Kedah
Kedah | |
|---|---|
| Kedah Darul Aman قدح دار الامن | |
| Other transcription(s) | |
| • Malay | Kedah |
| • Jawi | قدح |
| • Chinese | 吉打 |
| • Tamil | கெடா |
 Flag  Coat of arms | |
| Nickname: Negeri Jelapang Padi | |
| Motto(s): | |
| Anthem: Allah Selamatkan Sultan Mahkota | |
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| Coordinates: 6°7′42″N 100°21′46″E / 6.12833°N 100.36278°E | |
| Capital | Alor Setar |
| Largest City | Sungai Petani |
| Royal capital | Anak Bukit |
| Government | |
| • Type | Parliamentary constitutional monarchy |
| • Sultan | Sallehuddin |
| • Menteri Besar | Muhammad Sanusi Md Nor (PN-PAS) |
| • Leader of the Opposition | Vacant |
| Area | |
| • Total | 9,500 km2 (3,700 sq mi) |
| Highest elevation | 1,862 m (6,109 ft) |
| Population (2015)[2] | |
| • Total | 2,071,900 |
| • Density | 199/km2 (520/sq mi) |
| Demonym | Kedahan |
| State Index | |
| • HDI (2019) |  0.808 (very high) (8th)[3] |
| • GDP (2019) | RM 48.717 billion ($11.698 billion) (10th)[4] |
| • Per capita (2019) | RM 22,412 ($5,490) (14th)[4] |
| Postal code | 05xxx to 09xxx |
| Calling code | 04 08 (Kulim and Langkawi) |
| ISO 3166 code | MY-02 |
| Vehicle registration | K (Mainland Kedah) KV (Langkawi Island) |
| Old Kedah | 2nd CE |
| Kedah Sultanate | 1136 |
| British control | 1909 |
| Japanese occupation | 1942 |
| Accession into the Federation of Malaya | 1948 |
| Independence as part of the Federation of Malaya | 31 August 1957 |
| Website | kedah |
Kedah is one of the 14 states that form Malaysia. The state is in the northwestern part of the Peninsular Malaysia. It has an area of 9,425 km2. The capital of Kedah is Alor Setar.[5]
Government
[change | change source]Administrative divisions
[change | change source]Districts
[change | change source]- Baling
- Bandar Baharu
- Kota Setar
- Kuala Muda
- Kubang Pasu
- Kulim
- Langkawi
- Padang Terap
- Pendang
- Pokok Sena
- Sik
- Yan
Notable people
[change | change source]- Mahathir Mohamad, 4th & 7th Prime Minister of Malaysia
- Tunku Abdul Rahman, 1st Prime Minister of Malaysia
- Shahnon Ahmad, writer
References
[change | change source]- ↑ "Laporan Kiraan Permulaan 2010" (PDF). Jabatan Perangkaan Malaysia. p. 27. Archived from the original (PDF) on 27 January 2018. Retrieved 24 January 2011.
- ↑ "Population by States and Ethnic Group". Department of Information, Ministry of Communications and Multimedia, Malaysia. 2015. Archived from the original on 12 February 2016. Retrieved 12 February 2015.
- ↑ "Subnational Human Development Index (2.1) [Kedah – Malaysia]". Global Data Lab of Institute for Management Research, Radboud University. Retrieved 20 December 2019.
- ↑ 4.0 4.1 "Department of Statistics Malaysia Official Portal". www.dosm.gov.my. Retrieved 2020-09-30.
- ↑ "Kedah: The Rice Bowl of Malaysia". Tourism Malaysia. Archived from the original on January 11, 2011. Retrieved October 4, 2010.
Other websites
[change | change source]Media related to Kedah at Wikimedia Commons
- Official website
| States and Federal Territories of Malaysia | 
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| States: Johor | Kedah | Kelantan | Melaka | Negeri Sembilan | Pahang | Perak | Perlis | Penang | Sabah | Sarawak | Selangor | Terengganu | |
| Federal Territories: Kuala Lumpur | Labuan | Putrajaya | |
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