Jeli

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Coordinates: 5°42′N 101°50′E / 5.7°N 101.833°E / 5.7; 101.833 Jeli is a town and territory (jajahan) in Kelantan, Malaysia. As of 2000, the district's population is estimated to be 42,882. Jeli is administered by the Jeli District Council. Jeli is bordered by the state of Perak to the west, Thailand to the north, Tanah Merah district to the north east and Kuala Krai district to the south east.

Most people in Jeli work as rubber tappers. The rubber plantations which belong to the local people also attract people from outside to come and work. Commonly families own a small plantation of 6 acres (24,000 m²) up to 50 acres (200,000 m²) in size. The history of Jeli began when the government encouraged the people around Kelantan to start a great area of agriculture. This process began with a period of land clearing, or pembalakan.

Contents 1 History 2 Politics 3 Education 4 Tourism 5 External links

[edit] History

Jeli district (jajahan) was originally a sub-district (Jajahan Kecil),which was formed on 1 July 1982 from parts of Tanah Merah and Kuala Krai district. It was elevated to a full district on 1 January 1986. Being a totally new residential area, initially Jeli had residents coming from other parts of Kelantan. Jeli became host to thousands of hopefuls from all over Kelantan during the late 70's and early 80's, hoping to get a fresh start in this district. While the first generations of Jeli residents mostly involved in rubber tapping and other forms of plantantions for a living, the current generations have managed to find their way up to a much better profession, thanks to the proper education system and dedicated teachers available to this remote area.

[edit] Politics

The member of Parliament for Jeli is Dato' Mustapa Mohamed, from Barisan Nasional party, the current International Trade & Industry Minister of Malaysia.

[edit] Education

There are a number of schools which serve the population of Jeli. The primary schools in Jeli include Sekolah Kebangsaan Batu Melintang ,Sekolah Kebangsaan Pendok, Sekolah Kebangsaan Sungai Long,Sekolah Kebangsaan Jeli 1, Sekolah Kebangsaan Kalai (Kalai National School), Sekolah Kebangsaan Jeli 2 and Sekolah Kebangsaan Bukit Jering. Jeli also has a MARA junior science college, Maktab Rendah Sains MARA Jeli, which is an example of Malaysia's boarding schools.

Currently, two higher learning institutions, Universiti Malaysia Kelantan and Politeknik Jeli, are under construction and are on schedule to completion within a few months.

[edit] Tourism

The main attraction of this district is the Stong Waterfalls. Towering at a height of 305 m, this scenic waterfall is the tallest waterfall in the South East Asia region.

[edit] External links

• http://www.kelantan.gov.my/bhgkt/majlis_daerah_jeli.htm

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