Bedong (pronounced as ) is a small town in

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. Due to the town's name spelling being irregular from the standard

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, Malaysians who are not familiar with the town will call Bedong as or instead of the actual pronunciation which is .

Education

There are a few

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in Bedong: * SK Batu Hampar, school code: KBA3003National primary school list
in

from

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's website. * SK Bedong, school code: KBA3008 * SK Ladang Harvard, school code: KBA3009 * SK Seri Aman, school code: KBB3038 * SK Sungai Tok Pawang, school code: KBA3018 * SJK (C) Sin Kuo Min, official Chinese name: 美农新国民学校, school code: KBC3067Chinese National-type primary school list
in

from Ministry of Education's website. * SJK (T) Bedong, school code: KBD3074Tamil National-type primary school list
in

from Ministry of Education's website. * SJK (T) Ladang Harvard I, school code: KBD3075 * SJK (T) Ladang Harvard II, school code: KBD3076 * SJK (T) Ladang Harvard III, school code: KBD3077 * SJK (T) Ladang Sungai Batu, school code: KBD3078 * SJK (T) Ladang Sungai Bongkok, school code: KBD3079 * SJK (T) Ladang Sungai Puntar, school code: KBD3080 * SJK (T) Sungai Tok Pawang, school code: KBD3081 There are two

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in Bedong: * SMA Sungai Petani, school code KFT3002Secondary school list
in

from Ministry of Education's website. * SMK Bedong, school code KEE3052

Residency

There are many sections of neighbourhood parks (''taman'') such as Taman Seri Aman, Taman Permaipura, Permaipura Golf & Country Club, separate villages (''kampung'') such as Kampung Sungai Tok Pawang, and a few sections of farming-based residency (''ladang'') such as Ladang Harvard.

Stores and Services

Most of the areas in Bedong have a few dedicated lot, blocks or areas for stores and services. They include: * ''The Permaipura Golf & Country Club'' * Bedong Post Office * Convenience store such as

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of Bedong *

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of Bedong * Petrol stations such as Caltex petrol station *

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of BedongDirektori Polis DiRaja Malaysia Sehingga September 2016
(Royal Police Malaysia's directory as of September 2016) *Hotel such as Harvard Suasana

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and Akasia Hotel

Notes

References

Kuala Muda District Towns in Kedah {{Kedah-geo-stub