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Sungai Petani Municipal Council is the
MPSPK's municipal area covers the entire Kuala Muda District. Major cities and towns in the area include
local government
Local government is a generic term for the lowest tiers of public administration within a particular sovereign state. This particular usage of the word government refers specifically to a level of administration that is both geographically-l ...
which administers Sungai Petani and the whole Kuala Muda District
The Kuala Muda District is a district in Kedah, Malaysia. Sungai Petani is the administrative center of the district. Kuala Muda district is in close proximity to the border of Kedah and Penang. Apart from Sungai Petani, other major towns in the ...
, Kedah
Kedah (), also known by its honorific Darul Aman and historically as Queda, is a state of Malaysia, located in the northwestern part of Peninsular Malaysia. The state covers a total area of over 9,000 km2, and it consists of the mainland ...
, Malaysia
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. It is the most populous local government in Kedah.Origins of the establishment
The early history of the establishment of the Local Government system in Sungai Petani began in the 1950s, when the Local Councils Ordinance, 1952 was approved and adopted. Then, in 1953, the Lembaga Bandaran Sungai Petani (Sungai Petani Town Board) for the administration of the town area was established. On August 1, 1975, the Kuala Muda Local Government District Council (Majlis Daerah Kerajaan Tempatan Kuala Muda, MDKTKM) was established to cover the Sungai Lalang, Jeniang, Merbok, Bukit Selambau, Bedong and Gurun. On February 1, 1978, the Kuala Muda District Council (Majlis Daerah Kuala Muda, MDKM) was created to replace MDKTKM, the force of Law 124 of the Local Government (Temporary Provisions) Act which was gazetted in accordance with Section 3 of the Local Government Act 1976 (Act 171). This involves the establishment of Local Authorities of the merged Town Board as follows: Sungai Petani Town Council. Kuala Muda Town Board, Kota Kuala Muda Town Board, Padang Lembu Town Board, Semeling Town Board, Tanjung Dawai Town Board, and Tanjung Batu Town Board. Sungai Lalang Local Council, Jeniang Local Council, Merbok Local Council, Bukit Selambau Local Council, Bedong Local Council and Gurun Local Council. The Kuala Muda District Council (MDKM) is responsible for administering the whole area of Kuala Muda district in planning, building control, health, development and licensing projects. MDKM once again upgraded to Sungai Petani Municipal Council (Majlis Perbandaran Sungai Petani Kedah, MPSPK) on July 2, 1994 equal to 22 Muharram 1415H and this declaration was executed by the Honourable Tan Sri Dato 'Seri Haji Osman bin Haji Aroff, PSM, SSDK, DHMS, JMN, JP - Chief Minister of Kedah Darul Aman at the time. With this upgrade, MPSPK responsible for the entire development control, licensing, planning, and provision of facilities for the advancement of urban development and prosperity of the urban population living in Sungai Petani and Kuala Muda in general.Administration Area
MPSPK's municipal area covers the entire Kuala Muda District. Major cities and towns in the area include Bedong
Bedong (pronounced as ) is a small town in Kuala Muda District, Kedah, Malaysia. The ''Permaipura Golf & Country Club'' is located in Bedong.
Due to the town's name spelling being irregular from the standard Malay alphabet, Malaysians who are not ...
, Gurun, Tikam Batu and Jeniang also have municipal office branches.
See also
*List of local governments in Malaysia
Local government in Malaysia, according to Local Government Act 1971 of Malaysia, means city councils, municipal councils and district councils.
City council
Local governments administrating a city are normally called City Council (''Majlis B ...
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