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Pengkalan Hulu
Town
Other transcription(s)
 • Jawiڤڠكالن هولو
 • Chinese高乌 (Simplified)
Gāowū (Hanyu Pinyin)
Official seal of Pengkalan Hulu
Seal
Pengkalan Hulu is located in Malaysia
Pengkalan Hulu
Pengkalan Hulu
Location of Pengkalan Hulu
Coordinates: 5°42′22″N 100°59′58″E / 5.70611°N 100.99944°E / 5.70611; 100.99944
CountryMalaysia
StatePerak
Government
 • TypeLocal government
 • BodyPengkalan Hulu District Council
 • PresidentMeor Shahibul Fadilah Zainuddin
Time zoneUTC+8 (Malaysian Standard Time)
Websitewww.mdph.gov.my
Pengkalan Hulu District Council

Majlis Daerah Pengkalan Hulu
Type
Type
History
Founded1 December 1979
Leadership
President
Meor Shahibul Fadilah Zainuddin
District Secretary
Noraslina Saidin
Motto
Bersih, Aman, Maju/برسيه امان ماجو
(Clean, Peace, Progressive)
Meeting place
Jalan Wisma Kroh 1, 33100, 33100 Pengkalan Hulu, Perak
Website
www.mdph.gov.my
Pengkalan Hulu in Hulu Perak District

Pengkalan Hulu, formerly known as Kroh or Keroh, is a town and a mukim in Hulu Perak District, Perak, Malaysia, bordering Thailand and Kedah. The nearest town on the Thailand side is Betong in Yala province.

Although described as a border town, Pengkalan Hulu is 6 km from the actual Malaysia-Thailand border which is located at Bukit Berapit, where the Malaysian customs, immigration and quarantine station is located. The town is served by both Federal Route 76, which connects it to Gerik and Kuala Kangsar to the south and Baling in Kedah to the north, and Federal Route 77 which goes in a northeasterly direction to Bukit Berapit and onward to Betong.

It is located at a height of 380 m above sea level.

Demographics

Languages spoken here include Malay, Chinese, Tamil, and Thai.[citation needed] The main religions are Islam, Buddhism, Hinduism, and Christianity.[citation needed]. The population is largely Malay, with significant Chinese and Indian segments.[1]

Government and politics

Pengkalan Hulu Government Office

Pengkalan Hulu is also an autonomous sub-district (daerah kecil), consisting of the mukims of Pengkalan Hulu and nearby Belukar Semang.

In the Malaysian Parliament, Pengkalan Hulu is part of the Gerik parliamentary constituency.

Education

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Mosques

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Places of interest

Malaysia CIQ at Bukit Berapit

References

  1. ^ "Pengkalan Hulu Population Statistics". City Population. Retrieved 2022-03-22.
  2. ^ Tourism Authority of Thailand, TAT Release, Jun 6, 2008 Visit IMT-GT 2008 Archived 2008-10-29 at the Wayback Machine
  3. ^ http://www.adb.org/Documents/IMT-GT/action-plan.pdf THE IMT-GT ROADMAP 2007-2011 ACTION PLAN: STATUS AND UPDATES
  4. ^ The Star Online June 13, 2010 Zambry: Bring IMT-GT back to its main focus

External links

5°43′N 101°00′E / 5.717°N 101.000°E / 5.717; 101.000

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