Ara Kuda (GPS: 5.43802, 100.51308) is a rural locality in Bukit Mertajam on the Penang Mainland. The area gets its name from Kampung Ara Kuda. The main road connecting it to Penanti in the south is likewise called Jalan Ara Kuda.
Ara Kuda is to the northeast of Penanti. It is across the border from Lunas to its southeast. Jalan Ara Kuda is often an empty road with forest trees on both sides, interrupted by kampung houses here and there. The main landmark in the area is Wat Rajchaphohong, which developed in the midst of the Thai settlement of Kampung Teluk Wang.