Padang Terap District

Padang Terap District Padang Terap district and parliamentary constituency is located in Kedah, Malaysia. Padang Terap District Council was established in 1976, is subsequent to a reorganization of the Local Government Municipal Board Padang Terap. Padang Terap District Council is the third largest district in the state of Kedah, which covers an area of ​​41 hectares. It is located adjacent to the Thai state in the north, west and adjacent to the Sik district Pendang.

The administrative center of the region is known as Kuala Nerang. Among the places included in this area are Naka and Pedu.

In Kedah and Perlis we find many areas that have golf clubs such as Padang Besar, Padang Lalang, Padang Perahu, Hang Padang, Padang Mat Sirat.

Terap is a kind of drought-resistant tree; the sap is called Terap (Artocarpus elasticus). Hence the name Padang Terap derived from this tree. The soil profile is also shallow formed from rocks Shyla settles on land classified by scientists as a series Terap.

Economy

Development in Padang Terap was affected by the economic relations with nearby states of Perlis, which serves as the Regional Centre of State for Northern states in Peninsular Malaysia.

Padang Teraps main commodity is sugar that is issued by the Company Gula Padang Terap. Here are factories processing sugar from large cane fields. The sugar factory in addition processes sugar from Landang and banana and pineapples.

Attractions

Areas of tourism also give an advantage to Padang Terap:

Pedu Lake located in the northeast is an international tourist area (dikunjumgi) frequented by international travelers. In addition there are also Jeram Tok Din, Charok Batang Padi, Database Tok Mas, Puncak Janing, Paddy Mini Museum and Dusun Minda Resort.

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