Padang Terap District

District of Malaysia in Kedah
Official seal of Padang Terap District
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Location of Padang Terap District in Kedah
Location of Padang Terap District in Kedah
Map6°15′N 100°40′E / 6.250°N 100.667°E / 6.250; 100.667Country MalaysiaState KedahSeatKuala NerangLocal area government(s)Padang Terap District CouncilGovernment
 • District officerAbd. Ghani @ Zulkifli Bin ZainuddinArea • Total1,356.84 km2 (523.88 sq mi)Population
 (2010)[2]
 • Total61,325 • Density45/km2 (120/sq mi)Time zoneUTC+8 (MST) • Summer (DST)UTC+8 (Not observed)Postcode
06xxx
Calling code+6-04Vehicle registration platesK
Padang Terap District Council

Majlis Daerah Padang Terap
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Type
Type
Local authority
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%
Graphs are unavailable due to technical issues. There is more info on Phabricator and on MediaWiki.org.
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 [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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