The Kota Setar District is a

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Kedah Kedah (), also known by its honorific Darul Aman (Islam), Aman and historically as Queda, is a States and federal territories of Malaysia, state of Malaysia, located in the northwestern part of Peninsular Malaysia. The state covers a total area ...

Malaysia Malaysia ( ; ) is a country in Southeast Asia. The federation, federal constitutional monarchy consists of States and federal territories of Malaysia, thirteen states and three federal territories, separated by the South China Sea into two r ...

where the state capital

Alor Star Alor Setar ( Jawi: الور ستار, Kedahan: ''Loqstaq'') is the state capital of Kedah, Malaysia. It is the second-largest city in the state after Sungai Petani and one of the most-important cities on the west coast of Peninsular Malaysia ...

is situated.http://apps.water.gov.my/jpskomuniti/dokumen/DEEP_KOTA%20SETAR_APRIL2011.pdf

Name

The name ''Kota Setar'' came from the setar or ‘Stak’ tree (

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), an indigenous plant that bore an edible orange coloured fruit.

Administrative divisions

Kota Setar District is divided into 28

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s, which are: * Alor Malai * Alor Merah *

Anak Bukit Anak Bukit (Jawi:انق بوكيت) is a mukim and the royal town of Kedah, Malaysia, located in Kota Setar District Royal Town It is known as the royal town of Kedah because the Sultan of Kedah's royal palace and official residence, '' ...

Bukit Pinang Bukit Pinang is a mukim in Kota Setar District, Kedah, Malaysia Malaysia ( ; ) is a country in Southeast Asia. The federation, federal constitutional monarchy consists of States and federal territories of Malaysia, thirteen states and ...

* Derga * Gunong * Hutan Kampung * Kangkong * Kota Setar *

Kuala Kedah Kuala Kedah is a mukim and parliamentary constituency in Kota Setar District, Kedah, Malaysia. It is a fishing port, located at the mouth of the Kedah River, and serves as a terminus for ferries to the tourist island of Langkawi. It is home to a ...

* 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

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

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