Machang (Kelantanese: Mache, Jawi: ماچڠ) is one of the ten districts in the state of Kelantan, Malaysia. It is situated at the centre of the state, bordering with Kelantanese territories of Kota Bharu to the north, Pasir Puteh to the east,Terengganu
State to the southeast, Tanah Merah to the west and Kuala Krai to the south. Its major town and administrative centre is Machang town.
History
Previously part of Ulu Kelantan,[4] around 1949, Machang was delineated as an autonomous sub-district of Kelantan. Owing to its rapid pace of development and active economic sector, Machang was upgraded as a full District on January 1, 1952.[5] The territory is still largely agrarian, home to a lot of paddy fields, palm and rubber plantations.
Attractions
Among the attractions that get frequented a lot in Machang District are the hot springs that are situated in Kampung Rengas Tok Bok, Hutan Lipur Bukit Bakar,[6] Air Terjun Jeram Linang[7] and Hutan Lipur Cabang Tongkat.
Educational Institution
The district is the host for the Universiti Teknologi Mara (Machang Branch), 9 national secondary schools, 1 fully residential school, 3 State-Funded Islamic religious school and 20 national primary schools which include a Chinese vernacular national type primary school.
As of 2010, Machang has a population of 92,149 people.[3]
Ranking Population of Jajahan Machang.
Federal Parliament and State Assembly Seats
List of LMS district representatives in the Federal Parliament (Dewan Rakyat)
List of LMS district representatives in the State Legislative Assembly of Kelantan
Transportation
Highways 4 and 8 intersect in Machang.
KTM Intercity does not serve Machang town; however there is a railway halt in Temangan town about 10 km from Machang town centre. The halt is the only railway station operating in the Machang constituency.
References
^"Pejabat Tanah Dan Jajahan Machang - Perutusan Ketua Jajahan Machang". www.ptjm.kelantan.gov.my. Retrieved 2022-09-09.
^"Laman Web Rasmi Pejabat Tanah Dan Jajahan Machang - Sejarah". www.ptjm.kelantan.gov.my. Archived from the original on 2018-10-18. Retrieved 2016-10-17.
^ 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.
^"Raremaps.com". Retrieved 10 January 2017.
^"Sejarah". Laman Web Rasmi Pejabat Tanah dan Jajahan Machang. Archived from the original on 18 October 2018. Retrieved 17 October 2016.
^Hutan Lipur Bukit Bakar
^Air Terjun Jeram Linang
^"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.
External links
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