Pasir Puteh District


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. It adjacent to Machang and in between od Besut to Kota Bharu.

History

Before 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.

Education

Several types of schools can be found in Pasir Puteh. 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 also located within this district.

Demographics

Population in Pasir Puteh is about 117,383.
Ranking Population of Jajahan Pasir Puteh.
RankDaerah/MukimPopulation 2000
1Semerak21,670
2Bukit Jawa19,329
3Limbongan (Pasir Puteh Town)14,164
4Padang Pak Amat13,360
5Bukit Abal10,624
6Gong Datok8,721
7Jeram8,552
8Bukit Awang7,984

Federal Parliament and State Assembly Seats


List of LMS district representatives in the Federal Parliament


ParliamentSeat NameMember of ParliamentParty
P28Pasir PutehNik Muhammad Zawawi SallehPerikatan Nasional



List of LMS district representatives in the State Legislative Assembly of Kelantan


ParliamentStateSeat NameState AssemblymanParty
P28N29SelisingTuan Saripuddin Tuan IsmailPerikatan Nasional
P28N30LimbonganNor Asilah Mohamed ZainPerikatan Nasional
P28N31SemerakNor Sham SulaimanPerikatan Nasional
P28N32GaalMohd Rodzi Ja'afarPerikatan Nasional

Climate

Pasir Puteh has a tropical rainforest climate with moderate rainfall from February to April and heavy to very heavy rainfall in the remaining months.