Kubang Pasu District
Kubang Pasu District | |
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| Daerah Kubang Pasu | |
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Seal | |
| Nicknames: City of Knowledge (Bandar Ilmu) | |
Location of Kubang Pasu District in Kedah | |
Interactive map of Kubang Pasu District | |
Kubang Pasu District Location of Kubang Pasu District in Malaysia | |
| Coordinates: 6°20′N 100°20′E / 6.333°N 100.333°E | |
| Country | Malaysia |
| State | Kedah |
| Seat | Jitra |
| Local area government(s) | Kubang Pasu Municipal Council |
| Government | |
| • District officer | Muhamad Arof Darus |
| Area | |
• Total | 945.96 km2 (365.24 sq mi) |
| Population (2010) | |
• Total | 215,491 |
| • Density | 227.80/km2 (590.00/sq mi) |
| Time zone | UTC+8 (MST) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+8 (Not observed) |
| Postcode | 06xxx |
| Calling code | +6-04 |
| Vehicle registration plates | K |
Kubang Pasu Municipal Council Majlis Perbandaran Kubang Pasu | |
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| History | |
| Founded | 22 October 2018 |
| Leadership | |
President | Encik Badrulhisham Bin Haji Sulaiman, AMK., BCK., |
Municipal Secretary | Faizal Azli Ghazali |
| Meeting place | |
| Kompleks Pentadbiran Daerah, 06000, Jitra, Kedah Darul Aman. | |
| Website | |
| pbt | |
The Kubang Pasu District is a district in northern Kedah, Malaysia. It contains the border town of Bukit Kayu Hitam as well as the educational hub of Changlun while Jitra is the largest town and administrative centre of the district. The district council was then upgraded into a municipal council on 22 October 2018, becoming the fifth local government authority with city or municipality status in the state of Kedah.