Chuping derived its name from tile limestone hill known locally as Bukit Chuping. It has a wide area of 22,000ha lush green sugarcane plantation grown for commercial purposes.
Kuala Perlis jetty is a major departure point (besides Kuala Kedah) for Langkawi Island as well as southern Thailand's coastal towns, and it also serves as an exit and entry point to Phuket Island as well as other southern coastal Thai towns.
History has it that the 4.84 acres of land where the State Museum now stands was granted by Raja Syed Alwi to his younger brother, Syed Salim bin Syed Muhammad al-Jafri.