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Northeast Penang Island District (1 C, 1 P) S. South Seberang Perai District (11 P) Southwest Penang Island District (21 P) Pages in category "Districts of Penang"
This is a list of federal and state electoral districts within the Malaysian state of Penang.The state sends 13 representatives to the Malaysian federal Parliament and is divided into 40 state constituencies, each of which elects a single member of the Penang State Legislative Assembly.
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English: A political map of Penang as of 2023, depicting the subdivisions within the state. ... 09:25, 3 May 2024: 681 × 844 (18.13 MB) HundenvonPenang:
The district covers the central third of Seberang Perai. It borders Northern Seberang Perai to the north, Kedah to the east and Southern Seberang Perai to the south. The district, along with the North and South Seberang Perai districts, falls under the jurisdiction of the Seberang Perai City Council .
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.
In 1888, a District and Land Office was established at Balik Pulau at the southwest of the island. [2] [3] Thus, the Southwest District was created, effectively dividing the island into two districts. Both districts first appeared in official maps dating back to the 1890s. [4]
It is located on the northwestern coastline of Peninsular Malaysia, lying between latitudes 5.59° and 5.12°N, and longitudes 100.17° and 100.56°E. The state is divided into two major halves by the Penang Strait, which is only 3 km (1.9 mi) wide at the narrowest point and 13 km (8.1 mi) at its widest. [115] [116]