Kuala Pegang is a small town in
Baling District,
Kedah
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,
Malaysia
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.
Location
The town is located between the towns Tawar and
Kupang
Kupang (, ), formerly known as Koepang, is the capital of the Indonesian province of East Nusa Tenggara. At the 2020 Indonesian census, 2020 Census, it had a population of 442,758;Badan Pusat Statistik, Jakarta, 2021. the official estimate as o ...
. It lies on the
Penang-Kelantan highway Federal Route 4.
Education
The town has two primary schools - SJK (C) Chin Hwa and Sekolah Kebangsaan Kuala Pegang, and one secondary school - Sekolah Menengah Kebangsaan Kuala Pegang.
Events
There is a weekly market on Wednesdays.
References
*Adam, Ramlah binti, Samuri, Abdul Hakim bin & Fadzil, Muslimin bin (2004). ''Sejarah Tingkatan 3''. Dewan Bahasa dan Pustaka. .
Baling District
Towns in Kedah
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