Pasir Mas District

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Pasir Mas District
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Jajahan Pasir Mas
Other transcription(s)
 •  Jawi ڤاسير مس‎
 •  Chinese 巴西马县
 •  Tamil பாசிர் மாஸ்
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Location of Pasir Mas District in Kelantan
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Pasir Mas District
Location of Pasir Mas District in Malaysia
Coordinates: 6°2′N102°8′E / 6.033°N 102.133°E / 6.033; 102.133
Country Flag of Malaysia 23px.svg  Malaysia
State Flag of Kelantan.svg  Kelantan
Seat Pasir Mas
Local area government(s) Pasir Mas District Council
Government
 • District officerHazmi Bin Abdul Hamid [1]
 • Administrative officePasir Mas District and Land Office
Area
[2]
 • Total
570 km2 (220 sq mi)
Population
 (2022) [3]
 • Total
233,400
 • Density410/km2 (1,100/sq mi)
Time zone UTC+8 (MST)
 • Summer (DST) UTC+8 (Not observed)
Postcode
17xxx
Calling code +6-09
Vehicle registration plates D

Pasir Mas District (Kelantanese: Jajahey Pasey Mah) is a district (jajahan) in Kelantan, Malaysia. The district covers an area of 614.15 square kilometers and is bordered by the districts of Tumpat District to the north, Tanah Merah District to the south, Kota Bharu District to the east, and the Thai district of Su-ngai Kolok (Malay : Sungai Golok) to the west. [2]

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Due to its geographical location, it acts as the main gateway of the East Coast of Malaysia to Thailand and is also traversed by major road transport routes from the West Coast to the state capital of Kota Bharu.

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

A railway station operated by Keretapi Tanah Melayu (KTM) is located here. The station is part of KTM Intercity's Rantau Panjang Line and interchanges with the East Coast Line which ends at the Tumpat railway station.

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, Kuala Lumpur. The Rantau Panjang Line continues towards north at Rantau Panjang railway station at the border town of Rantau Panjang 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 without having to change buses. However, buses departing from these state capitals with Kota Bharu as the final destination might not pass through Pasir Mas. But those with Rantau Panjang 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 Kota Bharu, Rantau Panjang 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

Historical population
YearPop.±%
1991 150,035—    
2000 162,312+8.2%
2010 180,878+11.4%
2020 230,424+27.4%
Source: [4]
Map of Pasir Mas District Map of Pasir Mas District, Kelantan.svg
Map of Pasir Mas District

Pasir Mas as of 2010 Census, it has a population of 189,292 people. [3]

Ranking Population of Jajahan Pasir Mas. [5]

RankDaerahPopulation 2000
1 Rantau Panjang 23,714
2Kubang Gadong22,931
3Pasir Mas21,681
4Kangkong16,488
5Gual Periok15,326
6Bunut Susu15,008
7Kubang Sepat14,484
8Chetok12,576
9Lemal10,753
10Alor Pasir9,351

Federal Parliament and State Assembly Seats


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

ParliamentSeat NameMember of ParliamentParty
P22 Pasir Mas Ahmad Fadhli Mohd Shaari Perikatan Nasional (PAS)
P23 Rantau Panjang Siti Zailah Mohd Yusoff Perikatan Nasional (PAS)


List of LMS district representatives in the State Legislative Assembly of Kelantan

ParliamentStateSeat NameState AssemblymanParty
P22N11 Tendong Rozi Mohamad Perikatan Nasional (PAS)
P22N12 Pengkalan Pasir Hanifa Ahmad Perikatan Nasional (PAS)
P22N13 Meranti Mohd. Nassuruddin Daud Perikatan Nasional (PAS)
P23N14 Chetok Zuraidin Abdullah Perikatan Nasional (PAS)
P23N15 Gual Periok Mohamad Awang Perikatan Nasional (PAS)
P23N16 Apam Putra Abdul Rasul Mohamed Perikatan Nasional (PAS)

Education

Several types of schools can be found in Pasir Mas. [6] Among the schools in Pasir Mas are

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References

  1. ↑ "Perutusan Ketua Jajahan". www.ptjpm.kelantan.gov.my. Retrieved 2022-09-09.
  2. 1 2 "Laman Web Rasmi - Pejabat Tanah Dan Jajahan Pasir Mas - Sejarah Jabatan". www.ptjpm.kelantan.gov.my. Archived from the original on 2019-03-07. Retrieved 2017-11-27.
  3. 1 2 "Population Distribution and Basic Demographic Characteristics, 2010" (PDF). Department of Statistics, Malaysia. Archived from the original (PDF) on 22 May 2014. Retrieved 19 April 2012.
  4. ↑ "Key Findings of Population and Housing Census of Malaysia 2020" (pdf) (in Malay and English). Department of Statistics, Malaysia. ISBN   978-967-2000-85-3.
  5. ↑ "Laman Web Rasmi - Pejabat Tanah Dan Jajahan Pasir Mas - Daerah Di Pasir Mas". www.ptjpm.kelantan.gov.my.
  6. ↑ "Secondary Schools in Kelantan, Malaysia". 2007. Retrieved 2007-12-10.
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