Sungai Lalang

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Sungai Lalang
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   Jawi سوڠاي لالڠ
   Chinese 双溪拉兰
Sungai Lalang street view.jpg
Nickname: 
Sg. Lalang
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Sungai Lalang
Location in Kedah
Coordinates: 5°41′58″N100°31′01″E / 5.69940°N 100.51690°E / 5.69940; 100.51690
Country Malaysia
State Kedah
Administrative District Kuala Muda
Electoral District Merbok
Municipal Council Sungai Petani
Time zone UTC+8 (MST)
Postcode
08000 & 08100
Sungai Sg. Lalang Sungai Sungai Lalang.jpg
Sungai Sg. Lalang

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).

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Postcodes

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.

Residential

Sungai Lalang houses a few sections of neighbourhood parks (taman) and a few villages (kampung), they are as follow:

Commercial

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:

Industrial

The following industrial areas are situated in Sungai Lalang:

Transportation

Tanjung Mewah route 12 bus in Sungai Lalang Tanjung Mewah Route 12 bus in Sungai Lalang.jpg
Tanjung Mewah route 12 bus in Sungai Lalang

Railway

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.

Road

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).

Education

Primary education

Primary schools in Sungai Lalang [10] [11] [12]
NameName in Native ScriptSchool CodeNumber of Student [13] Number of Teacher [13] Image
Sekolah Kebangsaan Aman Jayaسکوله کبڠساٴن امان جايKBA3006 [14] 28327 Sekolah Kebangsaan Aman Jaya.jpg
Sekolah Kebangsaan Ambangan Heights [note 1] سکوله کبڠساٴن امبڠن هاٴيت‌سKBA3054 [15] 127695 Sekolah Kebangsaan Ambangan Heights.jpg
Sekolah Kebangsaan Bandar Baru Sungai Lalangسکوله کبڠساٴن باندر بارو سوڠاي لالڠKBA3047 [16] 123890 Sekolah Kebangsaan Bandar Baru Sungai Lalang.jpg
Sekolah Kebangsaan Sungai Lalangسکوله کبڠساٴن سوڠاي لالڠKBA3016 [17] 76053 Sekolah Kebangsaan Sungai Lalang.jpg
Sekolah Kebangsaan Sungkap Paraسکوله کبڠساٴن سوڠکڤ ڤاراKBA3017 [18] 5911 Main building of Sekolah Kebangsaan Sungkap Para.jpg
Sekolah Jenis Kebangsaan (Cina) Chung Hwa Sungai Lalang双溪拉兰中华学校KBC3061 [19] 32130 SJK (C) Chung Hwa Sungai Lalang.jpg
Sekolah Jenis Kebangsaan (Tamil) Ladang Sungkap Paraசுங்கப் பாரா தமிழ்ப்பள்ளிKBD3083 [20] 148 Main building of SJK (T) Ladang Sungkap Para.jpg
Sekolah Jenis Kebangsaan (Tamil) Ladang Sungai Getahசுங்கை கித்தா தமிழ்ப்பள்ளிKBD3095 [21] 15514 SJK (T) Ladang Sungai Getah.jpg
Sekolah Jenis Kebangsaan (Tamil) Tun Sambanthanதுன் சம்பந்தன் தமிழ்ப்பள்ளிKBD3085 [22] 13916 SJK (T) Tun Sambanthan, Bukit Lembu.jpg

Secondary education

Secondary school in Sungai Lalang [23]
NameName in Native ScriptSchool CodeNumber of Student [13] Number of Teacher [13] Image
Sekolah Menengah Kebangsaan Aman Jayaسکوله منڠه کبڠساٴن امان جايKEA3111 [24] 2196172 Name Sign of SMK Aman Jaya.jpg

Polling districts

These polling districts are in Sungai Lalang, as per the federal gazette issued on 18 July 2023. [25]

Parliamentary constituencyState constituencyPolling DistrictsCodeLocation
Merbok (P104)
Bukit Selambau (N25)
BUKIT LEMBU014/25/03SEKOLAH KEBANGSAAN AMAN JAYA, SUNGAI LALANG
TAMAN BANDAR BARU014/25/04SEKOLAH KEBANGSAAN BANDAR BARU SUNGAI LALANG
SEKOLAH MENENGAH KEBANGSAAN AMAN JAYA, SUNGAI LALANG
SUNGAI LALANG014/25/05SEKOLAH JENIS KEBANGSAAN (CINA) CHUNG HWA, SUNGAI LALANG
TAMAN DESA AMAN014/25/06SEKOLAH KEBANGSAAN SUNGAI LALANG, SUNGAI LALANG
AMBANGAN HEIGHT014/25/20SEKOLAH KEBANGSAAN AMBANGAN HEIGHT, SUNGAI LALANG

Notes and references

Notes

  1. Formerly known as Sekolah Kebangsaan Bandar Baru Sungai Lalang 2.

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  18. KBA3017 at Ministry of Education's Website
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  20. KBD3083 at Ministry of Education's Website
  21. KBD3095 at Ministry of Education's website
  22. KBD3085 at Ministry of Education's website
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