Alor Setar (Jawi: الور ستار‎, Kedahan: Loqstaq) nopo nga bandar raya mantad Kedah, Malaysia.[3] Iti nopo nga kakadaian tagayo koduo id Nodii alapas Sungai Petani om iso kakadaian bobos apangkal id disan rahat kotonobon Semenanjung.[4]

Alor Setar
Loqstaq
City of Alor Setar
Bandaraya Alor Setar
Other transcription(s)
 • Jawiالور ستار
 • Chinese亚罗士打 (Simplified)
亞羅士打 (Traditional)
Yàluó Shìdǎ (Hanyu Pinyin)
 • Tamilஅலோர் சேதார்
Alōr Cētār (Transliteration)
 • Thaiอาโลร์เซอตาร์, เมืองไทร Mueang Sai[1]
From top, left to right: City skyline, Alor Setar Tower, Balai Nobat (Nobat Towerhttps://capitalscholarships.com/albukhary-international-university-scholarship-2024-intake-100/ ), the Anak Bukit Palace, Kedah State Art Gallery, Pekan Rabu, Zahir Mosque, Kuala Kedah Marina
Motto(s): 
Bandaraya Berdayahuni 2035
Templat:Smaller
Map
Location of Alor Setar in Kedah
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Coordinates: 06°07′06″N 100°22′10″E / 6.11833°N 100.36944°E / 6.11833; 100.36944
CountryMalaysia Malaysia
StateTemplat:Country data Kedah Kedah
DistrictKota Setar
Pokok Sena
Establishment1735
Establishment of the local government1905
Establishment of the town board1958
Establishment of the town council1970
Establishment of the local government district council1976
Municipality status1 February 1978
City status21 December 2003; 20 years ago (21 December 2003)
Founded bySultan Muhammad Jiwa Zainal Adilin II
Government
 • TypeCity council
 • BodyAlor Setar City Council
 • MayorDato' Haji Mohd Yusri Haji Md Daud (since August 2022)
Area
 • State capital city and district capital424 km2 (257.14 sq mi)
Elevation
57 m (187 ft)
Highest elevation
(Mount Keriang)
99 m (325 ft)
Population
 (2020)[2]
 • State capital city and district capital417,800
 • Density982.00/km2 (2,543.4/sq mi)
 • Metro
839,400
Time zoneUTC+8 (MST)
 • Summer (DST)Not observed
Postal code
05xxx
International dialling code prefix+6047 (landline only)
Websitembas.gov.my
  1. Damrong Rachanuphap S.Ph.Ch.B.Th.K.Ph. (29 Mikat 1935). "สาส์นสมเด็จ". Vajirayana Digital Library (id boros Thai). Linoyog ontok 18 Ngiop 2022.
  2. "Key Summary Statistics For Local Authority Areas, Malaysia 2010" (PDF). Department of Statistics, Malaysia. Archived from the original (PDF) on 5 Mansak 2015. Linoyog ontok 19 Ngiop 2012.
  3. Fact Sheets on the Federation of Malaya (id boros Inggeris). 1957.
  4. Atiyah, Jeremy (2002). Southeast Asia (id boros Inggeris). Rough Guides. ISBN 978-1-85828-893-2.