Pasir Puteh District (Kelantanese: ) 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 is also adjacent to Machang and is near to the highway which connects 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 (KMKt) also located within this district.
Demographics
Population in Pasir Puteh is about 117,383 (2010).
Ranking Population of Jajahan Pasir Puteh.
RankDaerah/MukimPopulation 20001Semerak21,6702Bukit Jawa19,3293Limbongan (Pasir Puteh Town)14,1644Padang Pak Amat13,3605Bukit Abal10,6246Gong Datok8,7217Jeram8,5528Bukit Awang7,984
Federal Parliament and State Assembly Seats
List of LMS district representatives in the Federal Parliament (Dewan Rakyat)
Parliament Seat Name Member of Parliament PartyP28 Pasir Puteh Nik Muhammad Zawawi Salleh Perikatan Nasional (PAS)
List of LMS district representatives in the State Legislative Assembly of Kelantan
Parliament State Seat Name State Assemblyman PartyP28 N29 Selising Tuan Saripuddin Tuan Ismail Perikatan Nasional (PAS)P28 N30 Limbongan Nor Asilah Mohamed Zain Perikatan Nasional (PAS)P28 N31 Semerak Nor Sham Sulaiman Perikatan Nasional (PAS)P28 N32 Gaal Mohd Rodzi Ja'afar Perikatan Nasional (PAS)
Climate Pasir Puteh has a tropical rainforest climate (Af) with moderate rainfall from February to April and heavy to very heavy rainfall in the remaining months.
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