Kubang Pasu District

Kubang Pasu District
District of Malaysia
Daerah Kubang Pasu
Other transcription(s)
• Jawi	كوبڠ ڤاسو
• Chinese	古邦巴素县
• Tamil	குபாங் பாசு
Seal
Nicknames:  Town of Knowledge (Bandar Ilmu)
Location of Kubang Pasu District in Kedah
Kubang Pasu District Location of Kubang Pasu District in Malaysia
Coordinates: 6°20′N 100°20′E / 6.333°N 100.333°E / 6.333; 100.333
Country	Malaysia
State	Kedah
Seat	Jitra
Local area government(s)	Kubang Pasu Municipal Council
Government
• District officer	Muhamad Arof Darus
Area [1]
• Total	945.96 km2 (365.24 sq mi)
Population  (2010)[2]
• Total	215,491
• Density	230/km2 (590/sq mi)
Time zone	UTC+8 (MST)
• Summer (DST)	UTC+8 (Not observed)
Postcode	06xxx
Calling code	+6-04
Vehicle registration plates	K

Kubang Pasu Municipal Council Majlis Perbandaran Kubang Pasu
Type
Type	Local authority
History
Founded	22 October 2018
Leadership
President	Encik Badrulhisham Bin Haji Sulaiman, AMK., BCK.,
Municipal Secretary	Faizal Azli Ghazali
Meeting place
Kompleks Pentadbiran Daerah, 06000,Jitra, Kedah Darul Aman.
Website
pbt.kedah.gov.my/index.php/majlis-daerah-kubang-pasu/

The Kubang Pasu District is a district in northern Kedah, Malaysia. It contains the border town of Bukit Kayu Hitam as well as the educational hub of Changlun, while Jitra is the largest town and administrative centre of the district. The district council had been upgraded into municipal council on 22 October 2018, becoming the fifth city or municipal in the state.