Baling District

Baling District
Daerah Baling
Other transcription(s)
 • Jawiباليڠ
 • Chinese华玲县
 • Tamilபாலிங்
Official seal of Baling District
Location of Baling District in Kedah
Location of Baling District in Kedah
Map
Baling District is located in Malaysia
Baling District
Baling District
Location of Baling District in Malaysia
Coordinates: 5°40′N 100°55′E / 5.667°N 100.917°E / 5.667; 100.917
Country Malaysia
State Kedah
SeatBaling
Local area government(s)Baling District Council
Government
 • District officerMohd Shahadan Abdullah
Area
 • Total1,530 km2 (590 sq mi)
Population
 (2010)[2]
 • Total133,403
 • Density87/km2 (230/sq mi)
Time zoneUTC+8 (MST)
 • Summer (DST)UTC+8 (Not observed)
Postcode
09xxx
Calling code+6-044
Vehicle registration platesK
Baling District Council

Majlis Daerah Baling
Type
Type
History
Founded1 April 1976
Leadership
President
Mohd Shahadan Abdullah
District Secretary
Azwan Azri Akashah John
Motto
Bersih Maju Sejahtera
(Clean, Progressive and Prosperous)
Website
pbt.kedah.gov.my/index.php/majlis-daerah-baling/

The Baling District is an administrative district in southeastern Kedah, Malaysia. Located about 110 km from Alor Setar, it borders Perak and Betong, the southernmost town of Thailand.

  1. ^ "JPS Kominiti Baling Profil" (PDF) (in Malay). Archived from the original (PDF) on 2018-03-28. Retrieved 2016-07-29.
  2. ^ "Population Distribution and Basic Demographic Characteristics, 2010" (PDF). Department of Statistics, Malaysia. Archived from the original (PDF) on 22 May 2014. Retrieved 19 April 2012.