The Padang Terap District is a

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. It is governed by the Padang Terap District Council ( ms, Majlis Daerah Padang Terap).

Etymology

Padang Terap is named after the Terap tree ('' Artocarpus elasticus'') which is a type of drought-tolerant plant.

Administrative divisions

Padang Terap District is divided into 11 mukims, which are: * Batang Tunggang Kanan * Batang Tunggang Kiri * Belimbing Kanan * Belimbing Kiri * Kurong Hitam * Padang Temak * Padang Terap Kanan * Padang Terap Kiri * Pedu * Tekai * Tolak

Demographics

Federal Parliament and State Assembly Seats

List of Padang Terap district representatives in the Federal Parliament (Dewan Rakyat) List of Padang Terap district representatives in the State Legislative Assembly (Dewan Undangan Negeri)

Tourist attractions

Pedu Lake Pedu Lake ( Malay: ''Tasik Pedu'') is a man-made lake located in Padang Terap District, Kedah, Malaysia Malaysia ( ; ) is a country in Southeast Asia. The federation, federal constitutional monarchy consists of States and federal territor ...

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