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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).
| Daerah (District) | |
|---|---|
| |
| Category | Second-level administrative division |
| Location | States of Malaysia |
| Number | 160 89 with 2 cities (Peninsular) 28 (Sabah) 40 (Sarawak) 1 city (Labuan) (as of 2020 Census[1]) |
| Populations | Greatest: Petaling District, Selangor—1,812,633 (2010) Least: Pakan District, Sarawak—15,480 (2010)[2] |
| Areas | Largest: Kapit Division, Sarawak—38,934 km2 (15,033 sq mi) Smallest: Putatan District, Sabah—29.7 km2 (11.5 sq mi) |
| Government | |
| Subdivisions | |
In Peninsular Malaysia, a district is a subdivision of a state. A mukim (commune, sub-district or parish) is a subdivision of a district. In recent years, a mukim is however of less importance with respect to the administration of land; for land administrative purposes, major cities (e.g. Petaling Jaya) are given an equal status with mukim.
The state of Perlis is not divided into districts due to its size, but straight to the mukim level. The Federal Territories and Labuan are also not divided into districts; however Kuala Lumpur is divided into several mukim for land administration purposes. Putrajaya is divided into precincts.
In East Malaysia, a district is a subdivision of a division (bahagian) of a state.[3] 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.
Some larger districts are further divided into autonomous sub-districts (daerah kecil; literally "small district") before the mukim level. This is prevalent in Sarawak and Sabah, but also seen in Peninsular Malaysia in recent years, e.g. Lojing autonomous sub-district in Kelantan. Sub-districts in Sabah, however, are not divided into mukim.
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 congruent with local government area boundaries, but may sometimes differ especially in urbanised areas. For example, the Petaling District in Selangor is administered by three local authorities: Petaling Jaya City Council, Shah Alam City Council and Subang Jaya City Council; conversely one local authority can administer more than one district, for example Northeast Penang Island District and Southwest Penang Island District in Penang are both administered by Penang Island City Council.
Administrative district boundaries also provide the basis of boundaries for the parliamentary constituencies in the Malaysian Parliament.[4] However this is not always the case; in heavily populated areas e.g. the Klang Valley and Kinta Valley there is serious overlap between district, local government and parliamentary boundaries.
| Federal Territory/State | Division | Name | Capital | Council | Population (2020[5]) | Area (km2) | Density |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 Federal Territory (Malaysia) |
— |  Labuan |
Victoria | Labuan C | 95120 | 92 | 1,033.9 |
 Sabah | |||||||
| Interior | Beaufort District | Beaufort | Beaufort D | 75716 | 1735 | 43.6 | |
| Keningau District | Keningau | Keningau D | 150927 | 3533 | 42.7 | ||
| Kuala Penyu District | Kuala Penyu | Kuala Penyu D | 23710 | 453 | 52.3 | ||
| Membakut District[note 3] | Membakut | Beaufort D | |||||
| Nabawan District | Nabawan | Nabawan D | 28349 | 6089 | 4.7 | ||
| Sipitang District | Sipitang | Sipitang D | 37828 | 2732 | 13.8 | ||
| Tambunan District | Tambunan | Tambunan D | 31573 | 1347 | 23.4 | ||
| Tenom District | Tenom | Tenom D | 51328 | 2409 | 21.3 | ||
| Kudat | Kota Marudu District | Kota Marudu | Kota Marudu D | 69528 | 1917 | 36.3 | |
| Kudat District | Kudat | Kudat D | 86410 | 1287 | 67.1 | ||
| Pitas District | Pitas | Pitas D | 36660 | 1419 | 25.8 | ||
| Sandakan | Beluran District | Beluran | Beluran D | 77125 | 5498 | 14.0 | |
| Kinabatangan District | Kinabatangan | Kinabatangan D | 143112 | 6605 | 21.7 | ||
| Paitan District | Paitan | Beluran D | |||||
| Sandakan District | Sandakan | Sandakan M | 439050 | 2266 | 193.8 | ||
| Telupid District | Telupid | Telupid D | 29241 | 2210 | 13.2 | ||
| Tongod District | Tongod | Kinabatangan D | 42742 | 10054 | 4.3 | ||
| Tawau | |||||||
| Kalabakan District | Kalabakan | Kalabakan D | 48195 | 3885 | 12.4 | ||
| Kunak District | Kunak | Kunak D | 68891 | 1134 | 60.8 | ||
| Lahad Datu District | Lahad Datu | Lahad Datu D | 229138 | 7444 | 30.8 | ||
| Semporna District | Semporna | Semporna D | 166587 | 1145 | 145.5 | ||
| Tawau District | Tawau | Tawau M | 372615 | 2240 | 166.3 | ||
| West Coast | Kota Belud District | Kota Belud | Kota Belud D | 107243 | 1386 | 77.4 | |
| Kota Kinabalu District | Kota Kinabalu | Kota Kinabalu C | 500421 | 351 | 1,425.7 | ||
| Papar District | Papar | Papar D | 150667 | 1243 | 121.2 | ||
| Penampang District | Penampang | Penampang D | 162174 | 425 | 381.6 | ||
| Putatan District | Putatan | Putatan D | 68811 | 40 | 1,720.3 | ||
| Ranau District | Ranau | Ranau D | 85077 | 3608 | 23.6 | ||
| Tuaran District | Tuaran | Tuaran D | 135665 | 1166 | 116.4 | ||
 Sarawak | |||||||
| Betong | Betong District | Betong | Betong D | 36303 | 1547 | 23.5 | |
| Kabong District | Kabong | Saratok D | 18404 | 799 | 23.0 | ||
| Pusa District | Pusa | Betong D | 19557 | 947 | 20.7 | ||
| Saratok District | Saratok | Saratok D | 23105 | 888 | 26.0 | ||
| Bintulu | |||||||
| Bintulu District | Bintulu | Bintulu DA | 178646 | 1991 | 89.7 | ||
| Sebauh District | Sebauh | Bintulu DA | 29606 | 5229 | 5.7 | ||
| Tatau District | Tatau | Bintulu DA | 31920 | 4946 | 6.5 | ||
| Kapit | Belaga District | Belaga | Kapit D[7] | 22502 | 19050 | 1.2 | |
| Kapit District | Kapit | Kapit D | 36030 | 3973 | 9.1 | ||
| Song District | Song | Kapit D | 9961 | 3935 | 2.5 | ||
| Bukit Mabong District[8] | Bukit Mabong | Kapit D | 10155 | 11976 | 0.8 | ||
| Kuching | Bau District | Bau | Bau D | 52643 | 884 | 59.6 | |
| Kuching District | Kuching | Kuching North C Kuching South C Padawan M |
609205 | 1498 | 406.7 | ||
| Lundu District | Lundu | Lundu D | 33479 | 1812 | 18.5 | ||
| Limbang | Lawas District | Lawas | Lawas D | 36604 | 3812 | 9.6 | |
| Limbang District | Limbang | Limbang D | 45061 | 3978 | 11.3 | ||
| Miri | Beluru District | Bakong | Marudi D | 28695 | 4905 | 5.9[9] | |
| Marudi District | Marudi | Marudi D | 18838 | 3079 | 6.1 | ||
| Miri District | Miri | Subis D Miri C |
248877 | 5143 | 48.4 | ||
| Subis District | Subis | Subis D | 57289 | 3821 | 15.0[10] | ||
| Telang Usan District | Long Lama | Marudi D | 17406 | 9829 | 1.8[11] | ||
| Mukah | Dalat District | Dalat | Dalat and Mukah D | 21147 | 905 | 23.4 | |
| Daro District | Daro | Matu and Daro D | 19477 | 1226 | 15.9 | ||
| Matu District | Matu | Matu and Daro D | 16316 | 1600 | 10.2 | ||
| Mukah District | Mukah | Dalat and Mukah D | 42275 | 2536 | 16.7 | ||
| Tanjung Manis District | Belawai | Matu and Daro D | 7946 | 731 | 10.9 | ||
| Samarahan | Sebuyau District[note 4] | Sebuyau | Simunjan D | ||||
| Gedong District[note 4] | Gedong | Simunjan D | |||||
| Asajaya District | Asajaya | Kota Samarahan M | 33606 | 303 | 110.9 | ||
| Samarahan District | Samarahan | Kota Samarahan M[13][14] | 128284 | 407 | 315.2 | ||
| Simunjan District | Simunjan | Simunjan D | 36211 | 2218 | 16.3 | ||
| Sarikei | Julau District | Julau | Meradong and Julau D | 15333 | 1703 | 9.0 | |
| Meradong District | Bintangor | Meradong and Julau D | 20299 | 719 | 28.2 | ||
| Pakan District | Pakan | Meradong and Julau D | 15462 | 925 | 16.7 | ||
| Sarikei District | Sarikei | Sarikei D | 44039 | 985 | 44.7 | ||
| Serian[15] | Serian District | Serian | Serian D | 85345 | 1749 | 48.8 | |
| Tebedu District | Tebedu | Serian D | 25232 | 656 | 38.5 | ||
| Siburan District[note 4] | Siburan | Serian D | |||||
| Sibu | Kanowit District | Kanowit | Kanowit D | 24700 | 2254 | 11.0 | |
| Sibu District | Sibu | Sibu D Sibu Rural D (Sibu Jaya) |
248064 | 2230 | 111.2 | ||
| Selangau District | Selangau | Sibu Rural D | 19844 | 3795 | 5.2 | ||
| Sri Aman | Lubok Antu District | Lubok Antu | Lubok Antu D | 33479 | 3143 | 10.7 | |
| Sri Aman District | Simanggang | Sri Aman D | 61238 | 2324 | 26.4 | ||
| Pantu District[note 4] | Pantu | Sri Aman D | 11150 | 833 | 13.4 | ||
| Lingga District [note 4] | Lingga | Sri Aman D |
In the 11 states of the Peninsular Malaysia including the Federal Territories, there are townships (precinct for Putrajaya) that been administered by the district office and also the state government. For a list, see Category:Mukims of Malaysia. However, two states and one federal territory in Malaysia is not divided into any townships.
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