Langkawi : Ask Biography

Administration

Full name

Langkawi

Official name

Langkawi

Other name

浮羅交怡
லங்காவி

Motto

Bandaraya Pelancongan ( )

Country

Malaysia

State

Kedah

Establishment

1957

Granted
municipal status

2001

Government

Yang Di-Pertua
(Mayor)

Abdul Aziz bin Hj. Abd Ghani

Geography

Total Area

184.7 sq mi (478.5 km2)

Demography

Total Population

64792

Density (pop.)

auto/km² (0/sq mi)

Metro (pop.)

64792

Other information

Time zone

MST (UTC+8)

- Summer (DST)

Not observed (UTC)

Postal code

07xxx

International dialling code prefix

+6049 (landline only)

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Langkawi, officially known as Langkawi, the Jewel of Kedah (Malay: Langkawi Permata Kedah) is an archipelago of 104 islands in the Andaman Sea, some 30 km off the mainland coast of northwestern Malaysia. The islands are a part of the state of Kedah, which is adjacent to the Thai border. On July 15, 2008, Sultan Abdul Halim of Kedah had consented to the change of name to Langkawi Permata Kedah in conjunction with his Golden Jubilee Celebration. By far the largest of the islands is the eponymous Pulau Langkawi with a population of some 64,792, the only other inhabited island being nearby Pulau Tuba. Langkawi is also an administrative district with the town of Kuah as largest town. Langkawi is a duty-free island.