Kota Setar District

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Kota Setar District
Daerah Kota Setar
Other transcription(s)
   Jawi كوتا ستار
   Chinese 哥打士打县
   Tamil கோத்தா ஸ்டார்
Kota Setar highlighted in Kedah, Malaysia.svg
Location of Kota Setar District in Kedah
Kota Setar District
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Kota Setar District
Location of Kota Setar District in Malaysia
Coordinates: 6°5′N100°20′E / 6.083°N 100.333°E / 6.083; 100.333
Country Flag of Malaysia.svg  Malaysia
State Flag of Kedah.svg  Kedah
Seat Alor Setar
Local area government(s) Alor Setar City Council
Government
  District officerAbdullah Hashim
Area
[1]
  Total422.99 km2 (163.32 sq mi)
Population
 (2010) [2]
  Total360,129
  Density850/km2 (2,200/sq mi)
Time zone UTC+8 (MST)
  Summer (DST) UTC+8 (Not observed)
Postcode
05xxx
Calling code +6-04
Vehicle registration plates K

The Kota Setar District is a district in Kedah, Malaysia where the state capital Alor Star is situated. [3]

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Name

The name Kota Setar came from the Setar or ‘Stak’ tree (Bouea macrophylla), an indigenous plant that bore an edible orange coloured fruit.

Administrative divisions

Map of Kota Setar District Map of Kota Setar District, Kedah.svg
Map of Kota Setar District
Kota Setar District and Land Office Kota Setar District and Land Office.jpg
Kota Setar District and Land Office

Kota Setar District is divided into 28 mukims, which are:

  1. Alor Malai
  2. Alor Merah
  3. Anak Bukit
  4. Bukit Pinang
  5. Derga
  6. Gunong
  7. Hutan Kampung
  8. Kangkong
  9. Kota Setar
  10. Kuala Kedah
  11. Kubang Rotan
  12. Langgar
  13. Lengkuas
  14. Lepai
  15. Limbong
  16. Mergong
  17. Padang Hang
  18. Padang Lalang
  19. Pengkalan Kundor
  20. Pumpong
  21. Sala Kechil
  22. Sungai Baharu
  23. Tajar
  24. Tebengau
  25. Telaga Mas
  26. Telok Chengai
  27. Telok Kechai
  28. Titi Gajah

Demographics

Historical population
YearPop.±%
1991 322,354    
2000 354,513+10.0%
2010 357,176+0.8%
2020 374,051+4.7%
Figures before 2009 includes Pokok Sena District.
Source: [4]

Federal Parliament and State Assembly Seats


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

ParliamentSeat NameMember of ParliamentParty
P8 Pokok Sena Ahmad YahyaPerikatan Nasional (PAS)
P9 Alor Setar Afnan Hamimi Taib AzammudinPerikatan Nasional (PAS)
P10 Kuala Kedah Ahmad Fakhruddin FakhurraziPerikatan Nasional (PAS)


List of Kota Setar district representatives in the State Legislative Assembly of Kedah

ParliamentStateSeat NameState AssemblymanParty
P8N9 Bukit Lada Salim Mahmood Al-Hafiz Perikatan Nasional (PAS)
P8N10 Bukit Pinang Romani Wan Salim Perikatan Nasional (PAS)
P8N11 Derga Muhammad Amri WahabPerikatan Nasional (BERSATU)
P9N12 Suka Menanti Dzowahir Ab GhaniPerikatan Nasional (BERSATU)
P9N13 Kota Darul Aman Teh Swee Leong Pakatan Harapan (DAP)
P9N14 Alor Mengkudu Muhamad Radhi Mat Din Perikatan Nasional (PAS)
P10N15 Anak Bukit Rashidi Abdul RazakPerikatan Nasional (PAS)
P10N16 Kubang Rotan Mohd Salleh SaidinPerikatan Nasional (BERSATU)
P10N17 Pengkalan Kundor Mardhiyyah JohariPerikatan Nasional (PAS)

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References

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