Kota Setar District
Kota Setar District | |
|---|---|
| Daerah Kota Setar | |
| Other transcription(s) | |
| • Jawi | كوتا ستار |
| • Chinese | 哥打士打县 |
| • Tamil | கோத்தா ஸ்டார் |
 Location of Kota Setar District in Kedah | |
 | |
  Kota Setar District Location of Kota Setar District in Malaysia | |
| Coordinates: 6°5′N 100°20′E / 6.083°N 100.333°E | |
| Country |  Malaysia |
| State |  Kedah |
| Seat | Alor Setar |
| Local area government(s) | Alor Setar City Council |
| Government | |
| • District officer | Abdullah Hashim |
| Area | |
| • Total | 422.99 km2 (163.32 sq mi) |
| Population (2010)[2] | |
| • Total | 360,129 |
| • Density | 850/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]
Name
[edit]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
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Kota Setar District is divided into 28 mukims, which are:
- Alor Malai
- Alor Merah
- Anak Bukit
- Bukit Pinang
- Derga
- Gunong
- Hutan Kampung
- Kangkong
- Kota Setar
- Kuala Kedah
- Kubang Rotan
- Langgar
- Lengkuas
- Lepai
- Limbong
- Mergong
- Padang Hang
- Padang Lalang
- Pengkalan Kundor
- Pumpong
- Sala Kechil
- Sungai Baharu
- Tajar
- Tebengau
- Telaga Mas
- Telok Chengai
- Telok Kechai
- Titi Gajah
Demographics
[edit]| Year | Pop. | ±% | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1991 | 322,354 | — | ||
| 2000 | 354,513 | +10.0% | ||
| 2010 | 357,176 | +0.8% | ||
| 2020 | 374,051 | +4.7% | ||
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| Figures before 2009 includes Pokok Sena District. Source: [4] | ||||
Federal Parliament and State Assembly Seats
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List of Kota Setar district representatives in the Federal Parliament (Dewan Rakyat)
| Parliament | Seat Name | Member of Parliament | Party |
|---|---|---|---|
| P8 | Pokok Sena | Ahmad Yahya | Perikatan Nasional (PAS) |
| P9 | Alor Setar | Afnan Hamimi Taib Azammudin | Perikatan Nasional (PAS) |
| P10 | Kuala Kedah | Ahmad Fakhruddin Fakhurrazi | Perikatan Nasional (PAS) |
List of Kota Setar district representatives in the State Legislative Assembly of Kedah
| Parliament | State | Seat Name | State Assemblyman | Party |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| P8 | N9 | Bukit Lada | Salim Mahmood Al-Hafiz | Perikatan Nasional (PAS) |
| P8 | N10 | Bukit Pinang | Romani Wan Salim | Perikatan Nasional (PAS) |
| P8 | N11 | Derga | Muhammad Amri Wahab | Perikatan Nasional (BERSATU) |
| P9 | N12 | Suka Menanti | Dzowahir Ab Ghani | Perikatan Nasional (BERSATU) |
| P9 | N13 | Kota Darul Aman | Teh Swee Leong | Pakatan Harapan (DAP) |
| P9 | N14 | Alor Mengkudu | Muhamad Radhi Mat Din | Perikatan Nasional (PAS) |
| P10 | N15 | Anak Bukit | Rashidi Abdul Razak | Perikatan Nasional (PAS) |
| P10 | N16 | Kubang Rotan | Mohd Salleh Saidin | Perikatan Nasional (BERSATU) |
| P10 | N17 | Pengkalan Kundor | Mardhiyyah Johari | Perikatan Nasional (PAS) |
References
[edit]- ^ "Laman Web Rasmi Pejabat Daerah Kota Setar - Sejarah Pentadbiran". pdks.kedah.gov.my. Archived from the original on 2017-12-13. Retrieved 2017-11-26.
- ^ "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.
- ^ http://apps.water.gov.my/jpskomuniti/dokumen/DEEP_KOTA%20SETAR_APRIL2011.pdf Archived 2017-03-26 at the Wayback Machine [bare URL PDF]
- ^ "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.
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