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Northeast Penang Island
The North-East District ( ms, Daerah Timur Laut) is a Districts of Malaysia, district within the States and federal territories of Malaysia, Malaysian state of Penang. The district covers the northeastern half of Penang Island, including the centre of George Town, Penang, George Town, Penang's capital city. It has an area of and a population of 510,996 . The district borders the South-West District (Penang), South-West District to the south-west. History In 1786, the East India Company, British East India Company had gained control of Penang Island, establishing the city of George Town, Penang, George Town at the island's northeastern tip. In the following decades, the entirety of the island was governed directly from George Town. In 1888, the South-West District office was established in Balik Pulau at the southwest of the island, thus dividing the island into the North-East and South-West districts. Both districts on Penang Island first appeared in official maps dating back ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Districts Of Malaysia
Districts (Malay: '' Daerah''; ''Jajahan'' in Kelantan) are a type of administrative division below the state level in Malaysia. An administrative district is administered by a lands and district office (''pejabat daerah dan tanah'') which is headed by district officer (''pegawai daerah''). Classification In Peninsular Malaysia, a district is a subdivision of a state. A '' mukim'' (commune, sub-district or parish) is a subdivision of a district. In recent years, a mukim is however of less importance with respect to the administration of land; for land administrative purposes, major cities (e.g. Petaling Jaya) are given an equal status with mukim. The state of Perlis is not divided into districts due to its size, but straight to the mukim level. The Federal Territories are also not divided into districts; however Kuala Lumpur is divided into several mukim for land administration purposes. Putrajaya is divided into ''precincts''. In East Malaysia, a district is a subdivision ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
