List of districts in Malaysia
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).
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Category | Second-level administrative division |
Location | States of Malaysia |
Number | 160 89 with 3 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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Classification
In Peninsular Malaysia, a district is a subdivision of a state. A mukim (commune, sub-district or parish) is a subdivision of a district. In recent years, a mukim is however of less importance with respect to the administration of land; for land administrative purposes, major cities (e.g. Petaling Jaya) are given an equal status with mukim.
The state of Perlis is not divided into districts due to its size, but straight to the mukim level. The Federal Territories and Labuan are also not divided into districts; however Kuala Lumpur is divided into several mukim for land administration purposes. Putrajaya is divided into precincts.
In East Malaysia, a district is a subdivision of a division (bahagian) of a state.[3] For example, Tuaran is a district within the West Coast Division of Sabah. A district is usually named after the main town or its administrative capital; for example, the town of Sandakan is the capital of the Sandakan District, as well as the capital of Sandakan Division.
Some larger districts are further divided into autonomous sub-districts (daerah kecil; literally "small district") before the mukim level. This is prevalent in Sarawak and Sabah, but also seen in Peninsular Malaysia in recent years, e.g. Lojing autonomous sub-district in Kelantan. Sub-districts in Sabah, however, are not divided into mukim.
Relationship with parliament and local government
An administrative district can be distinguished from a local government area where the former deals with land administration and revenue while the latter deals with the planning and delivery of basic infrastructure to its inhabitants. Administrative district boundaries are usually congruent with local government area boundaries, but may sometimes differ especially in urbanised areas. For example, the Petaling District in Selangor is administered by three local authorities: Petaling Jaya City Council, Shah Alam City Council and Subang Jaya City Council; conversely one local authority can administer more than one district, for example Northeast Penang Island District and Southwest Penang Island District in Penang are both administered by Penang Island City Council.
Administrative district boundaries also provide the basis of boundaries for the parliamentary constituencies in the Malaysian Parliament.[4] However this is not always the case; in heavily populated areas e.g. the Klang Valley and Kinta Valley there is serious overlap between district, local government and parliamentary boundaries.
By states
West Malaysia
Federal Territory/State | District Name | Capital/Largest settlement | Local Government | Population (2020[5]) | Area (km2) | Density |
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Kuala Lumpur H | 1982112 | 243 | 8,156.8 | |
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Putrajaya P | 109202 | 49 | 2,228.6 | |
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Batu Pahat | Batu Pahat M Yong Peng D |
495338 | 1966 | 252.0 | |
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Johor Bahru | Johor Bahru C Iskandar Puteri C Pasir Gudang C |
1711191 | 1066 | 1,605.2 | |
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Kluang | Kluang M Simpang Renggam D |
323762 | 2865 | 113.0 | |
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Kota Tinggi | Kota Tinggi D Pengerang M |
222382 | 3489 | 63.7 | |
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Kulai | Kulai M | 329497 | 756 | 435.8 | |
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Mersing | Mersing D | 78195 | 2857 | 27.4 | |
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Muar | Muar M | 314776 | 1393 | 226.0 | |
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Pontian Kechil | Pontian M | 173318 | 933 | 185.8 | |
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Segamat | Segamat M Labis D |
197762 | 2867 | 69.0 | |
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Tangkak | Tangkak D | 163449 | 977 | 167.3 | |
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Baling District | Baling | Baling D | 142643 | 1529 | 93.3 | |
Bandar Baharu District | Serdang | Bandar Baharu D | 44412 | 271 | 163.9 | |
Kota Setar District | Alor Setar | Alor Setar C | 374051 | 420 | 890.6 | |
Kuala Muda District | Sungai Petani | Sungai Petani M | 544984 | 913 | 596.9 | |
Kubang Pasu District | Jitra | Kubang Pasu M | 237759 | 946 | 251.3 | |
Kulim District | Kulim | Kulim M Kulim Hi-Tech Industrial Park LA |
337699 | 774 | 436.3 | |
Langkawi District | Kuah | Langkawi M | 94138 | 526 | 179.0 | |
Padang Terap District | Kuala Nerang | Padang Terap D | 65698 | 1359 | 48.3 | |
Pendang District | Pendang | Pendang D | 98922 | 629 | 157.3 | |
Pokok Sena District | Pokok Sena | Alor Setar C | 49812 | 244 | 204.1 | |
Sik District | Sik | Sik D | 67925 | 1635 | 41.5 | |
Yan District | Yan Besar | Yan D | 73384 | 246 | 298.3 | |
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Bachok | Bachok D | 157288 | 279 | 563.8 | |
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Gua Musang | Gua Musang D Lojing D | 112495 | 8179 | 13.8 | |
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Jeli | Jeli D | 54656 | 1326 | 41.2 | |
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Kota Bharu | Kota Bharu M Ketereh D |
555757 | 403 | 1,379.0 | |
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Kuala Krai | Kuala Krai D Dabong D |
105007 | 2275 | 46.2 | |
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Machang | Machang D | 110008 | 526 | 209.1 | |
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Pasir Mas | Pasir Mas D | 230424 | 570 | 404.3 | |
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Pasir Puteh | Pasir Puteh D | 136157 | 423 | 321.9 | |
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Tanah Merah | Tanah Merah D | 150766 | 880 | 171.3 | |
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Tumpat | Tumpat D | 179943 | 180 | 999.7 | |
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Alor Gajah District | Alor Gajah | Alor Gajah M Hang Tuah Jaya M |
249356 | 674 | 370.0 | |
Jasin District | Jasin | Jasin M Hang Tuah Jaya M |
151937 | 679 | 223.8 | |
Melaka Tengah District | Malacca City | Malacca C Hang Tuah Jaya M |
597135 | 359 | 1,663.3 | |
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Jelebu District | Kuala Klawang | Jelebu D | 46026 | 1354 | 34.0 | |
Jempol District | Bandar Seri Jempol | Jempol M | 127181 | 1485 | 85.6 | |
Kuala Pilah District | Kuala Pilah | Kuala Pilah D | 70324 | 1027 | 68.5 | |
Port Dickson District | Port Dickson | Port Dickson M | 128657 | 583 | 220.7 | |
Rembau District | Rembau | Rembau D | 47278 | 406 | 116.4 | |
Seremban District | Seremban | Seremban C | 692407 | 954 | 725.8 | |
Tampin District | Tampin | Tampin D | 88101 | 851 | 103.5 | |
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Bentong District | Bentong | Bentong M | 116799 | 1831 | 63.8 | |
Bera District | Bandar Bera | Bera D | 98137 | 2214 | 44.3 | |
Cameron Highlands District | Tanah Rata | Cameron Highlands D | 39004 | 712 | 54.8 | |
Jerantut District | Jerantut | Jerantut D | 96006 | 7561 | 12.7 | |
Kuantan District | Kuantan | Kuantan C | 548014 | 2960 | 185.1 | |
Lipis District | Kuala Lipis | Lipis D | 96620 | 5198 | 18.6 | |
Maran District | Maran | Maran D | 112330 | 1917 | 58.6 | |
Pekan District | Pekan | Pekan M | 121158 | 3805 | 31.8 | |
Raub District | Raub | Raub D | 96139 | 2269 | 42.4 | |
Rompin District | Kuala Rompin | Rompin D Tioman DA |
98065 | 5247 | 18.7 | |
Temerloh District | Temerloh | Temerloh M | 169023 | 2251 | 75.1 | |
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Central Seberang Perai District | Bukit Mertajam | Seberang Perai C | 422985 | 238 | 1,777.2 | |
North Seberang Perai District | Kepala Batas | Seberang Perai C | 339132 | 268 | 1,265.4 | |
Northeast Penang Island District | George Town | Penang Island C | 556557 | 126 | 4,417.1 | |
South Seberang Perai District | Sungai Jawi | Seberang Perai C | 183996 | 242 | 760.3 | |
Southwest Penang Island District | Balik Pulau | Penang Island C | 237735 | 175 | 1,358.5 | |
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Bagan Datuk District | Bagan Datuk | Teluk Intan M | 82785 | 974 | 85.0 | |
Batang Padang District | Tapah | Tapah D | 124049 | 1794 | 69.1 | |
Hilir Perak District | Teluk Intan | Teluk Intan M | 141959 | 821 | 172.9 | |
Hulu Perak District | Gerik | Gerik D Lenggong D Pengkalan Hulu D |
95076 | 6613 | 14.4 | |
Kampar District | Kampar | Kampar D | 98732 | 667 | 148.0 | |
Kerian District | Parit Buntar | Kerian D | 166352 | 938 | 177.3 | |
Kinta District | Batu Gajah | Ipoh C Batu Gajah D |
888767 | 1305 | 681.0 | |
Kuala Kangsar District | Kuala Kangsar | Kuala Kangsar M | 176060 | 2562 | 68.7 | |
Larut, Matang and Selama District[note 2] | Taiping | Taiping M Selama D |
304023 | 2115 | 143.7 | |
Manjung District | Seri Manjung | Manjung M | 246977 | 1126 | 219.3 | |
Muallim District | Tanjung Malim | Tanjong Malim D | 76688 | 949 | 80.8 | |
Perak Tengah District | Seri Iskandar | Perak Tengah D | 94573 | 1282 | 73.8 | |
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— | Kangar | Kangar M | 284885 | 819 | 347.8 |
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Gombak District | Bandar Baru Selayang | Selayang M Ampang Jaya M |
942336 | 653 | 1,443.1 | |
Hulu Langat District | Bandar Baru Bangi | Kajang M Ampang Jaya M |
1400461 | 833 | 1,681.2 | |
Hulu Selangor District | Kuala Kubu Bharu | Hulu Selangor M | 243029 | 1749 | 139.0 | |
Klang District | Klang | Klang C Shah Alam C |
1088942 | 632 | 1,723.0 | |
Kuala Langat District | Teluk Datok | Kuala Langat M | 307787 | 855 | 360.0 | |
Kuala Selangor District | Kuala Selangor | Kuala Selangor M | 281753 | 1187 | 237.4 | |
Petaling District | Subang | Petaling Jaya C Shah Alam C Subang Jaya C |
2298123 | 487 | 4,718.9 | |
Sabak Bernam District | Sabak | Sabak Bernam D | 107057 | 1004 | 106.6 | |
Sepang District | Salak Tinggi | Sepang M | 324935 | 552 | 588.7 | |
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Kampung Raja | Besut D | 154168 | 1234 | 124.9 | |
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Kuala Dungun | Dungun M | 158130 | 2735 | 57.8 | |
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Kuala Berang | Hulu Terengganu D | 69881 | 3875 | 18.0 | |
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Chukai | Kemaman M | 215582 | 2536 | 85.0 | |
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Kuala Nerus | Kuala Terengganu C | 145643 | 398 | 365.9 | |
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Kuala Terengganu | Kuala Terengganu C | 229780 | 210 | 1,094.2 | |
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Marang | Marang D | 116605 | 667 | 174.8 | |
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Bandar Permaisuri | Setiu D | 59651 | 1304 | 45.7 |
East Malaysia
Federal Territory/State | Division | Name | Capital | Council | Population (2020[5]) | Area (km2) | Density |
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Victoria | Labuan C | 95120 | 92 | 1,033.9 |
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Interior | Beaufort District | Beaufort | Beaufort D | 75716 | 1735 | 43.6 | |
Keningau District | Keningau | Keningau D | 150927 | 3533 | 42.7 | ||
Kuala Penyu District | Kuala Penyu | Kuala Penyu D | 23710 | 453 | 52.3 | ||
Membakut District[note 3] | Membakut | Beaufort D | |||||
Nabawan District | Nabawan | Nabawan D | 28349 | 6089 | 4.7 | ||
Sipitang District | Sipitang | Sipitang D | 37828 | 2732 | 13.8 | ||
Tambunan District | Tambunan | Tambunan D | 31573 | 1347 | 23.4 | ||
Tenom District | Tenom | Tenom D | 51328 | 2409 | 21.3 | ||
Kudat | Kota Marudu District | Kota Marudu | Kota Marudu D | 69528 | 1917 | 36.3 | |
Kudat District | Kudat | Kudat D | 86410 | 1287 | 67.1 | ||
Pitas District | Pitas | Pitas D | 36660 | 1419 | 25.8 | ||
Sandakan | Beluran District | Beluran | Beluran D | 77125 | 5498 | 14.0 | |
Kinabatangan District | Kinabatangan | Kinabatangan D | 143112 | 6605 | 21.7 | ||
Sandakan District | Sandakan | Sandakan M | 439050 | 2266 | 193.8 | ||
Telupid District | Telupid | Telupid D | 29241 | 2210 | 13.2 | ||
Tongod District | Tongod | Kinabatangan D | 42742 | 10054 | 4.3 | ||
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Kalabakan District | Kalabakan | Kalabakan D | 48195 | 3885 | 12.4 | ||
Kunak District | Kunak | Kunak D | 68891 | 1134 | 60.8 | ||
Lahad Datu District | Lahad Datu | Lahad Datu D | 229138 | 7444 | 30.8 | ||
Semporna District | Semporna | Semporna D | 166587 | 1145 | 145.5 | ||
Tawau District | Tawau | Tawau M | 372615 | 2240 | 166.3 | ||
West Coast | Kota Belud District | Kota Belud | Kota Belud D | 107243 | 1386 | 77.4 | |
Kota Kinabalu District | Kota Kinabalu | Kota Kinabalu C | 500421 | 351 | 1,425.7 | ||
Papar District | Papar | Papar D | 150667 | 1243 | 121.2 | ||
Penampang District | Penampang | Penampang D | 162174 | 425 | 381.6 | ||
Putatan District | Putatan | Putatan D | 68811 | 40 | 1,720.3 | ||
Ranau District | Ranau | Ranau D | 85077 | 3608 | 23.6 | ||
Tuaran District | Tuaran | Tuaran D | 135665 | 1166 | 116.4 | ||
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Betong | Betong District | Betong | Betong D | 36303 | 1547 | 23.5 | |
Kabong District | Kabong | Saratok D | 18404 | 799 | 23.0 | ||
Pusa District | Pusa | Betong D | 19557 | 947 | 20.7 | ||
Saratok District | Saratok | Saratok D | 23105 | 888 | 26.0 | ||
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Bintulu District | Bintulu | Bintulu DA | 178646 | 1991 | 89.7 | ||
Sebauh District | Sebauh | Bintulu DA | 29606 | 5229 | 5.7 | ||
Tatau District | Tatau | Bintulu DA | 31920 | 4946 | 6.5 | ||
Kapit | Belaga District | Belaga | Kapit D[7] | 22502 | 19050 | 1.2 | |
Kapit District | Kapit | Kapit D | 36030 | 3973 | 9.1 | ||
Song District | Song | Kapit D | 9961 | 3935 | 2.5 | ||
Bukit Mabong District[8] | Bukit Mabong | Kapit D | 10155 | 11976 | 0.8 | ||
Kuching | Bau District | Bau | Bau D | 52643 | 884 | 59.6 | |
Kuching District | Kuching | Kuching North C Kuching South C Padawan M |
609205 | 1498 | 406.7 | ||
Lundu District | Lundu | Lundu D | 33479 | 1812 | 18.5 | ||
Limbang | Lawas District | Lawas | Lawas D | 36604 | 3812 | 9.6 | |
Limbang District | Limbang | Limbang D | 45061 | 3978 | 11.3 | ||
Miri | Beluru District | Bakong | Marudi D | 28695 | 4905 | 5.9[9] | |
Marudi District | Marudi | Marudi D | 18838 | 3079 | 6.1 | ||
Miri District | Miri | Subis D Miri C |
248877 | 5143 | 48.4 | ||
Subis District | Subis | Subis D | 57289 | 3821 | 15.0[10] | ||
Telang Usan District | Long Lama | Marudi D | 17406 | 9829 | 1.8[11] | ||
Mukah | Dalat District | Dalat | Dalat and Mukah D | 21147 | 905 | 23.4 | |
Daro District | Daro | Matu and Daro D | 19477 | 1226 | 15.9 | ||
Matu District | Matu | Matu and Daro D | 16316 | 1600 | 10.2 | ||
Mukah District | Mukah | Dalat and Mukah D | 42275 | 2536 | 16.7 | ||
Tanjung Manis District | Belawai | Matu and Daro D | 7946 | 731 | 10.9 | ||
Samarahan | Sebuyau District[note 4] | Sebuyau | Simunjan D | ||||
Gedong District[note 4] | Gedong | Simunjan D | |||||
Asajaya District | Asajaya | Kota Samarahan M | 33606 | 303 | 110.9 | ||
Samarahan District | Samarahan | Kota Samarahan M[13][14] | 128284 | 407 | 315.2 | ||
Simunjan District | Simunjan | Simunjan D | 36211 | 2218 | 16.3 | ||
Sarikei | Julau District | Julau | Meradong and Julau D | 15333 | 1703 | 9.0 | |
Meradong District | Bintangor | Meradong and Julau D | 20299 | 719 | 28.2 | ||
Pakan District | Pakan | Meradong and Julau D | 15462 | 925 | 16.7 | ||
Sarikei District | Sarikei | Sarikei D | 44039 | 985 | 44.7 | ||
Serian[15] | Serian District | Serian | Serian D | 85345 | 1749 | 48.8 | |
Tebedu District | Tebedu | Serian D | 25232 | 656 | 38.5 | ||
Siburan District[note 4] | Siburan | Serian D | |||||
Sibu | Kanowit District | Kanowit | Kanowit D | 24700 | 2254 | 11.0 | |
Sibu District | Sibu | Sibu D Sibu Rural D (Sibu Jaya) |
248064 | 2230 | 111.2 | ||
Selangau District | Selangau | Sibu Rural D | 19844 | 3795 | 5.2 | ||
Sri Aman | Lubok Antu District | Lubok Antu | Lubok Antu D | 33479 | 3143 | 10.7 | |
Sri Aman District | Simanggang | Sri Aman D | 61238 | 2324 | 26.4 | ||
Pantu District[note 4] | Pantu | Sri Aman D | 11150 | 833 | 13.4 | ||
Lingga District [note 4] | Lingga | Sri Aman D |
Townships (Mukim)
In the 11 states of the Peninsular Malaysia including the Federal Territories, there are townships (precinct for Putrajaya) that been administered by the district office and also the state government. For a list, see Category:Mukims of Malaysia. However, two states and one federal territory in Malaysia is not divided into any townships.
Gallery
Labelled maps
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Maps
- Districts in Johor
- Districts in Perak
- Districts in Selangor
See also
- District
- Amphoe
- County
- Governorate, Kabupaten, Regierungsbezirk, Oblast, Raion, Vilayet
- List of capitals in Malaysia
- List of districts in Malaysia by population
- Local government in Malaysia
Notes
References
- "List of Administrative District, Mukim and Local Authority Area".
- "The Official Portal of the Sarawak Government". www.sarawak.gov.my.
- "Malaysia Districts". Statoids.com. Retrieved 3 November 2010.
- "Persempadanan". Suruhanjaya Pilihan Raya (Election Commission of Malaysia). Retrieved 20 September 2020.
- "Key Findings of Population and Housing Census of Malaysia 2020" (pdf) (in Malay and English). Department of Statistics, Malaysia. ISBN 978-967-2000-85-3.
- "Membakut now a full district". www.dailyexpress.com.my. 15 October 2023.
- Lian Cheng; Peter Sibon (23 January 2016). "Call for Belaga to have own district council". The Borneo Post. Retrieved 19 June 2018.
- "Launch of Bukit Mabong, Tunoh, Kapit by the Chief Minister of Sarawak". Sarawak Regional Corridor Development Authority. 3 November 2015. Retrieved 28 December 2016.
- "Rakan Sarawak October 2001". www.sarawak.com.my. Archived from the original on 6 June 2009.
- "Laman Web Rasmi Majlis Daerah Subis".
- "'Telang Usan District Office a game changer'". 7 October 2015.
- "INFOGRAPHICS: NEW DISTRICTS IN SARAWAK". BERNAMA. 13 December 2021.
- Lian Cheng (11 November 2016). "It's Kota Samarahan Municipal Council effective today". The Borneo Post. Retrieved 19 June 2018.
- "Laman Web Rasmi Majlis Perbandaran Kota Samarahan". mpks.sarawak.gov.my.
- Samuel Aubrey (12 April 2015). "Serian now a division". The Borneo Post. Retrieved 15 May 2015.
External links

- "Districts of Malaysia". Statoids.