# Tumpat District

Tumpat (Kelantanese: Ttupak, Jawi: تومڤت) is a town, a district (jajahan) and parliamentary constituency in northern Kelantan, Malaysia, at the mouth of Kelantan River.
Tumpat is situated at the end of the East Coast Line railway line operated by Keretapi Tanah Melayu (Malayan Railways) which links Kelantan to the southern and western part of Peninsular Malaysia. This strategic location makes it a transportation hub of Kelantan. Tumpat town is approximately 15 km from the state capital, Kota Bharu.

## History

Tumpat district was established on 1 January 1949, detaching from Kota Bharu metropolitan area.

## Geography

Tumpat is the northernmost constituency in Kelantan, bordering Thailand across the Golok River to the west, Kota Bharu across the Kelantan River to the east, and Pasir Mas to the south, and the Thai district of Tak Bai to the west.

## Demographics

Tumpat has a population about 152,168 (2010), with the majority being the Malays with significant Siamese, Indian and Chinese population.
Generally in Kelantan, the populations of Malaysian Indians are low but Tumpat is known to be the area where most Indians reside in Kelantan. During any Indian festivals, Indians around Kelantan gather there for community celebration events like Ponggal, Thaipusam & Deepavali.
Ranking Population of Jajahan Tumpat:
| Rank | Daerah/Mukim | Population 2000 |
| 1 | Wakaf Bharu | 29,902 |
| 2 | Pengkalan Kubur | 20,642 |
| 3 | Tumpat | 19,896 |
| 4 | Sungai Pinang | 16,622 |
| 5 | Terbak | 16,096 |
| 6 | Kebakat | 14,663 |
| 7 | Jalan Besar | 12,595 |
| 8 | Palekbang | |
| 9 | Kelaboran | |
| 10 | Kampung Laut | |
| 11 | Kok Keli | |
| 12 | Berangan | |
| 13 | Bunohan | |
| 14 | Geting | |
| 15 | Morak | |
| 16 | Pasir Pekan | |

## Federal Parliament and State Assembly Seats

List of LMS district representatives in the Federal Parliament (Dewan Rakyat)
List of LMS district representatives in the State Legislative Assembly of Kelantan

## Tourist attractions

* Wat Machimmaram
* Wat Prachumthat Canaram
* Wat Phikulthong Vararam
* Wat Phothivihan
* Wat Mai Suwankhiri
* Wat Cheng Budhhavast
* Wat Khok Seraya Vanaram
* Wat Chonprachumthat
* Wat Prachacinaram
* Wat Phikulyai
* Wat Suhkontharam
* Wat Siklaloy
* Pantai Sri Tujuh
* Pantai Suri
* Pantai Geting
* Pusat Bebas Cukai P.Kubor
* Makam Tok Janggut
* Masjid Kg Laut, Laman Warisan
* Masjid Ar Rahman Kubang Batang

## Villages

* Kampung Bechah Resak
* Kampung Tok Uh
* Kampung Geting
* Kampung Laut
* Kampung Ana
* Kampung Kok Bedullah
* Kampung Delima
* Kampung Jambu
* Kampung Jal Kecik
* Kampung Kutan
* Kampung Sungai Pinang

## Transportation
### Public transport

Tumpat is perhaps famous for being the northern terminal of the KTM East Coast Line, which began in Gemas in Negeri Sembilan. Bus options to Kota Bharu and Kuala Terengganu are available.

### Car

The main federal highway serving Tumpat constituency is Federal Route 134, going from downtown Kota Bharu, crossing the Kelantan River and terminating at Pengkalan Kubur. The main roads serving downtown Tumpat are Kelantan state routes D174 and D23.

## Climate

Tumpat has a tropical rainforest climate (Af) with moderate rainfall from February to April and heavy to very heavy rainfall in the remaining months.
Climate data for Tumpat :
| Month | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | Year |
| Mean daily maximum °C (°F) | 29.2 (84.6) | 30.0 (86.0) | 31.3 (88.3) | 32.3 (90.1) | 32.5 (90.5) | 32.2 (90.0) | 31.7 (89.1) | 31.6 (88.9) | 31.5 (88.7) | 30.6 (87.1) | 29.3 (84.7) | 28.6 (83.5) | 30.9 (87.6) |
| Daily mean °C (°F) | 26.0 (78.8) | 26.2 (79.2) | 27.1 (80.8) | 27.9 (82.2) | 28.2 (82.8) | 27.9 (82.2) | 27.4 (81.3) | 27.4 (81.3) | 27.4 (81.3) | 26.9 (80.4) | 26.2 (79.2) | 25.7 (78.3) | 27.0 (80.6) |
| Mean daily minimum °C (°F) | 22.6 (72.7) | 22.5 (72.5) | 22.9 (73.2) | 23.6 (74.5) | 24.0 (75.2) | 23.7 (74.7) | 23.2 (73.8) | 23.3 (73.9) | 23.3 (73.9) | 23.3 (73.9) | 23.2 (73.8) | 22.9 (73.2) | 23.2 (73.8) |
| Average rainfall mm (inches) | 172 (6.8) | 68 (2.7) | 80 (3.1) | 79 (3.1) | 130 (5.1) | 137 (5.4) | 129 (5.1) | 128 (5.0) | 177 (7.0) | 238 (9.4) | 553 (21.8) | 530 (20.9) | 2,421 (95.4) |
| Source: Climate-Data.org ||||||||||||||

## Notable people

* Ibrahim Ali
* Asyraf Wajdi Dusuki
* Pablo Amirul
* Z.Zamri
* Aedy Ashraf
* Saharul Ridzwan