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.
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 |
 Flag  Seal  Coat of arms | |
 Location of Pasir Puteh District in Kelantan | |
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  Pasir Puteh District Location of Pasir Puteh District in Malaysia | |
| Coordinates: 5°50′N 102°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 | |
| Type | |
| 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 | |
History
editBefore 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]
Education
editSeveral types of schools can be found in Pasir Puteh.[4] Among the schools in Pasir Puteh are:
- Sekolah Menengah Kebangsaan Bukit Jawa
- Sekolah Menengah Kebangsaan Cherang Ruku
- Sekolah Menengah Kebangsaan Gaal
- Sekolah Menengah Kebangsaan Jeram
- Sekolah Menengah Kebangsaan Kamil
- Sekolah Menengah Kebangsaan Dato' Ismail
- Sekolah Menengah Kebangsaan Seri Aman
- Sekolah Menengah Kebangsaan Sri Maharaja
- Sekolah Menengah Kebangsaan Tok Janggut
- Sekolah Menengah Kebangsaan Padang Pak Amat
- Sekolah Menengah Sains Pasir Puteh
The pre-university institute, which is Kolej Matrikulasi Kelantan (KMKt) also located within this district.[5]
Demographics
edit| Year | Pop. | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 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 |
|---|---|---|
| 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 |
Federal Parliament and State Assembly Seats
edit
List of LMS district representatives in the Federal Parliament (Dewan Rakyat)
| Parliament | Seat Name | Member of Parliament | Party |
|---|---|---|---|
| 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 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) |
Climate
editPasir 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 | |||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 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] | |||||||||||||
References
edit- ^ "Pejabat Tanah Dan Jajahan Pasir Puteh - Perutusan Ketua Jajahan". www.ptjpp.kelantan.gov.my. June 2021. Retrieved 2022-09-09.
- ^ a b "Latar Belakang - Laman Web Rasmi Pejabat Tanah Dan Jajahan Pasir Puteh". ptjpp.kelantan.gov.my. Archived from the original on November 30, 2018.
- ^ a b "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.
- ^ "Secondary Schools in Kelantan, Malaysia". 2007. Retrieved 2007-12-10.
- ^ http://mis.kmkt.matrik.edu.my/
- ^ "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.
- ^ "Climate: Pasir Puteh". Climate-Data.org. Retrieved 28 October 2020.
