Bukit Bunga

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Bukit Bunga is a border village of the Malaysia-Thailand border in Kelantan, Malaysia. It is the latest border crossing between Malaysia and Thailand with the opening of the Bukit Bunga-Ban Buketa Bridge on December 21, 2007.^[1]

Across the border is the Thai town of Ban Buketa in Amphoe Waeng, Narathiwat Province.

Bukit Bunga is 30 km from Tanah Merah along East-West Highway. It's made up of several smaller kampungs, amogst them are Bukit Nangka, Cedok, Tokpe, Kampung Bukit, Renab, Jenub. Where the hub is revolved around the Bukit Bunga mosque.

Bukit Bunga has in the pas few decades become one of the main entry point for Malaysia - Thailand. It has got its Police Station in 1981, progressing rapidly to have a school, Customs department, Immigration Department. Later it became a hub for the local tourist and a place for Thai goods.

Coordinates: 5.837647° N 101.902914° E

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