Langkawi

For the federal constituency represented in the Dewan Rakyat, see Langkawi (federal constituency).
Not to be confused with Lok Kawi.

Langkawi
District of Malaysia
Daerah Langkawi
Other transcription(s)
 • Jawiلڠكاوي‎
 • Chinese浮罗交怡县 (Simplified)
浮羅交怡縣 (Traditional)
Fúluōjiāoyí xiàn (Hanyu Pinyin)
 • Tamilலங்காவி மாவட்டம்
Laṅkāvi māvaṭṭam (Transliteration)
 • Thaiเกาะลังกาวี
Eagle Square at Kuah, in Langkawi
Eagle Square at Kuah, in Langkawi
Official seal of Langkawi
Seal
Nicknames: 
Jewel of Kedah (Permata Kedah), Tourism City (Bandaraya Pelancongan)
Location of Langkawi in Kedah
Location of Langkawi in Kedah
Map
Langkawi is located in Malaysia
Langkawi
Langkawi
Location of Langkawi in Malaysia
Langkawi is located in Peninsular Malaysia
Langkawi
Langkawi
Langkawi (Peninsular Malaysia)
Coordinates: 6°21′N 99°48′E / 6.350°N 99.800°E / 6.350; 99.800
Country Malaysia
State Kedah
SeatKuah
Local area government(s)Tourism City of Langkawi Municipal Council
Government
 • District officerAbdul Gafar Yahya
Area
[1]
 • Total
478.48 km2 (184.74 sq mi)
Population
 (2010)[2]
 • Total
85,588
 • Density180/km2 (460/sq mi)
Time zoneUTC+8 (MST)
Postcode
07xxx
Calling code+6-04
Vehicle registration platesKV

Langkawi, officially known as Langkawi, the Jewel of Kedah (Malay: Langkawi Permata Kedah), is a duty-free island and an archipelago of 99 islands (plus five small islands visible only at low tide in the Strait of Malacca) located some 30 km off the coast of northwestern Malaysia and a few kilometres south of Ko Tarutao, adjacent to the Thai border. Politically, it is an administrative district of Kedah, with Kuah as its largest town. Pantai Cenang is the island's most popular beach and tourist area.[3][4]

  1. ^ primuscoreadmin (13 November 2015). "Background". Archived from the original on 17 April 2021. Retrieved 26 November 2017.
  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. ^ "Pantai Cenang - Everything you Need to Know About Pantai Cenang". langkawi-info.com. Archived from the original on 9 June 2019. Retrieved 3 June 2019.
  4. ^ "Shopping in Langkawi". ABC Langkawi. Archived from the original on 16 July 2012. Retrieved 11 August 2009.