The Kota Setar District () is a district in Kedah, Malaysia where the state capital Alor Star is situated.
Name The name Kota Setar came from the Setar or ‘Stak’ tree (Bouea macrophylla), an indigenous plant that bore an edible orange coloured fruit.
Administrative divisions
Kota Setar District is divided into 28 mukims, which are: Alor Malai Alor Merah Anak Bukit Bukit Pinang Derga Gunong Hutan Kampung Kangkong Kota Setar Kuala Kedah Kubang Rotan Langgar Lengkuas Lepai Limbong Mergong Padang Hang Padang Lalang Pengkalan Kundor Pumpong Sala Kechil Sungai Baharu Tajar Tebengau Telaga Mas Telok Chengai Telok Kechai Titi Gajah
Demographics
Federal Parliament and State Assembly Seats
List of Kota Setar district representatives in the Federal Parliament (Dewan Rakyat)
Parliament Seat Name Member of Parliament PartyP8Pokok SenaAhmad YahyaPerikatan Nasional (PAS)P9 Alor Setar Afnan Hamimi Taib Azammudin Perikatan Nasional (PAS)P10 Kuala Kedah Ahmad Fakhruddin Fakhurrazi Perikatan Nasional (PAS)
List of Kota Setar district representatives in the State Legislative Assembly of Kedah
Parliament State Seat Name State Assemblyman PartyP8 N9 Bukit Lada Salim Mahmood Al-Hafiz Perikatan Nasional (PAS)P8N10Bukit PinangRomani Wan SalimPerikatan Nasional (PAS)P8N11DergaMuhammad Amri WahabPerikatan Nasional (BERSATU)P9 N12 Suka Menanti Dzowahir Ab Ghani Perikatan Nasional (BERSATU)P9 N13 Kota Darul Aman Teh Swee Leong Pakatan Harapan (DAP)P9 N14 Alor Mengkudu Muhamad Radhi Mat Din Perikatan Nasional (PAS)P10 N15 Anak Bukit Rashidi Abdul Razak Perikatan Nasional (PAS)P10 N16 Kubang Rotan Mohd Salleh Saidin Perikatan Nasional (BERSATU)P10 N17 Pengkalan Kundor Mardhiyyah Johari Perikatan Nasional (PAS)
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