Kota Bharu District
The Kota Bharu District is a district in northern Kelantan, Malaysia. As of 2010, the district's population is estimated to be 491,237. It contains the state capital, Kota Bharu, as well as Pengkalan Chepa and Ketereh.
Kota Bharu district is surrounded by six other districts, namely Bachok District, Pasir Puteh District, Machang District, Pasir Mas District and Tumpat District clockwise.
Municipal areas
Kota Bharu region contains two municipal areas within its borders:- Kota Bharu Islamic City Municipal Council, which manages downtown Kota Bharu, Pengkalan Chepa and Kubang Kerian; and
- Ketereh District Council, which administers the southern part of Kota Bharu District, including the Salor salient, Ketereh and Kok Lanas.
Population
Ranking Population of Kota Bharu District
| Rank | Sub-districts | Population 2010 |
| 1 | Panji | 73,315 |
| 2 | Kubang Kerian | 57,259 |
| 3 | Ketereh | 41,835 |
| 4 | Bandar Kota Bharu | 44,757 |
| 5 | Kemumin | 41,392 |
| 6 | Badang | 35,957 |
| 7 | Kota | 24,364 |
| 8 | Sering | 24,309 |
| 9 | Peringat | 24,137 |
| 10 | Banggu | 23,049 |
| 11 | Kadok | 19,554 |
| 12 | Limbat | 18,796 |
| 13 | Pendek | 17,254 |
| 14 | Salor | 11,255 |
| 15 | Dewan Beta | 11,205 |
Politics
Kota Bharu is represented in the Parliament of Malaysia. For electoral purposes, the district is divided into four constituencies in the Kota Bharu electoral region. Each constituency elects one Member of Parliament by the first-past-the-post system of election.Federal Parliament and State Assembly Seats
List of Kota Bharu district representatives in the Federal ParliamentParliament | Constituency | Member of Parliament | Party |
P20 | Pengkalan Chepa | Ahmad Marzuk Shaary | PAS |
P21 | Kota Bharu | Takiyuddin Hassan | PAS |
P24 | Kubang Kerian | Tuan Ibrahim Tuan Man | PAS |
P26 | Ketereh | Annuar Musa | BN |
List of Kota Bharu district representatives in the State Legislative Assembly
Parliament | State | Constituency | State Assemblyman | Party |
P20 | N5 | Kijang | Izani Husin | PAS |
P20 | N6 | Chempaka | Ahmad Fathan Mahmod | PAS |
P20 | N7 | Panchor | Nik Mohd Amar Nik Abdullah | PAS |
P21 | N8 | Tanjong Mas | Rohani Ibrahim | PAS |
P21 | N9 | Kota Lama | Tan Teng Loon @ Anuar Tan Abdullah | PAS |
P21 | N10 | Bunut Payong | Ramli Mamat | PAS |
P24 | N17 | Salor | Saiful Adli Abu Bakar | PAS |
P24 | N18 | Pasir Tumboh | Abd Rahman Yunus | PAS |
P24 | N19 | Demit | Mumtaz Md Nawi | PAS |
P26 | N23 | Melor | Md. Yusnan bin Yusof | PAS |
P26 | N24 | Kadok | Azami Mohd Nor | PAS |
P26 | N25 | Kok Lanas | Md. Alwi Che Ahmad | BN |