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Kota Setar District
District of Malaysia
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 DistrictLocation of Kota Setar District in Malaysia
Coordinates: 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
Government
• District officer	Abdullah Hashim
Area
• Total	422.99 km (163.32 sq mi)
Population
• Total	360,129
• Density	850/km (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.

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:

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

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:

Federal Parliament and State Assembly Seats

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

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

References

1. "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.
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 Archived 2017-03-26 at the Wayback Machine
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.

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