Padang Besar

Padang Besar is a locality in , and has about 16,200 residents. Padang Besar is situated nearby to the town , as well as near the locality .

Places of Interest

Highlights include Kodiang railway station.

Railway stop
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The is a railway station located at and named after the town of , , , . It is served by the KTM Komuter Northern Sector Route No. 2.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Kodiang and Pauh.

Town
is a town in , , . It is also a boundary town with . The name originates from Thai, khao deng, which means "red hill".

Suburb
is a state constituency in , , that has been represented in the Perlis State Legislative Assembly. The state constituency was created in 1994. is situated 6 km north of Padang Besar.

is the royal capital and a Mukim of , . is located 14 kilometres southeast of the Perlis state capital, . This town is home to Perlis Raja palace.

Padang Besar

Latitude
6.38333° or 6° 23′ north
Longitude
100.3° or 100° 18′ east
Population
16,200
Elevation
7 metres (23 feet)
United Nations Location Code
MY PGB
Open location code
6PR298M2+82
Geo­Names ID
1753004
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