Kuala Krai (town)

Kuala Krai
Kkeghe
Kuala Lebir
Other transcription(s)
 • Jawiكوالا كراي
 • Chinese瓜拉吉赖
 • Tamilகோலா கிராய்
Official seal of Kuala Krai
Kuala Krai is located in Kelantan
Kuala Krai
Kuala Krai
Location of Kuala Krai (town) in Kelantan
Kuala Krai is located in Peninsular Malaysia
Kuala Krai
Kuala Krai
Kuala Krai (Peninsular Malaysia)
Coordinates: 5°32′N 102°12′E / 5.533°N 102.200°E / 5.533; 102.200
Country Malaysia
State Kelantan
DistrictKuala Krai District
Government
 • TypeLocal government
 • BodyKuala Krai District Council
 • PresidentTengku Ab Rahman Yunus
Population
 (2010)[1]
 • TotalN/A
Time zoneUTC+8 (MST)
 • Summer (DST)UTC+8 (Not observed)
Postcode
18xxx
Calling code+6-09-9
Vehicle registration platesD
Websitemdkkrai.kelantan.gov.my
Kuala Krai District Council

Majlis Daerah Kuala Krai
Type
Type
History
Founded1 January 1979
Leadership
President
Tengku Ab Rahman Yunus
District secretary
Muhammad Zaidi Mat Jusoh
Motto
Berkhidmat Untuk Kemajuan
(Service For Development)
Meeting place
KM 1, Jalan Kuala Krai - Gua Musang, 18000 Kuala Krai, Kelantan.
Website
mdkkrai.kelantan.gov.my

Kuala Krai (alternative spelling: Kuala Kerai; Kelantanese: Kkeghe; Jawi: كوالا كراي) is a town located in the coterminous Kuala Krai District in southern-central Kelantan, Malaysia. During British protection it was known as Kuala Lebir. It is 67 km from state capital Kota Bharu and 273 km from national capital Kuala Lumpur. The altitude is 53 metres (177 ft) above sea level here.

  1. ^ "Population Distribution by Local Authority Areas and Mukims, 2010 (page 1 & 8)" (PDF). Department of Statistics, Malaysia. Archived from the original (PDF) on 5 February 2015. Retrieved 19 July 2013.