Sungai Lalang
Sungai Lalang is a small town in Kuala Muda District, Kedah, Malaysia. It is located 5 kilometer north from Sungai Petani. Sg. Lalang River situated in this town flows into the Merbok River.
Postcodes
People in Sungai Lalang uses two different postcodes, mainly differing by the generation of an area within Sungai Lalang; the older areas use the postcode of Bedong, 08100 whereas recently developed areas use postcode of Sungai Petani, 08000. Generally, either postcodes are safe to use in the whole area of Sungai Lalang, with higher tendency to use 08000.Residential
Sungai Lalang houses a few sections of neighbourhood parks and a few villages, they are as follow:Commercial
Most of the residencies in Sungai Lalang has a few dedicated lot or blocks for stores and services. A few notable store and services available in Sungai Lalang includes:- 7-Eleven convenient store
- Caltex petrol station
- Fresh market of Sungai Lalang
- Pasar Malam Ambangan Heights
- Pasar Malam Bandar Baru Sungai Lalang
- Pasar Malam Taman Desa Aman Sungai Lalang
- Pasar Malam Taman Desa Permai Sungai Lalang
- Perodua vehicle service centre
- Petronas petrol station
- Police station of Sungai Lalang
- Pusat Mel Sungai Petani
- Shell Sungai Lalang petrol station
- Shell Aman Jaya petrol station
- YaPEIM store
Industrial
The following industrial areas are situated in Sungai Lalang:- Kawasan Perindustrian Sungai Lalang
- Kawasan Perusahaan MIEL Sungai Lalang
- Kawasan Perusahaan Ringan Desa Aman
Transportation
Railway
Sungai Lalang used to be served by rail service in the 1920s with its own railway station. In 1975, communist had attempted to blow up a section of the railway in Sungai Lalang, which had caused a five and a half hour long curfew order issued to people in Kampung Baru Sungai Lalang as the officers were deployed to try to catch the communist. Train stopped serving the station and it got abandoned before it was torn down for the railway upgrade works to electrify and double the track, without constructing any replacement station.Road
Sungai Lalang is mainly served by the Federal Route 1 which goes through the town, and Kedah State Route K152 that connects to Bukit Selambau. Bus service in Sungai Lalang includes Red Omnibus route 02 and Tanjung Mewah route 12.Polling districts
These polling districts are in Sungai Lalang, as per the federal gazette issued on 18 July 2023.| Parliamentary constituency | State constituency | Polling Districts | Code | Location |
| Merbok | - | - | - | - |
| Merbok | Bukit Selambau | - | - | - |
| Merbok | Bukit Selambau | BUKIT LEMBU | 014/25/03 | SEKOLAH KEBANGSAAN AMAN JAYA, SUNGAI LALANG |
| Merbok | Bukit Selambau | TAMAN BANDAR BARU | 014/25/04 | SEKOLAH KEBANGSAAN BANDAR BARU SUNGAI LALANG |
| Merbok | Bukit Selambau | TAMAN BANDAR BARU | 014/25/04 | SEKOLAH MENENGAH KEBANGSAAN AMAN JAYA, SUNGAI LALANG |
| Merbok | Bukit Selambau | SUNGAI LALANG | 014/25/05 | SEKOLAH JENIS KEBANGSAAN CHUNG HWA, SUNGAI LALANG |
| Merbok | Bukit Selambau | TAMAN DESA AMAN | 014/25/06 | SEKOLAH KEBANGSAAN SUNGAI LALANG, SUNGAI LALANG |
| Merbok | Bukit Selambau | AMBANGAN HEIGHT | 014/25/20 | SEKOLAH KEBANGSAAN AMBANGAN HEIGHT, SUNGAI LALANG |