Lunas, Kedah

Coordinates: 5°26′N 100°32′E / 5.433°N 100.533°E / 5.433; 100.533

Lunas லுனாஸ் 魯乃
Town
Lunas Town
Country	Malaysia
State	Kedah
Districts	Kulim
Granted Rural District Status	2018
Government
• Local Authority	Town Hall Of Kulim
Time zone	UTC+8 (MST)
Dialling code	+60 4

Lunas (Tamil:லுனாஸ், Chinese:魯乃 ) is a sub-district of Kulim which lies between Penang and Kulim.^[1] Lunas also serves as a state constituency in the Parliament Constituency of Padang Serai, Kedah. The town is famous for Roast Duck rice.^[2] The majority of people here are ethnic Chinese and Indian .Meanwhile, total population stand at 18,236^[3]

Development history

The town with all its old shophouses was primarily founded and developed in the 1900s, when British army colonized Malaya at that time. During that period many local people including Chinese and Indian migrant worked at rubber estates that were formerly owned by British companies. One of the earliest schools was Lunas English School.

Today, there are still many well-preserved gems such as pre-war shophouses, a traditional “wooden bungalow on stilts” post office, and the colonial-style Soon Cheng Sai mansion.^[4]

Attractions

See also

• Butterworth–Kulim Expressway
• Northern Corridor Economic Region
• Kedah
• Kulim
• Penang

References