Kedah
Kedah is one of the 14 states that form Malaysia. The state is in the northwestern part of the Peninsular Malaysia. It has an area of 9,425 km2. The capital of Kedah is Alor Setar.[5]
| Kedah Darul Aman قدح دار الامن | |
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| • Malay | Kedah |
| • Jawi | قدح |
| • Chinese | 吉打 |
| • Tamil | கெடா |
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| Anthem: Allah Selamatkan Sultan Mahkota | |
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| Coordinates: 6°7′42″N 100°21′46″E / 6.12833°N 100.36278°ECoordinates: 6°7′42″N 100°21′46″E / 6.12833°N 100.36278°E | |
| Capital | Alor Setar |
| Largest City | Sungai Petani |
| Royal capital | Anak Bukit |
| Government | |
| • Type | Parliamentary constitutional monarchy |
| • Sultan | Sallehuddin |
| • Menteri Besar | Muhammad Sanusi Md Nor (PN-PAS) |
| • Leader of the Opposition | Vacant |
| Area | |
| • Total | 9,500 km2 (3,700 sq mi) |
| Highest elevation | 1,862 m (6,109 ft) |
| Population (2015)[2] | |
| • Total | 2,071,900 |
| • Density | 199/km2 (520/sq mi) |
| State Index | |
| • HDI (2019) |  0.808 (very high) (8th)[3] |
| • GDP (2019) | RM 48.717 billion ($11.698 billion) (10th)[4] |
| • Per capita (2019) | RM 22,412 ($5,490) (14th)[4] |
| Postal code | 05xxx to 09xxx |
| ISO 3166 code | MY-02 |
| Vehicle registration | K (Mainland Kedah) KV (Langkawi Island) |
| Old Kedah | 2nd CE |
| Kedah Sultanate | 1136 |
| British control | 1909 |
| Japanese occupation | 1942 |
| Accession into the Federation of Malaya | 1948 |
| Independence as part of the Federation of Malaya | 31 August 1957 |
| Website | kedah |
Government
Administrative divisions
Districts
Notable people
- Mahathir Mohamad, 4th & 7th Prime Minister of Malaysia
- Tunku Abdul Rahman, 1st Prime Minister of Malaysia
- Shahnon Ahmad, writer
Kedah Media
Allah Selamatkan Sultan Mahkota instrumental
Candi Bukit Batu Pahat of Bujang Valley.
Flag of Kedah (1821–1912)
Tree-cover loss year in Kedah, 2001-2024, from the Global Forest Change dataset.
Paddy field in Sungai Meriam.
Putrajaya,24/01/2013.Sultan Abdul Halim Mu'adzam Shah of Kedah the Yang di-Pertuan Agong of Malaysia to take a photo with recipients Tokoh Maulidur Rasul National Award winner during a Maulidur Rasul parade in Putrajaya, aslo known as Mawlid the birthday of Prophet Muhammad at Putrajaya Putra Mosque..Pix Firdaus Latif
2023 Kedah state legislative assembly composition
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Chio Min Secondary School, Kulim, Kedah.
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References
- ↑ Laporan Kiraan Permulaan 2010Jabatan Perangkaan Malaysia. p. 27. Retrieved 24 January 2011.
- ↑ Population by States and Ethnic Group (2015)Department of Information, Ministry of Communications and Multimedia, Malaysia. Retrieved 12 February 2015.
- ↑ Subnational Human Development Index (2.1) [Kedah – Malaysia]Global Data Lab of Institute for Management Research, Radboud University. Retrieved 20 December 2019.
- ↑ 4.0 4.1 Department of Statistics Malaysia Official Portal. www.dosm.gov.my. Retrieved 2020-09-30.
- ↑ Kedah: The Rice Bowl of Malaysia. Tourism Malaysia. Retrieved October 4, 2010.
Other websites
Media related to Kedah at Wikimedia Commons- Official website
| States and Federal Territories of Malaysia | 
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| States: Johor | Kedah | Kelantan | Malacca | Negeri Sembilan | Pahang | Perak | Perlis | Penang | Sabah | Sarawak | Selangor | Terengganu | |
| Federal Territories: Kuala Lumpur | Labuan | Putrajaya | |
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