Kulim District

Kulim District
Daerah Kulim
Other transcription(s)
 • Jawiكوليم
 • Chinese居林县
Jū lín xiàn
 • Tamilகூலிம்
Kūlim
Location of Kulim District in Kedah
Location of Kulim District in Kedah
Map
Kulim District is located in Malaysia
Kulim District
Kulim District
Location of Kulim District in Malaysia
Coordinates: 5°20′N 100°35′E / 5.333°N 100.583°E / 5.333; 100.583
Country Malaysia
State Kedah
SeatKulim
Local area government(s)Kulim Municipal Council
(Kulim town)
Kulim Hi-Tech Industrial Park Local Authority
(Kulim Hi-Tech Park)
Government
 • District officerMohammad Zaini Ramli
Area
 • Total
765 km2 (295 sq mi)
Population
 (2010)[2]
 • Total
272,024
 • Density360/km2 (920/sq mi)
Time zoneUTC+8 (MST)
 • Summer (DST)UTC+8 (Not observed)
Postcode
09xxx
Calling code+6-04
Vehicle registration platesK
Kulim
Town
Official seal of Kulim
Kulim is located in Peninsular Malaysia
Kulim
Kulim
Location of Kulim town in Malaysia
Coordinates: 5°21′36″N 100°32′59″E / 5.36000°N 100.54972°E / 5.36000; 100.54972
Country Malaysia
DistrictKulim District
Foundedmid-18th century
Establishment of town council1957
Establishment of town board1967
Establishment of district council1 February 1978
Municipality status[3]30 Ogos 2001
Government
 • TypeLocal government
 • BodyKulim Municipal Council
 • PresidentElmi Yusof
Population
 (2010)[4]
 • Total
281,260
Postal code
09xxx
Websitepbt.kedah.gov.my/index.php/majlis-perbandaran-kulim

The Kulim District is a district and town in the state of Kedah, Malaysia. It is located on the southeast of Kedah, bordering Penang. The town of Kulim, a mere 27 km (17 mi) east of Penang's capital city, George Town, also forms part of Greater Penang, Malaysia's second largest conurbation.[5]

  1. ^ "Profil Daerah Kulim" (PDF) (in Malay). Archived from the original (PDF) on 2017-12-01. Retrieved 2017-11-26.
  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.
  3. ^ primuscoreadmin (30 December 2015). "Latar Belakang".
  4. ^ "TABURAN PENDUDUK MENGIKUT PBT & MUKIM 2010". Department of Statistics, Malaysia. Retrieved 15 December 2017.
  5. ^ Samat, Narimah; Mahamud, Mohd Amirul; Abdul Rashid, Siti Masayu Rosliah; Elhadary, Yasin; Mohd Noor, Norzailawati (2019). "Urbanisation Beyond Its Core Boundary and Its Impact on the Communities in George Town Conurbation, Malaysia". Planning Malaysia Journal. 17 (2) (published 2019-09-04): 38–49. doi:10.21837/pm.v17i10.627 – via MyJurnal.