Daerah (District) | |
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Category | Second-level administrative division |
Location | States of Malaysia |
Number | 160 89 with 2 cities (Peninsular) 28 (Sabah) 40 (Sarawak) 1 city (Labuan) (as of 2020 Census[1]) |
Populations | Greatest: Petaling District, Selangor—1,812,633 (2010) Least: Pakan District, Sarawak—15,480 (2010)[2] |
Areas | Largest: Kapit Division, Sarawak—38,934 km2 (15,033 sq mi) Smallest: Putatan District, Sabah—29.7 km2 (11.5 sq mi) |
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Districts (Malay: Daerah; Jajahan in Kelantan) are a type of administrative division below the state level in Malaysia. An administrative district is administered by a lands and district office (pejabat daerah dan tanah) which is headed by district officer (pegawai daerah).