Jeli is a district and a parliamentary constituency in western

Kelantan Kelantan (; Kelantan-Pattani Malay, Kelantanese Malay: ''Klate''; ) is a state in Malaysia. The capital, Kota Bharu, includes the royal seat of Kubang Kerian. The honorific, honorific name of the state is ''Darul Naim'' ("The Blissful Abode"). ...

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. As of 2010, the district's population is estimated to be 42,150. Jeli is administered by the Jeli District Council. Jeli is bordered by

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Hulu Perak District Hulu Perak District () is a district in Perak, Malaysia. It is the largest district in Perak. In the east of the district it borders the districts of Jeli and Gua Musang in Kelantan, to the west it borders Baling and Kulim Districts of Kedah, t ...

to the west, the Thai district of Waeng to the north,

Tanah Merah District Tanah Merah District ( Malay for "red land" or "laterite", Kelantanese: ''Jajahey Tanoh Meghoh'') is a district (jajahan) in the state of Kelantan in northeast Peninsular Malaysia. The urban area of Tanah Merah is situated along the Kelanta ...

to the northeast and

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to the southeast. Most people in Jeli work as rubber tappers. The rubber plantations which belong to the local people also attract people from outside to come and work. Commonly families own a small plantation of up to in size. The history of Jeli began when the government encouraged the people around Kelantan to start a great area of agriculture. This process began with a period of land clearing, or logging.

History

Jeli district (jajahan) was originally an autonomous sub-district (Jajahan Kecil), formed on 1 July 1982 from parts of Tanah Merah (Jeli and Belimbing) and

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(Kuala Balah) district. It was elevated to a full district on 1 January 1986 and made a full parliamentary constituency in the 1995 elections. Being a totally new residential area, initially Jeli had residents coming from other parts of Kelantan. Jeli became host to thousands of hopefuls from all over Kelantan during the late 70's and early 80's, hoping to get a fresh start in this district. While the first generations of Jeli residents mostly involved in rubber tapping and other forms of plantations for a living, the current generations have managed to find their way up to a much better profession, thanks to the proper education system and dedicated teachers available to this remote area.

Population

Jeli as of 2009, it has a population of 46,700 people Ranking Population of Jeli District.

Federal Parliament and State Assembly Seats

List of LMS district representatives in the Federal Parliament (Dewan Rakyat)

List of LMS district representatives in the State Legislative Assembly of

Climate

Batu 13 Jeli is the wettest place in Malaysia with more than of mean rainfall annually. In 2011 of rainfall was recorded in Batu 13 Jeli, the highest annual rainfall recorded in Malaysia.

Education

There are a number of schools which serve the population of Jeli. The primary schools in Jeli include Sekolah Kebangsaan Batu Melintang, Sekolah Kebangsaan Pendok, Sekolah Kebangsaan Sungai Long, Sekolah Kebangsaan Jeli 1, Sekolah Kebangsaan Kalai, Sekolah Kebangsaan Jeli 2 and Sekolah Kebangsaan Bukit Jering. Jeli also has a

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, Maktab Rendah Sains MARA Jeli, which is an example of Malaysia's boarding schools. Jeli now has a new boarding school there which is SM Sains Jeli known as JeSS. Currently, two higher learning institutions,

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and Politeknik Jeli are located here in Jeli. Politeknik Jeli is currently under construction and is scheduled to be completed in a few months. Universiti Malaysia Kelantan has been operating since 2012. Sekolah Kebangsaan Jeli (1) is one of the best school in Jeli.

Tourism

The main attraction of this district is the Stong Waterfalls. Towering at a height of 305 m, this scenic waterfall is the tallest waterfall in the South East Asia region. Another attraction at Jeli is Jeli Hot Spring, one of the hottest hot springs in Malaysia. Jeli Hot Spring is located about 15 km from Jeli town. Jeli hot spring has a higher health value as it has a high sulphur content. Other attractions include Lata Janggut, Lata Renyok and Lata Chenang.

Transportation

Highway 4 is the main road in the constituency, going in an east-west direction. To the west it goes to

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and all the way to

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and

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; to the east it continues to

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. Jeli is therefore known as the 'western gateway' into the East Coast for visitors from Penang, Kedah and Perlis. The junction of highways 4 and Highway 66 is located near Jeli town. Highway 66 leads to Kuala Balah in the southern part of Jeli constituency, and is a shortcut to the

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and

. City liner bus transport also provided their service through this route connected people to the nearby town

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