Kedah : Ask Biography

Administration

Full name

Kedah

Official name

Kedah Darul Aman

Settlement type

State

Anthem

Allah Selamatkan Sultan Mahkota
(English:"God Save the Crowned Sultan")

Government

Capital

Alor Setar

Sultan

Sultan Abdul Halim

Menteri Besar

Azizan Abdul Razak (PR)

Geography

Total Area

3667 sq mi (9500 km2)

Demography

Total Population

1890098 (2010)

Density (pop.)

199/km² (515.4/sq mi)

Human Development Index

HDI (2010)

0.670 (medium) (12th)

Other information

Postal code

02xxx
05xxx to 09xxx

Area code

Vehicle registration

K (Mainland Kedah)
KV (Langkawi Island)

British control

1909

Japanese occupation

1942

Accession into Federation of Malaya

1948

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Kedah (also known by its honorific, Darul Aman, or "Abode of Peace" ) is a state of Malaysia, located in the northwestern part of Peninsular Malaysia. The state covers a total area of over 9,000 km2, and it consists of the mainland and Langkawi. The mainland has a relatively flat terrain, which is used to grow rice. Langkawi is an archipelago of islands, most of which are uninhabited. Kedah was called Syburi ( ) by the Siamese when it was under their influence.

Kedah borders the state of Perlis and shares an international boundary with the Songkhla and Yala provinces of Thailand to the north. It also borders the state of Perak to the south and Penang to the southwest.

The state's capital is Alor Setar and the royal seat is in Anak Bukit. Other major towns include Sungai Petani, and Kulim on the mainland, and Kuah on Langkawi.