Changlun

Changlun
Changlun
Town
Other transcription(s)
• Jawi	چاڠلون
• Chinese	樟仑 (Simplified); 樟崙 (Traditional); Zhānglún (Hanyu Pinyin)
• Tamil	சங்லூன்; Caṅlūṉ (Transliteration)
• Thai	จังลุน; Cạnglun (RTGS)
	Location in Changlun in Kedah
	Changlun Changlun in Kedah Changlun Changlun (Malaysia) Changlun Changlun (Southeast Asia)
	Coordinates: 6°25′54.48″N 100°25′48″E / 6.4318000°N 100.43000°E / 6.4318000; 100.43000
Country	Malaysia
State	Kedah
District	Kubang Pasu District
Government
• Type	Local government
• Body	Kubang Pasu Municipal Council
Time zone	UTC+8 (MST)
• Summer (DST)	Not observed
Postcode	06xxx
Area code(s)	04-9xxxxxxx
Vehicle registration	K
Website	pbt.kedah.gov.my/index.php/majlis-daerah-kubang-pasu/

Changlun also known as Changlon (Thai: จังโหลน; RTGS: Chang Lon) is a small town in Kubang Pasu District, Kedah, Malaysia. The word changlun originates from Thai, chang lon (Thai: ช้างหล่น), which means "fallen elephant".

Located less than 10 km south of the Thai border, Changlun is home to Universiti Utara Malaysia, located in the Sintok suburb in the eastern part of the town. The PLUS Expressway passes through Changlun town, interchanging with the Changlun-Kuala Perlis Highway (national highway 194), an alternative route to the state of Perlis.

History

Sultanate of Kedah

Kedah is one of the oldest surviving sultanates in the world founded in 1136. Prior to becoming part of Malaysia, it had a well-defined territory and population supported by a working government and had previously entered into various legal relations with other nations like Siam and the British. Siam has been claiming that Kedah was part of their kingdom.

Anglo–Siamese Treaty of 1909

When the British and Siam signed the Anglo-Siamese Treaty of 1909 without taking into consideration the interests of the Kedah Sultanate, deciding what belonged to whom, Changlun was divided into two parts. The main border town of Changlun became the district of Kubang Pasu, now in Kedah of Malaysia. The rest remained as Thailand. Tambon Sadao, together with the former minor district (King Amphoe) Prik, forms modern Sadao.^[1] This resulting in adverse socio-demographic impacts that affected majority Malay population particularly in the Thai provinces of Pattani, Yala and Narathiwat.

Second World War

The Battle of Jitra was fought between the invading Japanese and Allied forces during the Malayan Campaign of the Second World War, from 11–13 December 1941 including in Changlun.

Demographics

Ethnicities of Changlun - 2010 Census^[2]
ethnic group			percent
Malays			46.1%
Chinese			38.7%
Indians			5.7%
Other Bumiputera and others			9.5%

Changlun is a township in Kubang Pasu District, Kedah with population of 1506 as of 2010.^[2]

As similar to most cities in Malaysia, Changlun population comprised 694 (46.1%) Malays, 583 (38.7%) Chinese, 86 (5.7%) Indian, 28 (1.9%) other Bumiputera and others such as Siamese and 115 (7.6%) Non-Malaysian.^[2]

Landmarks

Primary Schools

SK Batu Lapan
SRJK(T) Changlun
SRJK(C) Yit Min
SRK Dato' Wan Kemara
Sekolah Agama At-Toyyibah
Sekolah Kebangsaan Felda Bukit Tangga

Secondary Schools

SMK Changlun
Sekolah Agama At-Toyyibah

Matriculation

Kolej Matrikulasi Kedah

Shopping Centre

C-Mart
Starbucks

Banks & Pawnshops

Pajak Gadai Bonus Sdn Bhd
Public Bank
CIMB Bank
Bank Simpanan Nasional
Maybank

Notable people

Singer, Daniel Lee Chee Hun
Singer, To'ki
Footballer, Mohd Fazliata Taib
Actor, Riz Amin

References

^ Great Britain, Treaty Series, No. 19 (1909)
^ a b c "2010 Population and Housing Census of Malaysia" (PDF) (in Malay and English). Department of Statistics, Malaysia. Archived from the original (PDF) on 2015-03-01. Retrieved 2012-06-17.

[1] Great Britain, Treaty Series, No. 19 (1909)

[Department_of_Statistics,_Malaysia-2] "2010 Population and Housing Census of Malaysia" (PDF) (in Malay and English). Department of Statistics, Malaysia. Archived from the original (PDF) on 2015-03-01. Retrieved 2012-06-17.