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Chuping | |
|---|---|
 Mukim Chuping | |
| Country |  Malaysia |
| State |  Perlis |
| Area | |
• Total | 102 km2 (39 sq mi) |
| Population (2010) | |
• Total | 12,779 |
| • Density | 125.3/km2 (325/sq mi) |
Chuping is a suburb of Kangar and a small town in Perlis, Malaysia. It lies to the northeast of Kangar, the state capital. Chuping is known especially for its extensive sugar cane and rubber plantations,[1][2] as well as being a developing industrial area – Chuping Valley Industrial area.[3]
Chuping has the hottest temperatures in the country, at times going beyond 36 degrees Celsius.[4] It receives 2,000 mm rainfall annually.
Etymology
[edit]Chuping's name may have been taken from a limestone hill in the area called Bukit Chuping.[5] The word chuping (modern Malay transcription: cuping) itself means "earlobe". There are many limestone hills in the area, and several caves containing bats. The guano used to be collected for use as a fertiliser, for crops such as rice, as it contains nitrates and iron(III) phosphate.[6]
Geography
[edit]Chuping lies in a region of limestone hills. One such hill is Bukit Chuping.[7]
Chuping is located in the northern part of Perlis, bordering the mukims of Padang Siding, Ngolang and Oran to the south. Paya and Beseri to the west and the district of Sadao, Thailand in east.
Climate
[edit]The highest temperature in the country was recorded in Chuping on April 9, 1998, at 40.1 °C (104.2 °F).[8]
Chuping receives just above 2,000 mm (79 in) of rainfall annually and with that cumulative of rainfall if compares with other places in Malaysia, Chuping is categorised as one of the driest areas in Malaysia. The dry season occurs during December until February but still monthly can reach up more than 100 mm (3.9 in) of rainfall. March till November is a wet season.
| Year | Rainfall |
|---|---|
| 2012 | 2,082.7 mm (82.00 in) |
| 2011 | 2,179.2 mm (85.80 in) |
| 2010 | 2,201.9 mm (86.69 in) |
| 2009 | 2,107.1 mm (82.96 in) |
| 2008 | 1,772.4 mm (69.78 in) |
| 2007 | 2,128.6 mm (83.80 in) |
| 2006 | 2,164.8 mm (85.23 in) |
| 2005 | 2,155.3 mm (84.85 in) |
| 2004 | 1,721.8 mm (67.79 in) |
| 2003 | 1,837.3 mm (72.33 in) |
| 2002 | 1,902.6 mm (74.91 in) |
| Source | Jabatan Statistik Malaysia |
Demography
[edit]The population of this mukim is 12,779 according to 2010 census.[9] Majority of the population are Malay with 82%.[9]
Politics
[edit]Chuping has been represented in the Perlis State Legislative Assembly from 1974 to 1986 and from 1995 to present. The state constituency was first contested in 1986 and is mandated to return a single Assemblyman to the Perlis State Legislative Assembly under the first-past-the-post voting system. According to the federal gazette issued on 31 October 2022, the Chuping constituency is divided into 6 polling districts.[10]
Since 2022, the State Assemblyman for Chuping is Saad Seman from Perikatan Nasional (PN).[11]
| Members of the Legislative Assembly for Chuping | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Assembly | Years | Member | Party |
| Constituency created from Kaki Bukit | |||
| 4th | 1974–1978 | Ahmad Said | BN (UMNO) |
| 5th | 1978–1982 | ||
| 6th | 1982–1986 | Shaari Jusoh | |
| Constituency abolished from Padang Pauh | |||
| Constituency re-created from Padang Pauh | |||
| 9th | 1995–1999 | Yazid Mat | BN (UMNO) |
| 10th | 1999–2004 | ||
| 11th | 2004–2008 | Mansor Jusoh | |
| 12th | 2008–2013 | ||
| 13th | 2013–2018 | Asmaiza Ahmad | |
| 14th | 2018–2022 | ||
| 15th | 2022–present | Saad Seman | PN (PAS) |
Accessibility
[edit]Chuping is accessible from a trunk road bound for Kangar and Kodiang. The trunk road is situated after the Jitra Selatan exit of the North–South Expressway. Buses that travel along the Kuala Perlis–Kangar route pass through this town.[1]
References
[edit]- 1 2 "Chuping Sugarcane Plantation". Virtual Malaysia. Retrieved 2010-09-23.
- ↑ "Exploring Chuping Sugar Cane Plantation, Perlis". AsiaExplorers. Archived from the original on 2010-03-27. Retrieved 2010-09-23.
- ↑ "Chuping Valley Industrial Area | NCER Malaysia". www.ncer.com.my. Retrieved 2025-09-23.
- ↑ "Discover the Hottest Spot in Malaysia: Titik Terpanas".
- ↑ "Sejarah Bukit Chuping".
- ↑ "Chuping Sugarcane Plantation, Kangar | Perlis Tourist & Travel Guide | Malaysia".
- ↑ "SEJARAH BUKIT CHUPING". www.perlislib.gov.my. Retrieved 2025-09-23.
- ↑ "General Climate Information". Malaysia Meteorological Department. Archived from the original on 2011-07-22. Retrieved 2010-09-23.
- 1 2 "Taburan penduduk mengikut kawasan pihak berkuasa tempatan dan mukim 2010". Jabatan Perangkaan Malaysia. 2010.
- ↑ "Federal Government Gazette, Notice Under Subregulation 11(5A), Polling Hours for the Fifteenth General Election" (PDF). Attorney General's Chambers. 31 October 2022.
- ↑ "SURUHANJAYA PILIHAN RAYA". www.spr.gov.my (in Malay). Archived from the original on 2016-03-27. Retrieved 2026-05-12.
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