Pengkalan Hulu ( Jawi: ڤڠكالن هولو; ), formerly known as Kroh or Keroh, is a town and a

mukim A mukim is a type of administrative division used in Brunei, Indonesia, Malaysia and Singapore. The word ''mukim'' is a loanword in English. However, it was also originally a loanword in Malay from the Arabic word: (meaning ''resident''). The cl ...

Hulu Perak District Hulu Perak District (Upper Perak) is a district in Perak, Malaysia. As the largest district in Perak, there are border to the east of the district is the state of Kelantan, to the west is Kedah, to the south is the district of Kuala Kangsar whi ...

Perak Perak () is a state of Malaysia on the west coast of the Malay Peninsula. Perak has land borders with the Malaysian states of Kedah to the north, Penang to the northwest, Kelantan and Pahang to the east, and Selangor to the south. Thailand' ...

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, bordering

Thailand Thailand ( ), historically known as Siam () and officially the Kingdom of Thailand, is a country in Southeast Asia, located at the centre of the Indochinese Peninsula, spanning , with a population of almost 70 million. The country is b ...

and

Kedah Kedah (), also known by its honorific Darul Aman and historically as Queda, is a state of Malaysia, located in the northwestern part of Peninsular Malaysia. The state covers a total area of over 9,000 km2, and it consists of the mainland ...

. The nearest town on the Thailand side is Betong in Yala province. Although described as a border town, Pengkalan Hulu is 7 km from the actual Malaysia-Thailand border which is located at Bukit Berapit, where the Malaysian customs, immigration and quarantine station is located. The town is served by both Federal Route 76, which connects it to

Gerik Gerik ( Jawi: ڬريق; ; Tamil: கிரிக் ; alternate spelling: Grik) is a mukim and the district capital of Hulu Perak District, Perak, Malaysia. The town is also known as Rest Town owing to its strategic location next to East-West ...

and Kuala Kangsar to the south and

Baling The Baling District is an administrative district in southeastern Kedah, Malaysia. Located about 110 km from Alor Setar, it borders Perak and Betong, the southernmost town of Thailand. Name The name Baling can be traced to a series of ...

to the north, and Federal Route 77 which goes in a northeasterly direction to Bukit Berapit and onward to Betong. It is located at a height of 380 m above sea level.

Demographics

Languages spoken here include Malay, Chinese, Tamil, and Thai. The main religions are Islam, Buddhism, Hinduism, and Christianity.. The population is largely Malay, with significant Chinese and Indian segments.

Government and politics

Pengkalan Hulu is also an autonomous sub-district (''daerah kecil''), consisting of the mukims of Pengkalan Hulu and nearby Belukar Semang. In the Malaysian Parliament, Pengkalan Hulu is part of the

parliamentary constituency.

Education

* Sekolah Kebangsaan kroh * Sekolah Jenis Kebangsaan (Tamil) Pengkalan Hulu * Sekolah Jenis Kebangsaan (Cina) Eok Kwan * Sekolah Kebangsaan Bekuai * Sekolah Kebangsaan Tasek * Sekolah Kebangsaan Kuak Hulu * Sekolah Kebangsaan Kuak Luar * Sekolah Menengah Kebangsaan Pengkalan Hulu * Sekolah Menengah Kebangsaan Tun Saban * Maktab Rendah Sains Mara * Pondok Madrasah AlLatiffiah (Pondok Pak Teh) * Madrasah Al yusuffiah

Mosque

* Masjid Jamek, Pekan Pengkalan Hulu * Masjid Al-Aula, Kampung Selarong * Masjid Al-Ghufran, Felda Lepang Nenering * Masjid Iskandari, Pekan Kroh, Jalan Tasek * Masjid Iskandariah, Kampung Kuak Luar * Masjid Air Panas, Kg.Air Panas * Masjid Klian Intan, Kg.Klian Intan * Masjid Al-Bakri, Kg.Kuak Hulu

Place of Interest

* Gunung Lang kuak hulu - recreation and view point. * Hot Spring Pond * Golf Course * Black River Cascade * Kuak Shoe Cascade * Kuak Rainbow Cascade * Gua Gendang (Caves of Drum)- a unique cave with underground stream situated in a nearby Siamese village called Kampung Tasek. * Taman Tasik Pengkalan Hulu - a unique human made lake with nice view located near the town of Pengkalan Hulu. * The Zone Free Duty Shopping Centre - Located near border of Thailand. * Kelian Intan - Situated 20 km from Pengkalan Hulu town. Well known as the one of the Black Area in Malaysian history as a place for Communist Malaya Parties to hide. It is also connect Pengkalan Hulu town down south to Gerik Town. * "Northgate" is a mixed commercial and industrial development by the Indonesia-Malaysia-Thailand ( IMT-GT) Growth Triangle.The Star Online June 13, 2010 Zambry: Bring IMT-GT back to its main focus
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References

External links

Google Maps link
showing the Bukit Berapit customs, immigration and quarantine post (left) and the Thai checkpoint to the right.
Portal Rasmi Pejabat Daerah dan Tanah Pengkalan Hulu
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