Geography
Alor Setar is located in the western part of Peninsular Malaysia in the northern city of Malaysia. Kota Setar district or city of Alor Setar with a population of more than 366.787 (2010) people in Kedah. It also borders the district of Kubang Pasu, Pokok Sena and Pendang. Located at Coordinates: 6 ° 7'U 100 ° 22'T, Alor Star is located at the edge of the Malacca Strait which separates Malaysia from Indonesia.
City breadth of 666 km ² and have now fallen to 424km ² due Pokok Sena made a new district. Alor Setar surrounded important river systems such as Kedah River, River Langgar, Tajar River, Anak Bukit River, Alor Malai and Alor Merah.
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