Pengkalan Hulu

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Pengkalan Hulu
Town
Other transcription(s)
• Jawi	ڤڠكالن هولو
• Chinese	高乌 (Simplified) Gāowū (Hanyu Pinyin) Gou1 Wu1 (Jyutping)
Seal
Pengkalan Hulu Location of Pengkalan Hulu
Coordinates: 5°42′22″N 100°59′58″E / 5.70611°N 100.99944°E / 5.70611; 100.99944
Country	Malaysia
State	Perak
Government
• Type	Local government
• Body	Pengkalan Hulu District Council
• President	Meor Shahibul Fadilah Zainuddin
Time zone	UTC+8 (Malaysian Standard Time)
Website	www.mdph.gov.my

Pengkalan Hulu District Council Majlis Daerah Pengkalan Hulu
Type
Type	Local authority
History
Founded	1 December 1979
Leadership
President	Meor Shahibul Fadilah Zainuddin
District Secretary	Noraslina Saidin
Motto
Bersih, Aman, Maju/برسيه امان ماجو (Clean, Peace, Progressive)
Meeting place
Jalan Wisma Kroh 1, 33100, 33100 Pengkalan Hulu, Perak
Website
www.mdph.gov.my

Pengkalan Hulu, formerly known as Kroh or Keroh, is a town and a mukim in Hulu Perak District, Perak, Malaysia, bordering Thailand and Kedah. The nearest town on the Thailand side is Betong in Yala province.

Although described as a border town, Pengkalan Hulu is 6 km from the actual Malaysia-Thailand border which is located at Bukit Berapit, where the Malaysian customs, immigration and quarantine station is located. The town is served by both Federal Route 76, which connects it to Gerik and Kuala Kangsar to the south and Baling in Kedah to the north, and Federal Route 77 which goes in a northeasterly direction to Bukit Berapit and onward to Betong.

It is located at a height of 380 m above sea level.