Sungai Petani | |
|---|---|
Town and district capital | |
| Other transcription(s) | |
| • Jawi | سوڠاي ڤتاني |
| • Chinese | 双溪大年 Shuāngxīdànián (Hanyu Pinyin) |
| • Tamil | சுங்கை பட்டாணி Cuṅkai Paṭṭāṇi (Transliteration) |
.jpg) Jalan Ibrahim (part of Federal Route 1), downtown Sungai Petani | |
.PNG) Seal | |
| Nickname: SP | |
 Location in Sungai Petani in Kedah | |
  Sungai Petani  Sungai Petani Sungai Petani (Malaysia)  Sungai Petani Sungai Petani (Southeast Asia) | |
| Coordinates: 5°39′N 100°30′E / 5.650°N 100.500°E | |
| Country |  Malaysia |
| State |  Kedah |
| District | Kuala Muda District |
| Establishment of the local government | 1905 |
| Establishment of the council | 1949 |
| Establishment of the town board | 1953 |
| Establishment of the local government district council | 1975 |
| Establishment of the district council | 1 February 1978 |
| Municipality status | 2 July 1994 |
| Government | |
| • Type | Local government |
| • Body | Sungai Petani Municipal Council |
| • President | Dato' Haji Muhamad Arof bin Darus |
| Population (2020)[1] | |
| • Total | 544,851 |
| Time zone | UTC+8 (MST) |
| • Summer (DST) | Not observed |
| Postcode | 08xxx |
| Area code(s) | 04-4xxxxxxx |
| Vehicle registration | K |
| Website | pbt |
Sungai Petani (abbr. Sg. Petani or SP) is a town in Kuala Muda District, Kedah, Malaysia. Sungai Petani is Kedah's largest city and is located about 55 km south of Alor Setar, the capital of Kedah, and 33 km northeast of George Town, the capital city of the neighbouring state of Penang.[2]
- ^ "Banci Penduduk dan Perumahan 2020, Malaysia". Retrieved 15 May 2022.
- ^ "Key Summary Statistics For Local Authority Areas, Malaysia 2010" (PDF). Department of Statistics, Malaysia. Archived from the original (PDF) on 5 February 2015. Retrieved 19 April 2012.