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'''District''' (]: '']''; '']'' in ]) is a type of ] below the ] level in ]. '''District''' (]: '']''; '']'' in ]) is a type of ] below the ] level in ].


In ], a district is a subdivision of a ]. A '']'' is a subdivision of a district. The mukim is however of less importance with respect to the administration of land. In ], a district is a subdivision of a ]. A '']'' is a subdivision of a district. The tambon is however of less importance with respect to the administration of land.


Each district has a District Office (''สำนักงานอำเภอ''), headed by a District Officer, which mainly deals with ].
In ], a district is a subdivision of a ] of a state.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.statoids.com/ymy.html |title=Malaysia Districts |publisher=Statoids.com |date= |accessdate=2010-11-03}}</ref> For example, ] is a district within the ] of ]. A district is usually named after the main town or its administrative ]; for example, the town of ] is the capital of the Sandakan District, as well as the capital of ]. In ], some districts are further divided into sub-districts (''daerah kecil''; literally "small district") before the mukim level.

Each district has a District Office (''Pejabat Daerah''), headed by a District Officer, which mainly deals with ]. In Sarawak, a sub-district is normally administered by a Sub-district Office ("Pejabat Daerah Kecil"). The District Offices are under the exclusive purview of the state governments, because land administration matters are under the states' exclusive jurisdiction as provided in the ]. Local ] are handled by separate ], the jurisdiction of which may not coincide with the district boundaries especially in urbanized areas.

Owing to their small size, the state of ] as well as the three ]: ], ] and ], are not subdivided into districts. Perlis and Kuala Lumpur are subdivided into mukims, Labuan into villages (''kampung''), and Putrajaya into precincts (''presint'').


==Peninsular Malaysia== ==Peninsular Malaysia==

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District (Malay: Daerah; Jajahan in Kelantan) is a type of administrative division below the state level in Malaysia.

In Peninsular Malaysia, a district is a subdivision of a state. A tambon is a subdivision of a district. The tambon is however of less importance with respect to the administration of land.

Each district has a District Office (สำนักงานอำเภอ), headed by a District Officer, which mainly deals with land administration.

Peninsular Malaysia

Amnat Charoen

Ang Thong

Bangkok

Bueng Kan

Buriram

See also

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Articles on second-level administrative divisions of Asian countries
Country spanning more than one continentList of administrative divisions by country
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