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Kuala Muda District
District of Malaysia
Daerah Kuala Muda
Other transcription(s)
• Jawi	كوالا مودا‎
• Chinese	瓜拉姆达县
• Tamil	கோலா மூடா
Location of Kuala Muda District in Kedah
Kuala Muda DistrictLocation of Kuala Muda District in Malaysia
Coordinates: 5°40′N 100°30′E / 5.667°N 100.500°E / 5.667; 100.500
Country	Malaysia
State	Kedah
Seat	Sungai Petani
Local area government(s)	Sungai Petani Municipal Council
Government
• District officer	Md Shuhaime Abdul Rahman
Area
• Total	928.35 km (358.44 sq mi)
Population
• Total	521,200
• Density	560/km (1,500/sq mi)
Time zone	UTC+8 (MST)
• Summer (DST)	UTC+8 (Not observed)
Postcode	09xxx
Calling code	+6-044
Vehicle registration plates	K

The Kuala Muda District is a district in Kedah, Malaysia. Sungai Petani is the administrative center of the district. Kuala Muda district is in close proximity to the border of Kedah and Penang. Apart from Sungai Petani, other major towns in the district include Tikam Batu, Padang Tembusu, Sungai Lalang, Bedong, Bukit Selambau, Sidam, Gurun, Semeling, Merbok, Kota Kuala Muda and Tanjung Dawai. The Mount Jerai is shared with the neighbouring district of Yan while the Muda River is shares the bordering state of Penang. The iconic Jambatan Merdeka (Independent Bridge) connect both Tikam Batu with Bumbung Lima in Penang. Kuala Muda is the second largest and most populous district in Kedah, and it is also the site of some of the earliest civilization site in the country.

History

The name Kuala Muda may derived from the river that cut cross the southern part of Kedah, Sungai Muda (Muda River) which meets the Strait of Melaka in the fishing village of Kampung Sungai Muda, Kota Kuala Muda. Confluences of the river were also part of the Kedah history; Sungai Merbok and Sungai Mas harboured among the earliest civilization in the country, Sungai Sungai Petani, Sungai Semeling and Sungai Ketil. Ancient ruins and artifacts can be found across the districts, from temple-like structures or candis, the Kota Kuala Muda Gates, ancient boats called Perahu Sagor, glass beads, Buddhist and Hindu statues and potteries.

The district suffered from the 2004 tsunami which caused 11 casualties.

Administrative divisions

Kuala Muda District is divided into 16 mukims, which are:

• Bujang
• Bukit Meriam
• Gurun
• Haji Kudong
• Kota
• Kuala
• Merbok
• Pekula
• Pinang Tunggal
• Rantau Panjang
• Semeling
• Sidam Kiri
• Simpor
• Sungai Pasir
• Sungai Petani
• Teloi Kiri

Demographics

Historical population

Year	Pop.	±%
1991	254,372	—
2000	339,898	+33.6%
2010	443,488	+30.5%
2020	544,984	+22.9%
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Federal Parliament and State Assembly Seats

List of Kuala Muda district representatives in the Federal Parliament (Dewan Rakyat)

List of Kuala Muda district representatives in the State Legislative Assembly (Dewan Undangan Negeri)

See also

• Districts of Malaysia

References

1. "Laman Web Rasmi Pejabat Daerah Kuala Muda - Sejarah Pentadbiran". pdkm.kedah.gov.my. Archived from the original on 2017-12-07. Retrieved 2017-11-26.
2. "Kependudukan Negeri Kedah" (PDF). Department of Statistics Malaysia. Retrieved 4 June 2023.
3. "Sembilan tahun menanti pembukaan Galeri Tsunami di Kota Kuala Muda" (in Malay). Utusan Online. 26 December 2015. Retrieved 2 March 2018.
4. "PEJABAT DAERAH KUALA MUDA". pejabatdaerahkualamuda.blogspot.my. 28 February 2011.
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.

• Kuala Muda District
• Northern Corridor Economic Region