Kota Bharu District

Kota Bharu District
Kota Bharu District
District of Malaysia
	Jajahan Kota Bharu
Other transcription(s)
• Jawi	كوت بهارو‎
• Chinese	哥打峇鲁县
• Tamil	கோத்தா பாரு
	Flag
	Location of Kota Bharu District in Kelantan
	Kota Bharu District Location of Kota Bharu District in Malaysia
	Coordinates: 6°5′N 102°16′E / 6.083°N 102.267°ECoordinates: 6°5′N 102°16′E / 6.083°N 102.267°E
Country	Malaysia
State	Kelantan
Seat	Kota Bharu
Local area government(s)	Kota Bharu Municipal Council (Kota Bharu North); Ketereh District Council (Kota Bharu South)
Government
• District officer	Tengku Azmi Tengku Jaafar
Area
• Total	409 km2 (158 sq mi)
Population (2010)
• Total	491,237
• Density	1,200/km2 (3,100/sq mi)
Time zone	UTC+8 (MST)
• Summer (DST)	UTC+8 (Not observed)
Postcode	15xxx
Calling code	+6-09
Vehicle registration plates	D

The Kota Bharu District is a district in northern Kelantan, Malaysia. As of 2010, the district's population is estimated to be 491,237. It contains the state capital, Kota Bharu, as well as Pengkalan Chepa and Ketereh.

Kota Bharu district is surrounded by six other districts, namely Bachok District, Pasir Puteh District, Machang District, Pasir Mas District and Tumpat District clockwise.

Map of Kota Bharu District and its neighbourhoods

Municipal areas[]

Kota Bharu region contains two municipal areas within its borders:

Kota Bharu Islamic City Municipal Council (Majlis Perbandaran Kota Bharu, Bandaraya Islam, MPKB-BRI), which manages downtown Kota Bharu, Pengkalan Chepa and Kubang Kerian; and
Ketereh District Council, which administers the southern part of Kota Bharu District, including the Salor salient, Ketereh and Kok Lanas.

Population[]

As of 2010, Kota Bharu has a population of 491,237 people.^[3]

Ranking Population of Kota Bharu District (Jajahan)

Rank	Sub-districts (Daerah)	Population 2010	Local authority
1		73,315	Kota Bharu Municipal Council
2	Kubang Kerian	57,259	Kota Bharu Municipal Council
3	Ketereh	41,835	Ketereh District Council
4	Bandar Kota Bharu (downtown)	44,757	Kota Bharu Municipal Council
5	Kemumin	41,392	Kota Bharu Municipal Council
6	Badang (Mouth of the Kelantan River)	35,957	Kota Bharu Municipal Council
7	Kota	24,364	Kota Bharu Municipal Council
8		24,309	Kota Bharu Municipal Council
9		24,137	Ketereh District Council
10		23,049	Kota Bharu Municipal Council
11	Kadok	19,554	Ketereh District Council
12		18,796	Kota Bharu Municipal Council
13		17,254	Ketereh District Council
14	Salor	11,255	Ketereh District Council
15		11,205	Ketereh District Council

Politics[]

Kota Bharu is represented in the Parliament of Malaysia. For electoral purposes, the district is divided into four constituencies in the Kota Bharu electoral region. Each constituency elects one Member of Parliament (MP) by the first-past-the-post system of election.

Federal Parliament and State Assembly Seats[]

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

Parliament	Constituency	Member of Parliament	Party
P20	Pengkalan Chepa	Ahmad Marzuk Shaary	Perikatan Nasional (PAS)
P21	Kota Bharu	Takiyuddin Hassan	Perikatan Nasional (PAS)
P24	Kubang Kerian	Tuan Ibrahim Tuan Man	Perikatan Nasional (PAS)
P26	Ketereh	Annuar Musa	Barisan Nasional (UMNO)

List of Kota Bharu district representatives in the State Legislative Assembly (Dewan Undangan Negeri)

Parliament	State	Constituency	State Assemblyman	Party
P20	N5	Kijang	Izani Husin	Perikatan Nasional (PAS)
P20	N6	Chempaka	Ahmad Fathan Mahmod	Perikatan Nasional (PAS)
P20	N7	Panchor	Nik Mohd Amar Nik Abdullah	Perikatan Nasional (PAS)
P21	N8	Tanjong Mas	Rohani Ibrahim	Perikatan Nasional (PAS)
P21	N9	Kota Lama	Tan Teng Loon @ Anuar Tan Abdullah	Perikatan Nasional (PAS)
P21	N10	Bunut Payong	Ramli Mamat	Perikatan Nasional (PAS)
P24	N17	Salor	Saiful Adli Abu Bakar	Perikatan Nasional (PAS)
P24	N18	Pasir Tumboh	Abd Rahman Yunus	Perikatan Nasional (PAS)
P24	N19	Demit	Mumtaz Md Nawi	Perikatan Nasional (PAS)
P26	N23	Melor	Md. Yusnan bin Yusof	Perikatan Nasional (PAS)
P26	N24	Kadok	Azami Mohd Nor	Perikatan Nasional (PAS)
P26	N25	Kok Lanas	Md. Alwi Che Ahmad	Barisan Nasional (UMNO)

References[]

^ User, Super. "Laman Web Rasmi Pejabat Tanah Dan Jajahan Kota Bharu - Perutusan Ketua Jajahan". www.ptjkb.kelantan.gov.my. Archived from the original on 2019-03-08. Retrieved 2017-11-27. {{cite web}}: |last= has generic name (help)
^ User, Super. "Laman Web Rasmi Pejabat Tanah Dan Jajahan Kota Bharu - Latar Belakang PTJKB". www.ptjkb.kelantan.gov.my. Archived from the original on 2019-03-07. Retrieved 2017-11-27. {{cite web}}: |last= has generic name (help)
^ ^a ^b "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.

[1] User, Super. "Laman Web Rasmi Pejabat Tanah Dan Jajahan Kota Bharu - Perutusan Ketua Jajahan". www.ptjkb.kelantan.gov.my. Archived from the original on 2019-03-08. Retrieved 2017-11-27. {{cite web}}: |last= has generic name (help)

[2] User, Super. "Laman Web Rasmi Pejabat Tanah Dan Jajahan Kota Bharu - Latar Belakang PTJKB". www.ptjkb.kelantan.gov.my. Archived from the original on 2019-03-07. Retrieved 2017-11-27. {{cite web}}: |last= has generic name (help)

[taburan-3] "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.

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v t Districts of Malaysia
★ Municipal-status districts ☆ City-status districts
Johor	★Batu Pahat ☆Johor Bahru ★Kluang ★Kota Tinggi ★Kulai Mersing ★Muar ★Pontian ★Segamat Tangkak
Kedah	Baling Bandar Baharu ☆Kota Setar ★Kuala Muda ★Kubang Pasu ★Kulim ★Langkawi Padang Terap Pendang ☆Pokok Sena Sik Yan
Kelantan	Bachok Gua Musang Jeli ★Kota Bharu Kuala Krai Lojing Autonomous (Sub-District) Machang Pasir Mas Pasir Puteh Tanah Merah Tumpat
Malacca	★Alor Gajah ★Jasin ☆★Melaka Tengah
Negeri Sembilan	Jelebu ★Jempol Kuala Pilah ★Port Dickson Rembau ☆Seremban Tampin
Pahang	★Bentong Bera Cameron Highlands Jerantut ☆Kuantan Lipis Maran Pekan Raub Rompin ★Temerloh
Penang	☆Central Seberang Perai ☆North Seberang Perai ☆Northeast Penang Island ☆South Seberang Perai ☆Southwest Penang Island
Perak	★Bagan Datuk Batang Padang ★Hilir Perak Hulu Perak Kampar Kerian ☆Kinta ★Kuala Kangsar ★Larut, Matang and Selama ((Sub-District)) ★Manjung Muallim Perak Tengah
Perlis	Not Available (★Kangar)
Sabah	Beaufort Beluran Kalabakan Keningau Kinabatangan Kota Belud ☆Kota Kinabalu Kota Marudu Kuala Penyu Kudat Kunak Lahad Datu Nabawan Papar Penampang Putatan Pitas Ranau ★Sandakan Semporna Sipitang Tambunan ★Tawau Telupid Tenom Tongod Tuaran
Sarawak	★Asajaya Bau Belaga Beluru Betong ★Bintulu Bukit Mabong Dalat Daro Julau Kabong Kanowit Kapit ☆Kuching Lawas Limbang Lingga Lubok Antu Lundu Marudi Matu Meradong ☆Miri Mukah Pakan Pusa ★Samarahan Saratok Sarikei Sebauh Sebuyau Selangau Serian ★Sibu Siburan Simunjan Song Sri Aman Subis Tanjung Manis Tatau Tebedu Telang Usan
Selangor	★Gombak ★Hulu Langat ★Hulu Selangor ★☆Klang ★Kuala Langat ★Kuala Selangor ☆Petaling Sabak Bernam ★Sepang
Terengganu	Besut ★Dungun Hulu Terengganu ★Kemaman ☆Kuala Nerus ☆Kuala Terengganu Marang Setiu
☆Kuala Lumpur, Labuan, and Putrajaya are Federal Territories and thus do not have districts. italics for districts that are categorized as new districts, as of 2019.