Kota Setar District

Kota Setar District
Malaysia District of Malaysia
Daerah Kota Setar
Other transcription(s)
 • Chinese 哥打士打县
 • Tamil கோத்தா ஸ்டார்
Kota Setar District
Location of Kota Setar District in Malaysia
Coordinates: 6°5′N 100°20′E / 6.083°N 100.333°E / 6.083; 100.333Coordinates: 6°5′N 100°20′E / 6.083°N 100.333°E / 6.083; 100.333
Country  Malaysia
State  Kedah
Seat Alor Setar
Local area government(s) Alor Setar City Council
Area[1]
 • 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

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

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

Federal Parliament and State Assembly Seats


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

ParliamentSeat NameMember of ParliamentParty
P9 Alor SetarChan Ming KaiPakatan Harapan (PKR)
P10 Kuala KedahDr Azman IsmailPakatan Harapan (PKR)


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

ParliamentStateSeat NameState AssemblymanParty
P9 N12Suka MenantiZamri YusufPakatan Harapan (PKR)
P9 N13Kota Darul AmanTeh Swee LeongPakatan Harapan (DAP)
P9 N14Alor MengkuduPhahrolrazi ZawawiPakatan Harapan (AMANAH)
P10 N15Anak BukitAmiruddin HamzahPakatan Harapan (PPBM)
P10 N16Kubang RotanMohd Asmirul Anuar ArisPakatan Harapan (AMANAH)
P10 N17Pengkalan KundurIsmail SallehPakatan Harapan (AMANAH)

References

  1. ↑ User, Super. "Laman Web Rasmi Pejabat Daerah Kota Setar - Sejarah Pentadbiran". pdks.kedah.gov.my.
  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. ↑ http://apps.water.gov.my/jpskomuniti/dokumen/DEEP_KOTA%20SETAR_APRIL2011.pdf
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