Tumpat ( Kelantanese : Ttupak , Jawi : تومڤت) is a town, a district (jajahan) and parliamentary constituency in northern Kelantan , Malaysia , at the mouth of Kelantan River .
10-565: Tumpat may refer to: Tumpat District , Kelantan, Malaysia Tumpat (federal constituency) , represented in the Dewan Rakyat Tumpat FA , football team based in Kota Bharu, Kelantan Topics referred to by the same term [REDACTED] This disambiguation page lists articles associated with the title Tumpat . If an internal link led you here, you may wish to change
20-453: Is a tropical climate sub-type usually found within 10 to 15 degrees latitude of the equator . There are some other areas at higher latitudes, such as the coast of southeast Florida, United States, and Okinawa, Japan that fall into the tropical rainforest climate category. They experience high mean annual temperatures, small temperature ranges, and rain that falls throughout the year. Regions with this climate are typically designated Af by
30-492: Is high throughout the months. One day in a tropical rainforest climate can be very similar to the next, while the change in temperature between day and night may be larger than the average change in temperature during the year. When tropical rainforest climates are more dominated by the Intertropical Convergence Zone (ITCZ) than the trade winds (and with no or rare cyclones), so usually located near
40-458: The Köppen climate classification . A tropical rainforest climate is typically hot, very humid, and wet with no dry season . Tropical rainforests have a type of tropical climate (at least 18 C or 64.4 F in their coldest month) in which there is no dry season —all months have an average precipitation value of at least 60 mm (2.4 in). There are no distinct wet or dry seasons as rainfall
50-785: The Federal Parliament ( Dewan Rakyat ) List of LMS district representatives in the State Legislative Assembly of Kelantan 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. The main federal highway serving Tumpat constituency is Federal Route 134 , going from downtown Kota Bharu, crossing
60-491: The Kelantan River and terminating at Pengkalan Kubur. The main roads serving downtown Tumpat are Kelantan state routes [REDACTED] D174 and [REDACTED] D23 . Tumpat has a tropical rainforest climate (Af) with moderate rainfall from February to April and heavy to very heavy rainfall in the remaining months. Tropical rainforest climate A tropical rainforest climate or equatorial climate
70-523: The equator, they are also called equatorial climates. Otherwise, when they are more dominated by the trade winds than the ITCZ, they are called tropical trade-wind climates. In pure equatorial climates, the atmospheric pressure is almost constantly low so the horizontal pressure gradient is low. Consequently, the winds are rare and usually weak (except sea and land breezes in coastal areas) while in tropical trade-wind climates, often located at higher latitudes than
80-574: The link to point directly to the intended article. Retrieved from " https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Tumpat&oldid=860108258 " Category : Disambiguation pages Hidden categories: Short description is different from Wikidata All article disambiguation pages All disambiguation pages Tumpat District Tumpat is situated at the end of the East Coast Line railway line operated by Keretapi Tanah Melayu (Malayan Railways) which links Kelantan to
90-519: 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 . Tumpat district was established on 1 January 1949, detaching from Kota Bharu metropolitan area . Tumpat is the northernmost constituency in Kelantan, bordering Thailand across the Golok River to
100-827: 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. 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: List of LMS district representatives in
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