Chuping
Mukim in Perlis in Malaysia
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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 97 degrees Fahrenheit.[4] It receives 2,000 mm rainfall annually.
Etymology
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
Climate
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
Politics
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
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]
