Sungai Lalang

Sungai Lalang (abbreviated Sg. Lalang; Chinese: 双溪拉兰) is a small town in Kedah, Malaysia. It is located 5 kilometer north from Sungai Petani. Sg. Lalang River (Sungai Sg. Lalang) situated in this town flows into the Merbok River (Sungai Merbok).

Sungai Lalang

سوڠاي لالڠ

双溪拉兰
Nickname(s): 
Sg. Lalang
Sungai Lalang
Location in Malaysia
Coordinates: 5.69940°N 100.51690°E / 5.69940; 100.51690
CountryMalaysia
StateKedah
Administrative DistrictKuala Muda
Electoral DistrictMerbok (west side)
Sungai Petani (east side)
Municipal CouncilSungai Petani
Time zoneUTC+8 (MST)
Postcode
08000 & 08100
Sungai Sg. Lalang

Postcodes

People in Sungai Lalang uses two different postcodes; the west side of Sungai Lalang falls in Merbok electoral district and uses the postcode of Bedong, 08100 whereas the east side falls in Sungai Petani electoral district and uses postcode of Northern Sungai Petani, 08000. Generally, either postcodes are safe to use in the whole area of Sungai Lalang regardless electoral district; older generations tend to use Bedong's postcode because there is no post office in Sungai Lalang in the old days and they used to go to Bedong each time they need a post office, younger generations tend to use Sungai Petani's postcode. Nowadays, there is a mini post office in Taman Bandar Baru Sungai Lalang and the Mail Processing Centre Sungai Petani (Pusat Mel Sungai Petani) is built in Kawasan Perusahaan Sungai Lalang.

Residency

Sungai Lalang houses a few sections of neighbourhood parks (taman) and a few villages (kampung), they are as follow:

  • Aman Suria
  • Ambangan Heights
  • Bukit Bayu
  • Kampung Baru Sungai Lalang (North, South)
  • Kampung Ikan Bilis
  • Kampung Pinang Dalam
  • Kampung Pinang Luar
  • Kampung Sebelas
  • Kampung Sungai Getah
  • Permata Hill Park
  • Seroja Parkhomes
  • Taman Bandar Baru Sungai Lalang
  • Taman Bayu Indah
  • Taman Bistari Jaya
  • Taman Gemilang
  • Taman Desa Aman
  • Taman Desa Budiman
  • Taman Desa Permai
  • Taman Lembah Permai
  • Taman Palma Aman
  • Taman Perbandaran Sungai Tukang
  • Taman Permai Bistari
  • Taman Seri Bayu
  • Taman Seroja
  • Taman Sungai Lalang

Stores and Services

Most of the residencies in Sungai Lalang has a few dedicated lot or blocks for stores and services. A few notable store and services available in Sungai Lalang includes:

  • 7-Eleven convenient store[1]
  • Caltex petrol station[2]
  • Fresh market of Sungai Lalang
  • Pasar Malam Ambangan Heights
  • Pasar Malam Bandar Baru Sungai Lalang
  • Pasar Malam Taman Desa Aman Sungai Lalang
  • Pasar Malam Taman Desa Permai Sungai Lalang
  • Perodua vehicle service centre[3]
  • Petronas petrol station[4]
  • Police station of Sungai Lalang[5]
  • Pusat Mel Sungai Petani (Mail Processing Centre Sungai Petani)
  • Shell Sungai Lalang petrol station[6]
  • Shell Aman Jaya petrol station[6]
  • YaPEIM store

Industry

The following industrial areas are situated in Sungai Lalang:

  • Kawasan Perindustrian Sungai Lalang
  • Kawasan Perusahaan MIEL Sungai Lalang
  • Kawasan Perusahaan Ringan Desa Aman

Education
SJK (C) Chung Hwa Sungai Lalang, a national-type (Chinese) primary school in Sungai Lalang

Sungai Lalang has a few primary schools:

  • SK Aman Jaya, school code: KBA3006[7][8]
  • SK Ambangan Heights, formerly known as SK Bandar Baru Sungai Lalang 2, school code: KBA3054[7][9]
  • SK Bandar Baru Sungai Lalang, school code: KBA3047[7][10]
  • SK Sungai Lalang, school code: KBA3016[7][11]
  • SK Sungkap Para, school code: KBA3017[7][12]
  • SJK (C) Chung Hwa Sungai Lalang (official Chinese name: 双溪拉兰中华学校), school code: KBC3061[13][14]
  • SJK (T) Ladang Sungkap Para (official Tamil name: சுங்கப் பாரா தமிழ்ப்பள்ளி), school code: KBD3083[15][16]
  • SJK (T) Sungai Getah (official Tamil name: சுங்கை கித்தா தமிழ்ப்பள்ளி), school code: KBD3095[15][17]
  • SJK (T) Tun Sambanthan (official Tamil name: துன் சம்பந்தன் தமிழ்ப்பள்ளி), school code: KBD3085[15][18]

Sungai Lalang only has one secondary school:

  • SMK Aman Jaya, school code KEA3111[19][20]
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References
  1. 7-Eleven Malaysia Store Location via the "Store Location" link in 7-Eleven Malaysia's official website
  2. Station Finder at Caltex Malaysia's official website
  3. Service centre in Kedah list at Perodua's official website
  4. Petrol Station Locator at Petronas' official consumer website
  5. Direktori Polis DiRaja Malaysia Sehingga September 2016 (Royal Police Malaysia's directory as of September 2016)
  6. Shell station locator on Shell Malaysia's official website
  7. National primary school list in Kuala Muda District from Ministry of Education's website.
  8. KBA3006 at Ministry of Education's website.
  9. KBA3054 at Ministry of Education's Website
  10. KBA3047 at Ministry of Education's Website
  11. KBA3016 at Ministry of Education's Website
  12. KBA3017 at Ministry of Education's Website
  13. Chinese National-type primary school list in Kuala Muda District from Ministry of Education's website.
  14. KBC3061 at Ministry of Education's website
  15. Tamil National-type primary school list in Kuala Muda District from Ministry of Education's website.
  16. KBD3083 at Ministry of Education's Website
  17. KBD3095 at Ministry of Education's website
  18. KBD3085 at Ministry of Education's website
  19. Secondary school list in Kuala Muda District from Ministry of Education's website.
  20. KEA3111 at Ministry of Education's website
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