Tumpat (Kelantanese: Ttupak) is a town, a district (jajahan) and parliamentary constituency in northern Kelantan, Malaysia, at the mouth of Kelantan River.
Tumpat is situated at the end of the East Coast Line railway line operated by Keretapi Tanah Melayu (Malayan Railways) which links Kelantan to the southern and western part of Peninsular Malaysia. This strategic location makes it a transportation hub of Kelantan. Tumpat town is approximately 15 km from the state capital, Kota Bharu.
History Tumpat district was established on 1 January 1949, detaching from Kota Bharu metropolitan area.
Geography Tumpat is the northernmost constituency in Kelantan, bordering Thailand across the Golok River to the west, Kota Bharu across the Kelantan River to the east, and Pasir Mas to the south, and the Thai district of Tak Bai to the west.
Demographics
Tumpat has a population about 152,168 (2010), with the majority being the Malays with significant Siamese, Indian and Chinese population.
Generally in Kelantan, the populations of Malaysian Indians are low but Tumpat is known to be the area where most Indians reside in Kelantan. During any Indian festivals, Indians around Kelantan gather there for community celebration events like Ponggal, Thaipusam & Deepavali.
Ranking Population of Jajahan Tumpat:
RankDaerah/MukimPopulation 20001Wakaf Bharu29,9022Pengkalan Kubur20,6423Tumpat19,8964Sungai Pinang16,6225Terbak16,0966Kebakat14,6637Jalan Besar12,5958Palekbang9Kelaboran10Kampung Laut11Kok Keli12Berangan13Bunohan14Geting15Morak16Pasir Pekan
Federal Parliament and State Assembly Seats
List of LMS district representatives in the Federal Parliament (Dewan Rakyat)
Parliament Seat Name Member of Parliament PartyP19 Tumpat Mumtaz Md. Nawi Perikatan Nasional (PAS)
List of LMS district representatives in the State Legislative Assembly of Kelantan
Parliament State Seat Name State Assemblyman PartyP19 N01 Pengkalan Kubor Wan Roslan Wan Hamat Perikatan Nasional (PAS)P19 N02 Kelaboran Mohd Adanan Hassan Perikatan Nasional (PAS)P19 N03 Pasir Pekan Ahmad Yakob Perikatan Nasional (PAS)P19 N04 Wakaf Bharu Mohd Rusli Abdullah Perikatan Nasional (PAS)
Tourist attractions
Wat Machimmaram Wat Phothivihan Pantai Sri Tujuh Pantai Suri Pantai Geting Pasar Sumayyah Pata Ndo (Pdg.Kemahkotaan) Pusat Bebas Cukai P.Kubor Makam Tok Janggut Muzium Wau Suluk Tok Selehor Masjid Kg Laut, Laman Warisan Masjid Ar Rahman Kubang Batang
Villages
Kampung Bechah Resak Kampung Tok Uh Kampung Geting Kampung Laut Kampung Ana Kampung Kok Bedullah Kampung Delima Kampung Jambu Kampung Jal Kecik Kampung Kutan Kampung Sungai Pinang
Transportation Public transport Tumpat is perhaps famous for being the northern terminal of the KTM East Coast Line, which began in Gemas in Negeri Sembilan. Bus options to Kota Bharu and Kuala Terengganu are available.
Car The main federal highway serving Tumpat constituency is Federal Route 134, going from downtown Kota Bharu, crossing the Kelantan River and terminating at Pengkalan Kubur. The main roads serving downtown Tumpat are Kelantan state routes and .
Climate Tumpat has a tropical rainforest climate (Af) with moderate rainfall from February to April and heavy to very heavy rainfall in the remaining months.
Notable people Ibrahim Ali Asyraf Wajdi Dusuki Pablo Amirul Z.Zamri Aedy Ashraf Saharul Ridzwan
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