Ketereh

For the federal constituency represented in the Dewan Rakyat, see Ketereh (federal constituency).

Ketereh District Council Majlis Daerah Ketereh مجليس دايره كتيريه
Type
Type	Local authority
History
Founded	1 January 1979
Leadership
President	YABrs. Tuan Haji Nik Raisnan Bin Haji Daud
District secretary	YBrs En. Mohd Azman Bin Ghazali
Motto
Bersatu Membangun Masyarakat (Develop The Society Together)
Meeting place
KM 19, Jalan Kuala Krai, 16450 Kota Bharu, Kelantan Darul Naim.
Website
mdketereh.kelantan.gov.my

Ketereh is a town and parliamentary constituency in Kelantan. It is located in the southern half of Kota Bharu District, roughly halfway between metropolitan Kota Bharu and Machang along Highway 8. The town was named after the local name for the cashew fruit, ketereh (gajus in standard Malay).[1]

Transportation

Rail

KTM Intercity does not stop in Ketereh town. The nearest station is in Pasir Mas.

Government and politics

Ketereh is administered by the Ketereh District Council (Malay: Majlis Daerah Ketereh), which was established on 1 January 1979 as the Kota Bharu District Council (Malay: Majlis Daerah Kota Bharu), through the merger of the Kadok, Pangkal Kalong and Peringat Local Councils.[2]

In the Malaysian Parliament Ketereh is represented by Khlir Mohd Nor.

See also

• Kota Bharu

References

1. "Ketereh jadi koridor ilmu Kelantan". Archived from the original on 2016-05-09. Retrieved 2015-08-07.
2. "Background".

External links

• Official website

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