Sungai Lalang

Sungai Lalang (abbreviated Sg. Lalang) is a small town in Kuala Muda District, 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
Other transcription(s)
• Jawi	سوڠاي لالڠ
• Chinese	双溪拉兰
Nickname:  Sg. Lalang
Sungai Lalang Location in Kedah
Coordinates: 5.69940°N 100.51690°E / 5.69940; 100.51690
Country	Malaysia
State	Kedah
Administrative District	Kuala Muda
Electoral District	Merbok
Municipal Council	Sungai Petani
Time zone	UTC+8 (MST)
Postcode	08000 & 08100

Sungai Sg. Lalang

Postcodes

People in Sungai Lalang uses two different postcodes, mainly differing by the generation of an area within Sungai Lalang; the older areas use the postcode of Bedong, 08100 whereas recently developed areas use postcode of Sungai Petani, 08000. Generally, either postcodes are safe to use in the whole area of Sungai Lalang, with higher tendency to use 08000.

Residential

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
• Bukit Lembu
• Kampung Baru Sungai Lalang (North, South)
• Kampung Ikan Bilis
• Kampung Pinang Dalam
• Kampung Pinang Luar
• Kampung Sebelas
• Kampung Sungai Getah
• Kampung Tanah Seribu
• Permata Hill Park
• Seroja Parkhomes
• Taman Aman Jaya
• Taman Bandar Baru Sungai Lalang
• Taman Bayu Indah
• Taman Bistari Jaya
• Taman Bistari Utama
• Taman Gemilang
• Taman Desa Aman
• Taman Desa Budiman
• Taman Desa Permai
• Taman Lembah Permai
• Taman Makmur
• Taman Merpati
• Taman Palma Aman
• Taman Perbandaran Sungai Tukang
• Taman Permai Bistari
• Taman Seri Bayu
• Taman Seroja
• Taman Sri Wangi
• Taman Sungai Lalang

Commercial

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 (Monday & Thursday)
• Pasar Malam Taman Desa Aman Sungai Lalang (Wednesday)
• Pasar Malam Taman Desa Permai Sungai Lalang (Saturday)
• 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

Industrial

The following industrial areas are situated in Sungai Lalang:

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

Transportation

Tanjung Mewah route 12 bus in Sungai Lalang

Railway

Sungai Lalang used to be served by rail service in the 1920s with its own railway station.^[7][8] In 1975, communist had attempted to blow up a section of the railway in Sungai Lalang, which had caused a five and a half hour long curfew order issued to people in Kampung Baru Sungai Lalang as the officers were deployed to try to catch the communist.^[9] Train stopped serving the station and it got abandoned before it was torn down for the railway upgrade works to electrify and double the track, without constructing any replacement station.

Road

Sungai Lalang is mainly served by the Federal Route 1 which goes through the town, and Kedah State Route K152 that connects to Bukit Selambau. Bus service in Sungai Lalang includes Red Omnibus route 02 (Sungai Petani—Alor Setar) and Tanjung Mewah route 12 (Sungai Petani—Taman Bandar Baru Sungai Lalang).

Education

Primary education

Primary schools in Sungai Lalang^[10][11][12]

Name	Name in Native Script	School Code	Number of Student[13]	Number of Teacher[13]	Image
Sekolah Kebangsaan Aman Jaya	سکوله کبڠساٴن امان جاي	KBA3006[14]	283	27
Sekolah Kebangsaan Ambangan Heights[note 1]	سکوله کبڠساٴن امبڠن هاٴيت‌س	KBA3054[15]	1276	95
Sekolah Kebangsaan Bandar Baru Sungai Lalang	سکوله کبڠساٴن باندر بارو سوڠاي لالڠ	KBA3047[16]	1238	90
Sekolah Kebangsaan Sungai Lalang	سکوله کبڠساٴن سوڠاي لالڠ	KBA3016[17]	760	53
Sekolah Kebangsaan Sungkap Para	سکوله کبڠساٴن سوڠکڤ ڤارا	KBA3017[18]	59	11
Sekolah Jenis Kebangsaan (Cina) Chung Hwa Sungai Lalang	双溪拉兰中华学校	KBC3061[19]	321	30
Sekolah Jenis Kebangsaan (Tamil) Ladang Sungkap Para	சுங்கப் பாரா தமிழ்ப்பள்ளி	KBD3083[20]	14	8
Sekolah Jenis Kebangsaan (Tamil) Ladang Sungai Getah	சுங்கை கித்தா தமிழ்ப்பள்ளி	KBD3095[21]	155	14
Sekolah Jenis Kebangsaan (Tamil) Tun Sambanthan	துன் சம்பந்தன் தமிழ்ப்பள்ளி	KBD3085[22]	139	16

Secondary education

Secondary school in Sungai Lalang^[23]

Name	Name in Native Script	School Code	Number of Student[13]	Number of Teacher[13]	Image
Sekolah Menengah Kebangsaan Aman Jaya	سکوله منڠه کبڠساٴن امان جاي	KEA3111[24]	2196	172

Polling districts

These polling districts are in Sungai Lalang, as per the federal gazette issued on 18 July 2023.^[25]

Parliamentary constituency	State constituency	Polling Districts	Code	Location
Merbok (P104)
	Bukit Selambau (N25)
		BUKIT LEMBU	014/25/03	SEKOLAH KEBANGSAAN AMAN JAYA, SUNGAI LALANG
		TAMAN BANDAR BARU	014/25/04	SEKOLAH KEBANGSAAN BANDAR BARU SUNGAI LALANG
				SEKOLAH MENENGAH KEBANGSAAN AMAN JAYA, SUNGAI LALANG
		SUNGAI LALANG	014/25/05	SEKOLAH JENIS KEBANGSAAN (CINA) CHUNG HWA, SUNGAI LALANG
		TAMAN DESA AMAN	014/25/06	SEKOLAH KEBANGSAAN SUNGAI LALANG, SUNGAI LALANG
		AMBANGAN HEIGHT	014/25/20	SEKOLAH KEBANGSAAN AMBANGAN HEIGHT, SUNGAI LALANG