Alor Gajah

Alor Gajah
Town and district capital
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Motto(s):  Alor Gajah Dynamic - Progressive - Holistic (Malay: Alor Gajah Dinamik - Progresif - Holistik)
Alor Gajah Town in Alor Gajah District (left) Alor Gajah District in Malacca State (right)
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Coordinates: 2°23′00″N 102°13′00″E / 2.38333°N 102.21667°E / 2.38333; 102.21667
Country	Malaysia
State	Malacca
District	Alor Gajah
Granted municipal status	1 May 2003
Government
• Type	Local government
• Body	Alor Gajah Municipal Council
• President	Mohd Fadhil Hassan
• Alor Gajah Member of Parliament	Adly Zahari (AMANAH)
Population  (2010)
• Alor Gajah Town	21,267
• Demonym	Alor Gajahan
Time zone	UTC+8 (MST)
• Summer (DST)	Not observed
Postal code	78xxx
Area code(s)	+6065 (landline only)
Vehicle registration	M
Website	www.mpag.gov.my

Alor Gajah Municipal Council Majlis Perbandaran Alor Gajah
Type
Type	Local authority
History
Founded	1 May 2003
Leadership
President	Saifuddin Abdul Karim
Municipal Secretary	Saleh Mohd Dom
Meeting place
Majlis Perbandaran Alor Gajah (MPAG), Lebuh AMJ, 78000 Alor Gajah, Melaka, Malaysia.
Website
www.mpag.gov.my

Alor Gajah is a town and district seat of Alor Gajah District in the Malaysian state of Malacca. It is governed by Alor Gajah Municipal Council (Malay: Majlis Perbandaran Alor Gajah), which was formerly known as Alor Gajah District Council (Malay: Majlis Daerah Alor Gajah) from 1 July 1978 until 1 May 2003.^[1]