List of districts in Malaysia

*Daerah* (District)
Daerah (District)
Also known as:; Jajahan (Collectivity) (Kelantan); Bahagian (Division) (Sabah and Sarawak);
Category	Second-level administrative division
Location	States of Malaysia
Number	160; 89 with 3 cities (Peninsular); 28 (Sabah); 40 (Sarawak); 1 city (Labuan) (as of 2020 Census)
Populations	Greatest: Petaling District, Selangor—1,812,633 (2010); Least: Pakan District, Sarawak—15,480 (2010)
Areas	Largest: Kapit Division, Sarawak—38,934 km2 (15,033 sq mi); Smallest: Putatan District, Sabah—29.7 km2 (11.5 sq mi)
Government	City hall, city council, municipal council, district council (in all states and Kuala Lumpur); Corporation (in Labuan and Putrajaya); Town board (in Kudat, Sabah); Development authority (in Bintulu, Sarawak);
Subdivisions	Mukim (Townships); Daerah (District) (Kelantan, Sabah and Sarawak);

Districts (Malay: Daerah; Jajahan in Kelantan) are a type of administrative division below the state level in Malaysia. An administrative district is administered by a lands and district office (pejabat daerah dan tanah) which is headed by district officer (pegawai daerah).

Kuala Lumpur

Districts in West Malaysia

Kota Kinabalu

Kuching

Districts in East Malaysia

This article is issued from Wikipedia. The text is licensed under Creative Commons - Attribution - Sharealike. Additional terms may apply for the media files.