Pengkalan Hulu

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Pengkalan Hulu
Town
Other transcription(s)
   Jawi ڤڠكالن هولو
   Chinese 高乌(Simplified)
Gāowū(Hanyu Pinyin)
Pengkalan Hulu street.JPG
The Seal of Pengkalan Hulu District Council.png
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Pengkalan Hulu
Location of Pengkalan Hulu
Coordinates: 5°42′22″N100°59′58″E / 5.70611°N 100.99944°E / 5.70611; 100.99944
Country Malaysia
State Perak
Government
  TypeLocal government
  BodyPengkalan Hulu District Council
  PresidentMeor Shahibul Fadilah Zainuddin
Time zone UTC+8 (Malaysian Standard Time)
Website www.mdph.gov.my
Pengkalan Hulu District Council

Majlis Daerah Pengkalan Hulu
The Seal of Pengkalan Hulu District Council.png
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 Map of Hulu Perak District, Perak.svg
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.

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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

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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.

History

The history of Pengkalan Hulu began as the administrative center of Negeri Reman (part of Negeri Patani) whose borders were Kedah and Patani. However, Raja Reman invaded Klian Intan and established tin mining there, leading to several conflicts with the Perak government and several agreements brokered between the British, Siam, and Perak. In 1902, the Siamese government abolished the royal governance system in Negeri Reman. Subsequently, the Siamese government handed over the Hulu Perak district to the Perak government. The ceremony for the transfer of the Hulu Perak district took place in Kroh on July 16, 1909.

Pengkalan Hulu was formerly known as Kroh. The history of the name Kroh begins with a small river that flows through this area. The flowing river originates from a village called Selarong. Selarong means 'elephant path' in Arabic. This river served as a bathing and wallowing place for the elephants belonging to Raja Reman, whose number reached hundreds. To facilitate the bathing of these elephants, Raja Reman ordered the construction of a dam to impound water. The dammed river flow formed a small lake with constantly murky water. It is for this reason that the town was named Kroh in the past which in Malay means murky.

On January 4, 1984, during the reign of the 33rd Sultan of Perak, the late Sultan Idris Al-Mutawakkil Alallahi Shah (Sultan Idris Shah II), His Majesty graciously consented to change the name Kroh to Pengkalan Hulu because this place served as a stopover when His Majesty traveled to the Hulu Perak district.

Nowadays, the remnants of the small lake have been developed by the district administration into a recreational park called Taman Tasek Takong. The connection between elephants and the name Kroh has also been immortalized through the logo of the Pengkalan Hulu District Council, Perak Darul Ridzuan. [2]

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Malaysia CIQ at Bukit Berapit

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References

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  2. "Info Pengkalan Hulu". MDPH Official Portal. Retrieved 2024-04-13.
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