°N 100.51690°E | |
Country | Malaysia |
State | Kedah |
Administrative District | Kuala Muda |
Electoral District | Merbok |
Municipal Council | Sungai Petani |
Time zone | UTC+8 (MST) |
Postcode | 08000 & 08100 |
People in Sungai Lalang uses two different postcodes, mainly differing by the generation of an area within Sungai Lalang; the older areas use the postcode of Bedong, 08100 whereas recently developed areas use postcode of Sungai Petani, 08000. Generally, either postcodes are safe to use in the whole area of Sungai Lalang, with higher tendency to use 08000.
Sungai Lalang houses a few sections of neighbourhood parks (taman) and a few villages (kampung), they are as follow:
Most of the residencies in Sungai Lalang has a few dedicated lot or blocks for stores and services. A few notable store and services available in Sungai Lalang includes:
The following industrial areas are situated in Sungai Lalang:
Sungai Lalang used to be served by rail service in the 1920s with its own railway station.[7][8] In 1975, communist had attempted to blow up a section of the railway in Sungai Lalang, which had caused a five and a half hour long curfew order issued to people in Kampung Baru Sungai Lalang as the officers were deployed to try to catch the communist.[9] Train stopped serving the station and it got abandoned before it was torn down for the railway upgrade works to electrify and double the track, without constructing any replacement station.
Sungai Lalang is mainly served by the Federal Route 1 which goes through the town, and Kedah State Route K152 that connects to Bukit Selambau. Bus service in Sungai Lalang includes Red Omnibus route 02 (Sungai Petani—Alor Setar) and Tanjung Mewah route 12 (Sungai Petani—Taman Bandar Baru Sungai Lalang).
Name | Name in Native Script | School Code | Number of Student[13] | Number of Teacher[13] | Image |
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Sekolah Kebangsaan Aman Jaya | سکوله کبڠساٴن امان جاي | KBA3006[14] | 283 | 27 | ![]() |
Sekolah Kebangsaan Ambangan Heights[note 1] | سکوله کبڠساٴن امبڠن هاٴيتس | KBA3054[15] | 1276 | 95 | ![]() |
Sekolah Kebangsaan Bandar Baru Sungai Lalang | سکوله کبڠساٴن باندر بارو سوڠاي لالڠ | KBA3047[16] | 1238 | 90 | ![]() |
Sekolah Kebangsaan Sungai Lalang | سکوله کبڠساٴن سوڠاي لالڠ | KBA3016[17] | 760 | 53 | ![]() |
Sekolah Kebangsaan Sungkap Para | سکوله کبڠساٴن سوڠکڤ ڤارا | KBA3017[18] | 59 | 11 | ![]() |
Sekolah Jenis Kebangsaan (Cina) Chung Hwa Sungai Lalang | 双溪拉兰中华学校 | KBC3061[19] | 321 | 30 | ![]() |
Sekolah Jenis Kebangsaan (Tamil) Ladang Sungkap Para | சுங்கப் பாரா தமிழ்ப்பள்ளி | KBD3083[20] | 14 | 8 | ![]() |
Sekolah Jenis Kebangsaan (Tamil) Ladang Sungai Getah | சுங்கை கித்தா தமிழ்ப்பள்ளி | KBD3095[21] | 155 | 14 | ![]() |
Sekolah Jenis Kebangsaan (Tamil) Tun Sambanthan | துன் சம்பந்தன் தமிழ்ப்பள்ளி | KBD3085[22] | 139 | 16 | ![]() |
Name | Name in Native Script | School Code | Number of Student[13] | Number of Teacher[13] | Image |
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Sekolah Menengah Kebangsaan Aman Jaya | سکوله منڠه کبڠساٴن امان جاي | KEA3111[24] | 2196 | 172 | ![]() |
These polling districts are in Sungai Lalang, as per the federal gazette issued on 18 July 2023.[25]
Parliamentary constituency | State constituency | Polling Districts | Code | Location |
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Merbok (P104) | ||||
Bukit Selambau (N25) | ||||
BUKIT LEMBU | 014/25/03 | SEKOLAH KEBANGSAAN AMAN JAYA, SUNGAI LALANG | ||
TAMAN BANDAR BARU | 014/25/04 | SEKOLAH KEBANGSAAN BANDAR BARU SUNGAI LALANG | ||
SEKOLAH MENENGAH KEBANGSAAN AMAN JAYA, SUNGAI LALANG | ||||
SUNGAI LALANG | 014/25/05 | SEKOLAH JENIS KEBANGSAAN (CINA) CHUNG HWA, SUNGAI LALANG | ||
TAMAN DESA AMAN | 014/25/06 | SEKOLAH KEBANGSAAN SUNGAI LALANG, SUNGAI LALANG | ||
AMBANGAN HEIGHT | 014/25/20 | SEKOLAH KEBANGSAAN AMBANGAN HEIGHT, SUNGAI LALANG |