Kota Bharu District

Kota Bharu District Koto Baghu (Kelantan–Pattani Malay)
District of Kelantan
Jajahan Kota Bharu
Flag Coat of arms
Location of Kota Bharu District in Kelantan
Kota Bharu District Location of Kota Bharu District in Malaysia
Coordinates: 6°5′N102°16′E / 6.083°N 102.267°E / 6.083; 102.267
Country	Malaysia
State	Kelantan
Seat	Kota Bharu
Local area government(s)	Islamic City of Kota Bharu Municipal Council (Kota Bharu North) Islamic Municipality of Ketereh District Council (Kota Bharu South)
Government
• District officer	Haji Mohamad Anis Bin Hussein
• Administrative office	Kota Bharu Land and District Office
Area [1]
• Total	403 km2 (156 sq mi)
Population  (2022) [2]
• Total	568,900
• Density	1,400/km2 (3,700/sq mi)
Time zone	UTC+8 (MST)
• Summer (DST)	UTC+8 (Not observed)
Postcode	15xxx
Calling code	+6-09
Vehicle registration plates	D

The Kota Bharu District (Kelantanese: Jajahey Koto Baghu) is a district in northern Kelantan, Malaysia. As of 2020, the district's population is estimated to be 608,600. ^[3] It contains the state capital, Kota Bharu, as well as Pengkalan Chepa and Ketereh.

Kota Bharu district is surrounded by six other districts, namely Bachok District, Pasir Puteh District, Machang District, Pasir Mas District and Tumpat District clockwise.

Map of Kota Bharu District and its neighbourhoods

Municipal areas

Kota Bharu region contains two municipal areas within its borders:

• Islamic City of Kota Bharu Municipal Council (Majlis Perbandaran Kota Bharu Bandaraya Islam, MPKB-BRI), which manages downtown Kota Bharu, Pengkalan Chepa and Kubang Kerian; and
• Islamic Municipality of Ketereh District Council (Majlis Daerah Ketereh Perbandaran Islam, MDKetereh), which administers the southern part of Kota Bharu District, including the Salor salient, Ketereh and Kok Lanas.

Population

Historical population

Year	Pop.	±%
1991	366,770	—
2000	398,835	+8.7%
2010	468,438	+17.5%
2020	555,757	+18.6%
Source: [4]

In 2010, Kota Bharu has a population of 491,237 people. ^[2] By 2020, its population has risen to 608,600.

Ranking Population of Kota Bharu District (Jajahan), 2010.

Rank	Sub-districts (Daerah)	Population 2010	Local authority
1	Panji	73,315	Kota Bharu Municipal Council
2	Kubang Kerian	57,259	Kota Bharu Municipal Council
3	Ketereh	41,835	Ketereh District Council
4	Bandar Kota Bharu (downtown)	44,757	Kota Bharu Municipal Council
5	Kemumin	41,392	Kota Bharu Municipal Council
6	Badang (Mouth of the Kelantan River)	35,957	Kota Bharu Municipal Council
7	Kota	24,364	Kota Bharu Municipal Council
8	Sering	24,309	Kota Bharu Municipal Council
9	Peringat	24,137	Ketereh District Council
10	Banggu	23,049	Kota Bharu Municipal Council
11	Kadok	19,554	Ketereh District Council
12	Limbat	18,796	Kota Bharu Municipal Council
13	Pendek	17,254	Ketereh District Council
14	Salor	11,255	Ketereh District Council
15	Dewan Beta	11,205	Ketereh District Council

Politics

Kota Bharu is represented in the Parliament of Malaysia. For electoral purposes, the district is divided into four constituencies in the Kota Bharu electoral region. Each constituency elects one Member of Parliament (MP) by the first-past-the-post system of election.

Federal Parliament and State Assembly Seats

List of Kota Bharu district representatives in the Federal Parliament (Dewan Rakyat)

Parliament	Seat Name	Member of Parliament	Party
P20	Pengkalan Chepa	Ahmad Marzuk Shaary	Perikatan Nasional (PAS)
P21	Kota Bharu	Takiyuddin Hassan	Perikatan Nasional (PAS)
P24	Kubang Kerian	Tuan Ibrahim Tuan Man	Perikatan Nasional (PAS)
P26	Ketereh	Khlir Mohd Nor	Perikatan Nasional (BERSATU)

List of Kota Bharu district representatives in the State Legislative Assembly (Dewan Undangan Negeri)

Parliament	State	Constituency	State Assemblyman	Party
P20	N5	Kijang	Izani Husin	Perikatan Nasional (PAS)
P20	N6	Chempaka	Nik Asma' Bahrum Nik Abdullah	Perikatan Nasional (PAS)
P20	N7	Panchor	Nik Mohd Amar Nik Abdullah	Perikatan Nasional (PAS)
P21	N8	Tanjong Mas	Rohani Ibrahim	Perikatan Nasional (PAS)
P21	N9	Kota Lama	Hafidzah Mustakim	Pakatan Harapan (AMANAH)
P21	N10	Bunut Payong	Shaari Mat Yaman	Perikatan Nasional (PAS)
P24	N17	Salor	Saizol Ismail	Perikatan Nasional (PAS)
P24	N18	Pasir Tumboh	Abd Rahman Yunus	Perikatan Nasional (PAS)
P24	N19	Demit	Mohd Asri Mat Daud	Perikatan Nasional (PAS)
P26	N23	Melor	Wan Rohimi Wan Daud	Perikatan Nasional (PAS)
P26	N24	Kadok	Azami Mohd Nor	Perikatan Nasional (PAS)
P26	N25	Kok Lanas	Mohamed Farid Mohamed Zawawi	Perikatan Nasional (BERSATU)

References

1. "Laman Web Rasmi Pejabat Tanah Dan Jajahan Kota Bharu - Latar Belakang PTJKB". www.ptjkb.kelantan.gov.my. Archived from the original on 2019-03-07. Retrieved 2017-11-27.
2. "Population Distribution and Basic Demographic Characteristics, 2010" (PDF). Department of Statistics, Malaysia. Archived from the original (PDF) on 22 May 2014. Retrieved 19 April 2012.
3. Ministry of Economy ^{[ dead link ]}
4. "Key Findings of Population and Housing Census of Malaysia 2020" (pdf) (in Malay and English). Department of Statistics, Malaysia. ISBN   978-967-2000-85-3.