Padang Besar, Malaysia

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Padang Besar
Town
Other transcription(s)
• Jawi	ڤادڠ بسر
• Chinese	巴东勿刹 (Simplified) 巴東勿煞 (Traditional) Bādōng Wùshā (Hanyu Pinyin)
• Tamil	பதங் பெசார் Pataṅ Pecār (Transliteration)
Padang Besar Bus Hub
Nickname(s):  Padang, P.B.
Location in Malaysia
Padang Besar    Padang Besar in    Perlis Show map of Perlis Padang Besar Padang Besar (Malaysia) Show map of Malaysia Padang Besar Padang Besar (Southeast Asia) Show map of Southeast Asia
Coordinates: 6°39′45.36″N 100°19′18.12″E / 6.6626000°N 100.3217000°E / 6.6626000; 100.3217000
Country	Malaysia
State	Perlis
Government
• Type	Municipal council
• Body	Kangar Municipal Council
• DUN	Khaw Hock Kong
Elevation	27 m (89 ft)
Highest elevation	810.2 m (2,658.1 ft)
Lowest elevation	0 m (0 ft)
Population  (2008)
• Total	Around 10,000
Time zone	UTC+8 (MST)
Postal code	02100
Area code(s)	04-9xxxxxxx
Vehicle registration	R

Padang Besar (often abbreviated as Padang or P.B.) is a border town located in the northern part of the state of Perlis in Malaysia as well northmost town in Malaysia. It is situated on the border with Songkhla province, Thailand, 35 kilometers northeast of Kangar and about 57 km southwest of Hat Yai. The town opposite Padang Besar in Thailand is also known as Padang Besar, although the locals here usually refer to the town as "Pekan Siam" or Siamese town. The town is a "shopping heaven" and popular destination for Malaysians because of the duty-free shopping complex in between the border checkpoints of the two countries. The town attracts several thousand visitors from Peninsular Malaysia and southern Thailand every weekend and during public holidays.^[1]