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 their tiny 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 were founded on the fertile soil of such places, the rural by-ways 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.