Districts of Malaysia
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Districts in Malaysia are known as Daerah or Jajahan (in Kelantan). A district governed directly by the federal government is known as a Federal Territory, and they are Kuala Lumpur, Putrajaya, and Labuan.
In Peninsular Malaysia, a district is a division of a state. A mukim is a subdivision of a district. The mukim is however of less importance with respect to the administration of local government.
In East Malaysia, a district is a subdivision within a division of a state. For example, Tuaran is a district within the West Coast Division of Sabah. A district is usually named after the main town or its administrative capital, for example, Sandakan town is the capital of the district of Sandakan, as well the capital of Sandakan Division. (Note: Sandakan district is a sub-division of Sandakan Division.)
In Malaysia, a district can be classified as a district itself (e.g: Jerantut in Pahang), a town or municipality (perbandaran) (e.g: Kulim, in Kedah), or a city (bandar raya) (e.g: Miri in Sarawak). Each district will be headed by a district officer and administered by a local government either being a District Council, Municipal Council, or a City Council. In some highly urbanised districts, there may be further subdivisions. For example, the district of Petaling in Selangor is administered by 3 local governments: Shah Alam City Council, Petaling Jaya City Council, and Subang Jaya Municipal Council. Another example is the district of Kinta in Perak which has 3 subdivisions: Ipoh City Council, West Kinta District Council, and South Kinta District Council. Conversely, there may be one local government administering more than one district, for example, Seberang Perai Municipal Council administers the districts of Central Seberang Perai, North Seberang Perai, and South Seberang Perai.
[edit] Peninsular Malaysia
[edit] Johor, Sultanate of
[edit] Kedah, Sultanate of
- Baling
- Bandar Baharu
- Kota Setar
- Kuala Muda
- Kubang Pasu
- Kulim
- Pulau Langkawi
- Padang Terap
- Pendang
- Sik
- Yan
[edit] Kelantan, Sultanate of
[edit] Malacca, State of
[edit] Negeri Sembilan, Elective Monarchy of
[edit] Pahang, Sultanate of
[edit] Penang, State of
- Penang Island
- Timur Laut
- Barat Daya
- Seberang Perai (Mainland)
- Seberang Perai Utara
- Seberang Perai Tengah
- Seberang Perai Selatan
[edit] Perak, Sultanate of
- Batang Padang
- Hilir Perak
- Hulu Perak
- Kerian
- Kinta
- Kuala Kangsar
- Larut, Matang dan Selama
- Manjung
- Perak Tengah
[edit] Perlis, Kingdom of
[edit] Selangor, Sultanate of
[edit] Terengganu, Sultanate of
[edit] Kuala Lumpur, Administrative Federal Territory of
[edit] Putrajaya, Legislative Federal Territory of
[edit] East Malaysia
[edit] Sabah, State of
[edit] Sarawak, State of
- Betong Division
- Bintulu Division
- Kapit Division
- Kuching Division
- Limbang Division
- Miri Division
- Mukah Division
- Samarahan Division
- Sarikei Division
- Sibu Division
- Sri Aman Division
[edit] Labuan, Federal Territory of
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