Districts of Malaysia

District (Malay: Daerah; Jajahan in Kelantan) is a type of administrative division below the state level in Malaysia. An administrative district is administered by lands and district office (e.g. Petaling Lands and District Office) which is headed by district officer.

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

In East Malaysia, a district is a subdivision of a division of a state.^[1] 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, the town of Sandakan is the capital of the Sandakan District, as well as the capital of Sandakan Division. In Sarawak, some districts are further divided into sub-districts (daerah kecil; literally "small district") before the mukim level.

An administrative district can be distinguished from a local government area where the former deals with land administration and revenue while the latter deals with the planning and delivery of basic infrastructure to its inhabitants. Administrative district boundaries are usually coextensive with local government area boundaries but may sometimes differ especially in urbanised areas. (E.g. The local government of Petaling district in Selangor are administrated by Petaling Jaya City Council, Shah Alam City Council, and Subang Jaya Municipal Council; or even the local government of both Northeast Penang Island District and Southwest Penang Island District in Penang are administrated by Penang Island City Council.)

Peninsular Malaysia

Johor

Districts in Johor

Kedah

Kelantan

Malacca

Negeri Sembilan

Pahang

Districts in Pahang

Penang

Districts in Penang

Perak

Districts in Perak

Selangor

Terengganu

East Malaysia

Sabah

Districts and divisions in Sabah

Sarawak

See also

• District
• List of capitals in Malaysia
• List of cities and towns in Malaysia by population#Population by administrative districts – List of 50 most populous district
• Local government in Malaysia

References

External links

• "Districts of Malaysia". Statoids. 

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