The villages of langkawi

Kampung (village) life in Langkawi is all about traditional ways, friendliness and warmth in a harmonious community. Perhaps not far at all to urban standards, but to the rural population of Langkawi the bustle of the town in Kuah is light years away from the peaceful, laid-back, and mellow atmosphere of the villages. Babies quietly doze in batik hammocks, whilst carpenters, fishermen and padi farmers go about their daily routine in a relaxed manner. Pretty wooden houses line the paths along most villages and the visitor will find the unhurried attitude of the villagers a relief from the dizzying crowds of a city. Take in the picturesque scenes of life in a village, or take a stroll around the rubber plantations. Watch the buffaloes splash in the muddy wallows of the padi fields, oblivious to the toiling of the farmers. Elsewhere you may still be able to observe the daily routine of fishermen mending their nets or preparing to set out to sea. These quaint kampungs give an insight of the life that most of us have relegated to the back of our memories. Memories, but they are indeed real in rural Langkawi. If your Malaysian roots are founded on the fertile soil of such places, the rural heartland of Langkawi will give you a chance to make a re-visit.As for towns, there is only one, which is Kuah. You can make it two if you want to consider the small commercial enclave just before the airport, a town.
Langkawi is traditionally divided into six geographical units known as mukims. Each mukim hosts a number of villages.

MUKIM KUAH ->1. KAMPUNG KUAH 2. KAMPUNG PULAU TUBA3. KAMPUNG DATO’ SYED NAHAR 4. KAMPUNG SELAT BAGAN PAUH 5. KAMPUNG KISAP 6. KAMPUNG LUBUK CHEMPEDAK 7. KAMPUNG PENARAK 8. KAMPUNG BELANGA PECAH 9. KAMPUNG BENDANG BARU 10. KAMPUNG KELIBANG 11. KAMPUNG SELAT BAGAN NYIOR 12. KAMPUNG TUBA BARAT 13. KAMPUNG SEBERANG 14. RUMAH MURAH 15. KAMPUNG WANG TOK RENDONG 16. KAMPUNG SUNGAI MENGHULU 17. KAMPUNG DATO’ SANUSI JUNID 18. KAMPUNG TELOK BUJUR 19. KAMPUNG KET LOG 20. KAMPUNG BOHOR TOK AD

MUKIM ULU MELAKA-> 1. KAMPUNG PADANG GAONG 2. KAMPUNG ULU MELAKA 3. KAMPUNG KUMPULAN 4. KAMPUNG BUKIT TEMIN 5. KAMPUNG BUKIT TANGGA 6. KAMPUNG BARU TELUK 7. KAMPUNG BAYAS 8. KAMPUNG PERANA 9. KAMPUNG MATA AYER 10. KAMPUNG TEPA 11. KAMPUNG PADANG MENGKUANG 12. KAMPUNG TELOK

MUKIM AYER HANGAT-> 1. KAMPUNG EWA 2. KAMPUNG SUNGAI ITAU 3. KAMPUNG PADANG LALANG 4. KAMPUNG KILIM 5. KAMPUNG KUBANG BADAK.

MUKIM BOHOR->1. KAMPUNG LUBUK SETOL 2. KAMPUNG BOHOR BERENDAM 3. KAMPUNG NYIOR CABANG 4. KAMPUNG BUKIT KEMBOJA 5. KAMPUNG BOHOR CHEMPEDAK 6. KAMPUNG NYIOR CHABANG ATAS

MUKIM PADANG MATSIRAT-> 1. KAMPUNG KUALA MUDA 2. PADANG MATSIRAT
3. KAMPUNG PADANG KANDANG 4. KAMPUNG KUALA TERIANG 5. KAMPUNG KUALA MELAKA 6. KAMPUNG KOK 7. KAMPUNG BOHOR CHANTEK 8. KAMPUNG RANGGUT KECIL 9. KAMPUNG BATU ARA 10. KAMPUNG LAWER 11. KAMPUNG RANGGUT BESAR 12. KAMPUNG RAJA/ATAS 13. KAMPUNG SUNGAI KEDAK

MUKIM KEDAWANG-> 1. KAMPUNG TEMOYONG 2. KAMPUNG CHANDEK KURA
3. KAMPUNG PADANG PUTEH 4. KAMPUNG BOHOR TEMPOYAK 5. KAMPUNG KUALA TEMOYONG 6. KAMPUNG PADANG WAHID 7. KAMPUNG GELAM 8. KAMPUNG KEDAWANG 9. KAMPUNG BERJAYA10. KAMPUNG BUKIT MORANG

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