Padang Terap District

For the federal constituency represented in the Dewan Rakyat, see Padang Terap (federal constituency).
Padang Terap District
Malaysia District of Malaysia
Daerah Padang Terap
Other transcription(s)
 • Jawiڤادڠ تراڤ
 • Chinese巴东得腊县
 • Tamilபாடாங் தெராப்
Flag of Padang Terap District
Flag
Official seal of Padang Terap District
Seal
Location of Padang Terap District in Kedah
Location of Padang Terap District in Kedah
Map
Padang Terap District is located in Malaysia
Padang Terap District
Padang Terap District
Location of Padang Terap District in Malaysia
Coordinates: 6°15′N 100°40′E / 6.250°N 100.667°E / 6.250; 100.667
Country Malaysia
State Kedah
SeatKuala Nerang
Local area government(s)Padang Terap District Council
Government
 • District officerAbd. Ghani @ Zulkifli Bin Zainuddin
Area
[1]
 • Total
1,356.84 km2 (523.88 sq mi)
Population
 (2010)[2]
 • Total
61,325
 • Density45/km2 (120/sq mi)
Time zoneUTC+8 (MST)
 • Summer (DST)UTC+8 (Not observed)
Postcode
06xxx
Calling code+6-04
Vehicle registration platesK
Padang Terap District Council

Majlis Daerah Padang Terap
Type
Type
History
Founded1976
Leadership
President
Abd Ghani Zulkifli Zainuddin
District Secretary
Muhammad Nur Ihsan Yahaya
Meeting place
06300 Kuala Nerang, Kedah Darul Aman
Website
pbt.kedah.gov.my/index.php/majlis-daerah-padang-terap/

The Padang Terap District is a district in Kedah, Malaysia.[3] It is governed by the Padang Terap District Council (Malay: Majlis Daerah Padang Terap). Padang Terap District shares a border with Thailand to the north, and with Sik District and Pendang District to the west. It is the third largest district in the State of Kedah, with Kuala Nerang serving as its administrative center.

Etymology

Padang Terap is named after the Terap tree (Artocarpus elasticus) which is a type of drought-tolerant plant.[4]

Administrative divisions

Map of Padang Terap District

Padang Terap District is divided into 11 mukims, which are:[1]

  1. Batang Tunggang Kanan
  2. Batang Tunggang Kiri
  3. Belimbing Kanan
  4. Belimbing Kiri
  5. Kurong Hitam
  6. Padang Temak
  7. Padang Terap Kanan
  8. Padang Terap Kiri
  9. Pedu
  10. Tekai
  11. Tolak

Demographics

Historical population
YearPop.±%
1991 50,726—    
2000 55,847+10.1%
2010 61,970+11.0%
2020 65,698+6.0%
Source: [5]

Federal Parliament and State Assembly Seats

List of Padang Terap district representatives in the Federal Parliament (Dewan Rakyat)

Parliament Seat Name Member of Parliament Party
P7 Padang Terap Nurul Amin Hamid Perikatan Nasional (PAS)

List of Padang Terap district representatives in the State Legislative Assembly (Dewan Undangan Negeri)

Parliament State Seat Name State Assemblyman Party
P7 N7 Kuala Nerang Munir @ Mohamad Yusuf Zakaria Perikatan Nasional (PAS)
P7 N8 Pedu Mohd Radzi Md Amin Perikatan Nasional (PAS)

Tourist attractions

  • Pedu Lake
  • Puncak Janing Recreational Forest (Hutan Lipur Puncak Janing)
  • Seraya WaterFall (Air Terjun Seraya)

See also

References

  1. ^ a b "LAMAN WEB RASMI PEJABAT DAERAH DAN TANAH PADANG TERAP - Perutusan Pentadbir Tanah". ptpt.kedah.gov.my. Archived from the original on 2017-12-19. Retrieved 2017-11-26.
  2. ^ "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.
  3. ^ http://apps.water.gov.my/jpskomuniti/dokumen/PDG%20TERAP_%20PROFIL_%20APRIL_%202011.pdf Archived 2017-02-05 at the Wayback Machine [bare URL PDF]
  4. ^ "Background". 22 July 2019.
  5. ^ "Key Findings of Population and Housing Census of Malaysia 2020" (pdf) (in Malay and English). Department of Statistics, Malaysia. ISBN 978-967-2000-85-3.


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