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KEDAH

Kota Setar

11 source-backed district metrics covering population, household and education data.

LOCAL DATA STORY · KEDAH

What defines Kota Setar right now?

Four comparable district measures open the story. Each keeps its own source period because local datasets are not all updated in the same year.

POPULATION · 2026384,100PopulationpeopleHOUSEHOLDS · 2024RM 5,208Median household incomemedian monthly household incomeHOUSEHOLDS · 2024RM 4,495Household expendituremean monthly household expenditureHOUSEHOLDS · 20245.5%Poverty ratehouseholds in poverty

RINGKASNYA

Kota Setar dalam angka utama.

Ringkasan ini menghimpunkan angka utama daerah yang telah diterbitkan. Carta di bawah menunjukkan butiran dan perubahan mengikut tempoh.

01

Kira-kira 384,100 orang tinggal di Kota Setar berdasarkan angka 2026.

02

Dari segi jumlah penduduk, Kota Setar berada di tempat #2 daripada 12 daerah Kedah yang mempunyai data.

03

Kalau isi rumah disusun daripada pendapatan paling rendah ke paling tinggi, titik tengahnya sekitar RM 5,208 sebulan pada 2024.

04

Secara purata, isi rumah membelanjakan sekitar RM 4,495 sebulan pada 2024.

05

Kadar kemiskinan yang diterbitkan untuk daerah ini ialah 5.5% pada 2024.

Perlu ingat

Angka datang daripada beberapa sumber dan tahun berbeza. Satu angka sahaja tidak menerangkan keseluruhan keadaan daerah.

WHERE IT SITS

Kota Setar inside Kedah.

Select another district on the map to preview it without losing geographic context.
MAP BYPopulation
Baling · 150,000 people · 2026Bandar Baharu · 45,700 people · 2026Kota Setar · 384,100 people · 2026Kuala Muda · 577,900 people · 2026Kubang Pasu · 255,000 people · 2026Kulim · 355,500 people · 2026Langkawi · 101,200 people · 2026Padang Terap · 68,000 people · 2026Sik · 70,900 people · 2026Yan · 75,400 people · 2026Pendang · 102,300 people · 2026Pokok Sena · 51,400 people · 2026
LOWHIGH
Population · 202612 districts with published values
RANKED VIEWPopulation across Kedah
2026 · click a district to locate it

LATEST AVAILABLE VALUES

Kota Setar at a glance.

Each card keeps its own source period visible. District datasets are not all updated in the same year.
Population2026
384,100

people

Department of Statistics MalaysiaDepartment of Statistics Malaysia (DOSM)Watch ↗
Households2024
RM 5,208

median monthly household income

Department of Statistics MalaysiaDepartment of Statistics Malaysia (DOSM)Watch ↗
Households2024
RM 4,495

mean monthly household expenditure

Department of Statistics MalaysiaDepartment of Statistics Malaysia (DOSM)Watch ↗
Households2024
RM 6,034

mean monthly household income

Department of Statistics MalaysiaDepartment of Statistics Malaysia (DOSM)Ask ↗
Households2024
5.5%

households in poverty

Department of Statistics MalaysiaDepartment of Statistics Malaysia (DOSM)Ask ↗
Households2024
0.328

household-income inequality

Department of Statistics MalaysiaDepartment of Statistics Malaysia (DOSM)Ask ↗
Education2025
64,006

students

Ministry of Education MalaysiaMinistry of Education MalaysiaWatch ↗
Education2025
125

institutions

Ministry of Education MalaysiaMinistry of Education MalaysiaAsk ↗
Education2025
10.8

students per teacher

Ministry of Education MalaysiaMinistry of Education MalaysiaWatch ↗
Agriculture2017
0

metric tonnes

Department of Statistics MalaysiaMinistry of Agriculture and Food Security / Department of Agriculture / DOSMWatch ↗
Health2022
1,108

active public-sector hospital beds

MOHMinistry of Health MalaysiaWatch ↗

RANK THROUGH TIME

How Kota Setar's position changed.

Rank #1 means the highest published numeric value among districts with data in that period; it does not mean “best.”

WHAT STANDS OUT HERE?

Read Kota Setar as a local data story.

Derived only from published district values and same-period peer comparisons.
01LOCAL SCALE

#2 by population in Kedah

The 2026 district estimate is 384,100, representing 17.2% of the population across the 12 published districts in this state source.

384,100 · 2026Watch source story →
02HOUSEHOLD INCOME

Above the state district median

Median monthly household income is RM 5,208 in 2024, RM 384 above the median across 12 published Kedah districts.

RM 5,208 · 2024Watch source story →
03POVERTY RATE

Below the state district median

The published poverty rate is 5.5% in 2024, 1.8 percentage points below the median across 12 published Kedah districts.

5.5% · 2024Ask about this →
04AGRICULTURE

Cassava leads recorded crop output

Cassava is the largest recorded crop species in the district, at 0 tonnes. Total crop production ranks #12 of 12 published districts in Kedah.

0 · 2017Watch source story →
05HEALTH CAPACITY

#1 by public-sector hospital beds

Kota Setar has 1,108 active public-sector hospital beds in the 2022 source, ranking #1 of 12 published districts in Kedah. Absolute capacity is not adjusted for population or referral catchment.

1,108 · 2022Watch source story →

STATISTICAL PEERS

Districts most similar to Kota Setar.

Similarity uses shared same-period population, income, spending and poverty values.

POSITION INSIDE KEDAH

How Kota Setar ranks in the state.

Rankings use only districts with a published value for the same metric and period.
Population#2

of 12 districts

384,100 · 2026
Median household income#3

of 12 districts

RM 5,208 · 2024
Household expenditure#1

of 12 districts

RM 4,495 · 2024
Government-school enrolment#2

of 9 districts

64,006 · 2025
Crop production#12

of 12 districts

0 · 2017
Public-sector hospital beds#1

of 12 districts

1,108 · 2022

HOUSEHOLD CONTEXT

Income, spending and vulnerability.

Median household incomeRM 5,2082024
Household expenditureRM 4,4952024
Mean household incomeRM 6,0342024
Poverty rate5.5%2024
Gini coefficient0.3282024

EDUCATION FOOTPRINT

Local government-school scale.

Government-school enrolment64,0062025
Public education institutions1252025
Students per teacher10.82025

AGRICULTURAL SIGNATURE

Cassava

Total crop production0 t2017
Dominant crop groupCash Crops2017
Dominant species output0 t2017
Watch district crop story →

EXPLORE THE STATE

Other districts in Kedah.

State overview →
KedahKuala Muda
577.9Kpopulation
Open district →KedahKulim
355.5Kpopulation
Open district →KedahKubang Pasu
255Kpopulation
Open district →KedahBaling
150Kpopulation
Open district →KedahPendang
102.3Kpopulation
Open district →KedahLangkawi
101.2Kpopulation
Open district →KedahYan
75.4Kpopulation
Open district →KedahSik
70.9Kpopulation
Open district →KedahPadang Terap
68Kpopulation
Open district →KedahPokok Sena
51.4Kpopulation
Open district →KedahBandar Baharu
45.7Kpopulation
Open district →
Source discipline

Population comes from DOSM administrative-district estimates, household indicators from district HIES, education from Ministry of Education district tables, crop production from MAFS/DOA/DOSM, and public hospital capacity from Ministry of Health records. PulseKita does not fill missing district values by estimation.

Data tahun semasa · 2026