Kota Bharu District

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
District of Malaysia
Jajahan Kota Bharu
Other transcription(s)
• Jawi	كوت بهارو‎
• Chinese	哥打峇鲁县
• Tamil	கோத்தா பாரு
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Location of Kota Bharu District in Kelantan
Kota Bharu District Location of Kota Bharu District in Malaysia
Coordinates: 6°5′N 102°16′E
Country	Malaysia
State	Kelantan
Seat	Kota Bharu
Local area government(s)	Islamic City of Kota Bharu Municipal Council (Kota Bharu North) Islamic Municipal of Ketereh District Council (Kota Bharu South)
Government
• District officer	Tengku Azmi Tengku Jaafar[1]
Area [2]
• Total	409 km^2 (158 sq mi)
Population  (2010)[3]
• Total	491,237
• Density	1,200/km^2 (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

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

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
1	Panji	73,315
2	Kubang Kerian	57,259
3	Ketereh	41,835
4	Bandar Kota Bharu (downtown)	44,757
5	Kemumin	41,392
6	Badang (Mouth of the Kelantan River)	35,957
7	Kota	24,364
8	Sering	24,309
9	Peringat	24,137
10	Banggu	23,049
11	Kadok	19,554
12	Limbat	18,796
13	Pendek	17,254
14	Salor	11,255
15	Dewan Beta	11,205

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	PAS
P21	Kota Bharu	Takiyuddin Hassan	PAS
P24	Kubang Kerian	Tuan Ibrahim Tuan Man	PAS
P26	Ketereh	Annuar Musa	BN

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

References

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.
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.
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.