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Lunas

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Lunas

Founded

2018

Coordinates5.43°, 100.53°

Demographic figures from Department of Statistics Malaysia. Overview below cites Wikipedia and may reference a different year.

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City facts

Founded
2018

Facts from Wikidata (CC0).

Overview

Lunas is a sub-district of Kulim District which lies in Kedah, Malaysia. Lunas also serves as a state constituency in the Parliament Constituency of Padang Serai, Kedah. The town is famous for Roast Duck rice. The majority of people here are ethnic Chinese and Indian. Meanwhile, total population stands at 18,236.

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History & geography

Geography

Latitude
5.4294
Longitude
100.5325
Water area
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Coordinates & boundaries from the US Census TIGER/Line shapefiles.

Climate

Air quality

Walkability

Amenities nearby

Wildlife & biodiversity

Observations (last 5 yrs, 10 mi)
20,901
Distinct species (top 10)
10

Most-observed species

  • Asian Openbill
    Anastomus oscitans (Boddaert, 1783) · Aves
    579
  • Little Egret/Western Reef-Heron
    Egretta garzetta (Linnaeus, 1766) · Aves
    514
  • House Crow
    Corvus splendens Vieillot, 1817 · Aves
    427
  • Yellow-vented Bulbul
    Pycnonotus goiavier (Scopoli, 1786) · Aves
    392
  • White-throated Kingfisher
    Halcyon smyrnensis (Linnaeus, 1758) · Aves
    386
  • Brahminy Kite
    Haliastur indus (Boddaert, 1783) · Aves
    366
  • Black-naped Oriole
    Oriolus chinensis Linnaeus, 1766 · Aves
    362
  • Spotted Dove
    Spilopelia chinensis (Scopoli, 1786) · Aves
    347

Citizen-science & research observations from the Global Biodiversity Information Facility (GBIF).

Earthquake history

Quakes ≥ 2.5 (25 yrs, 62 mi)
0
Largest magnitude
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Largest event
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Events from the USGS Earthquake Catalog (global) (FDSN Event Web Service).

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Sights & places nearby

Notable people from here

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Suppiah Chanturu
Malaysian footballer
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Ahmad Fauzi Saari
football player
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Gary Steven Robbat
Malaysian footballer
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Ismail Omar
Malaysian police officer
S
Syed Ahmad Syed Mahmud Shahabuddin
Malaysian politician
M
Mohd Amer Saidin
Malaysian footballer
M
Mohd Syamim Alif Mohd Sobri
Malaysian footballer
Muhammad Akram Mahinan
Muhammad Akram Mahinan
footballer
Endang Kusdiningsih
Endang Kusdiningsih
Indonesian actress
T
Tunku Ismail bin Tunku Yahaya
A
Ahmad Kamil Jaafar
Malaysian politician (1937-2021)
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Haleeda Mazlin
Malaysian female singer and actress (born 1973)
A
Afifah Nasir
Malaysian actress
M
Mia Nasir
Malaysian actress
Navin Manogaran
Navin Manogaran
Malaysian Tamil writer (born 1982)
M
Mohd Sukki Othman
Malaysian academic

People born within ~10 km, from Wikidata (CC0). Click any name for their Wikipedia article.

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Geography & sun

Avg solar (kWh/m²/day)
5.06
Annual solar (kWh/m²)
1,846

Elevation, sunrise/sunset and daylight from Open-Meteo. Solar climatology from NASA POWER.

Nearby airports

Public attention

Wikipedia views (last 30 days)
136
Avg daily Wikipedia views
5
Attention level
Obscure

Pageview totals from the Wikimedia Pageviews API.

Books about this place

Recent natural events nearby

Ground air-quality sensors

Recently spotted species

Events

Gallery

Sources

  • • Wikipedia
  • • Wikidata
  • • USGS Earthquake Catalog (global feed)
  • • GBIF (Global Biodiversity Information Facility)
  • • Open-Meteo / sunrise-sunset.org
  • • Wikipedia Pageviews API