Pasir Puteh District Pasey Puteh | |
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Jajahan Pasir Puteh | |
Other transcription(s) | |
• Jawi | ڤاسير ڤوتيه |
• Chinese | 巴西富地县 |
• Tamil | பாசிர் பூத்தே |
Location of Pasir Puteh District in Malaysia | |
Coordinates: 5°50′N102°24′E / 5.833°N 102.400°E | |
Country | Malaysia |
State | Kelantan |
Seat | Pasir Puteh |
Local area government(s) | Pasir Puteh District Council |
Government | |
• District officer | Ahmad Adlee Bin Yasin [1] |
Area | |
• Total | 423 km2 (163 sq mi) |
Population (2021) [3] | |
• Total | 137,400 |
• Density | 320/km2 (840/sq mi) |
Time zone | UTC+8 (MST) |
• Summer (DST) | UTC+8 (Not observed) |
Postcode | 16xxx |
Calling code | +6-09 |
Vehicle registration plates | D |
Pasir Puteh District Council Majlis Daerah Pasir Puteh | |
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Type | |
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History | |
Founded | 1 January 1979 |
Leadership | |
President | Ahmad Adlee Yasin |
District secretary | Noor Azman Md Nawi |
Meeting place | |
16800 Pasir Puteh, Kelantan Darul Naim. | |
Website | |
mdpputeh |
Pasir Puteh District is a district (jajahan) in Kelantan, Malaysia. The town of Pasir Putih is situated on the bank of Semerak River, about 30 kilometers to the south of Kota Bharu. Pasir Puteh district borders Besut District, Terengganu to its south-east.
Before this place was known as Pasir Puteh, it was known as Pangkalan Limbungan. The town of Pasir Puteh derived its name after Sultan Muhammad IV visited. The Sultan was very impressed to see the white sand shining along the riverbanks. Hence in 1911, the Sultan declared the name of this place as Pasir Puteh, which meant white sand. This is the place where a Kelantan warrior, Tok Janggut, raised an army of Malay warriors to oppose the introduction of taxation in Kelantan. [2]
Several types of schools can be found in Pasir Puteh. [4] Among the schools in Pasir Puteh are:
The pre-university institute, which is Kolej Matrikulasi Kelantan (KMKt) also located within this district. [5]
Year | Pop. | ±% | ||
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1991 | 96,348 | — | ||
2000 | 104,404 | +8.4% | ||
2010 | 113,191 | +8.4% | ||
2020 | 136,157 | +20.3% | ||
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Source: [6] |
Population in Pasir Puteh is about 117,383 (2010). [3]
Ranking Population of Jajahan Pasir Puteh.
Rank | Daerah/Mukim | Population 2000 |
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1 | Semerak | 21,670 |
2 | Bukit Jawa | 19,329 |
3 | Limbongan (Pasir Puteh Town) | 14,164 |
4 | Padang Pak Amat | 13,360 |
5 | Bukit Abal | 10,624 |
6 | Gong Datok | 8,721 |
7 | Jeram | 8,552 |
8 | Bukit Awang | 7,984 |
List of LMS district representatives in the Federal Parliament (Dewan Rakyat)
Parliament | Seat Name | Member of Parliament | Party |
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P28 | Pasir Puteh | Nik Muhammad Zawawi Salleh | Perikatan Nasional (PAS) |
List of LMS district representatives in the State Legislative Assembly of Kelantan
Parliament | State | Seat Name | State Assemblyman | Party |
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P28 | N29 | Selising | Tuan Saripuddin Tuan Ismail | Perikatan Nasional (PAS) |
P28 | N30 | Limbongan | Mohd Nazlan Mohamed Hasbullah | Perikatan Nasional (PAS) |
P28 | N31 | Semerak | Wan Hassan Wan Ibrahim | Perikatan Nasional (PAS) |
P28 | N32 | Gaal | Mohd Rodzi Ja'afar | Perikatan Nasional (PAS) |
Pasir Puteh has a tropical rainforest climate (Af) with moderate rainfall from February to April and heavy to very heavy rainfall in the remaining months.
Climate data for Pasir Puteh | |||||||||||||
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Month | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | Year |
Mean daily maximum °C (°F) | 28.8 (83.8) | 29.8 (85.6) | 31.1 (88.0) | 32.2 (90.0) | 32.5 (90.5) | 32.1 (89.8) | 31.8 (89.2) | 31.5 (88.7) | 31.4 (88.5) | 30.7 (87.3) | 29.5 (85.1) | 28.8 (83.8) | 30.9 (87.5) |
Daily mean °C (°F) | 25.5 (77.9) | 26.1 (79.0) | 26.9 (80.4) | 27.8 (82.0) | 28.2 (82.8) | 27.8 (82.0) | 27.5 (81.5) | 27.3 (81.1) | 27.2 (81.0) | 26.9 (80.4) | 26.3 (79.3) | 26.5 (79.7) | 27.0 (80.6) |
Mean daily minimum °C (°F) | 22.3 (72.1) | 22.4 (72.3) | 22.7 (72.9) | 23.5 (74.3) | 23.9 (75.0) | 23.6 (74.5) | 23.2 (73.8) | 23.2 (73.8) | 23.1 (73.6) | 23.2 (73.8) | 23.2 (73.8) | 23.0 (73.4) | 23.1 (73.6) |
Average rainfall mm (inches) | 262 (10.3) | 122 (4.8) | 119 (4.7) | 86 (3.4) | 137 (5.4) | 162 (6.4) | 160 (6.3) | 209 (8.2) | 265 (10.4) | 296 (11.7) | 504 (19.8) | 625 (24.6) | 2,947 (116) |
Source: Climate-Data.org [7] |
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