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KELANTAN

Kota Bharu

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

LOCAL DATA STORY · KELANTAN

What defines Kota Bharu 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 · 2026595,500PopulationpeopleHOUSEHOLDS · 2024RM 4,729Median household incomemedian monthly household incomeHOUSEHOLDS · 2024RM 4,329Household expendituremean monthly household expenditureHOUSEHOLDS · 20249.9%Poverty ratehouseholds in poverty

RINGKASNYA

Kota Bharu dalam angka utama.

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

01

Kira-kira 595,500 orang tinggal di Kota Bharu berdasarkan angka 2026.

02

Dari segi jumlah penduduk, Kota Bharu berada di tempat #1 daripada 11 daerah Kelantan yang mempunyai data.

03

Kalau isi rumah disusun daripada pendapatan paling rendah ke paling tinggi, titik tengahnya sekitar RM 4,729 sebulan pada 2024.

04

Secara purata, isi rumah membelanjakan sekitar RM 4,329 sebulan pada 2024.

05

Kadar kemiskinan yang diterbitkan untuk daerah ini ialah 9.9% pada 2024.

Perlu ingat

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

WHERE IT SITS

Kota Bharu inside Kelantan.

Select another district on the map to preview it without losing geographic context.
MAP BYPopulation
Bachok · 169,400 people · 2026Kota Bharu · 595,500 people · 2026Machang · 118,600 people · 2026Pasir Mas · 245,100 people · 2026Pasir Puteh · 146,400 people · 2026Tanah Merah · 161,200 people · 2026Tumpat · 193,100 people · 2026Gua Musang · 112,500 people · 2026Kuala Krai · 113,000 people · 2026Jeli · 58,500 people · 2026Kecil Lojing · 12,000 people · 2026
LOWHIGH
Population · 202611 districts with published values
RANKED VIEWPopulation across Kelantan
2026 · click a district to locate it

LATEST AVAILABLE VALUES

Kota Bharu at a glance.

Each card keeps its own source period visible. District datasets are not all updated in the same year.
Population2026
595,500

people

Department of Statistics MalaysiaDepartment of Statistics Malaysia (DOSM)Watch ↗
Households2024
RM 4,729

median monthly household income

Department of Statistics MalaysiaDepartment of Statistics Malaysia (DOSM)Watch ↗
Households2024
RM 4,329

mean monthly household expenditure

Department of Statistics MalaysiaDepartment of Statistics Malaysia (DOSM)Watch ↗
Households2024
RM 6,180

mean monthly household income

Department of Statistics MalaysiaDepartment of Statistics Malaysia (DOSM)Ask ↗
Households2024
9.9%

households in poverty

Department of Statistics MalaysiaDepartment of Statistics Malaysia (DOSM)Ask ↗
Households2024
0.361

household-income inequality

Department of Statistics MalaysiaDepartment of Statistics Malaysia (DOSM)Ask ↗
Education2025
90,712

students

Ministry of Education MalaysiaMinistry of Education MalaysiaWatch ↗
Education2025
144

institutions

Ministry of Education MalaysiaMinistry of Education MalaysiaAsk ↗
Education2025
11.3

students per teacher

Ministry of Education MalaysiaMinistry of Education MalaysiaWatch ↗
Agriculture2017
15,815.5

metric tonnes

Department of Statistics MalaysiaMinistry of Agriculture and Food Security / Department of Agriculture / DOSMWatch ↗
Health2022
1,811

active public-sector hospital beds

MOHMinistry of Health MalaysiaWatch ↗

RANK THROUGH TIME

How Kota Bharu'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 Bharu as a local data story.

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

#1 by population in Kelantan

The 2026 district estimate is 595,500, representing 30.9% of the population across the 11 published districts in this state source.

595,500 · 2026Watch source story →
02HOUSEHOLD INCOME

Above the state district median

Median monthly household income is RM 4,729 in 2024, RM 858 above the median across 11 published Kelantan districts.

RM 4,729 · 2024Watch source story →
03POVERTY RATE

Below the state district median

The published poverty rate is 9.9% in 2024, 1.4 percentage points below the median across 11 published Kelantan districts.

9.9% · 2024Ask about this →
04AGRICULTURE

Coconut leads recorded crop output

Coconut is the largest recorded crop species in the district, at 7,168.8 tonnes or 45.3% of recorded crop tonnage. Total crop production ranks #5 of 10 published districts in Kelantan.

15,815.5 · 2017Watch source story →
05HEALTH CAPACITY

#1 by public-sector hospital beds

Kota Bharu has 1,811 active public-sector hospital beds in the 2022 source, ranking #1 of 10 published districts in Kelantan. Absolute capacity is not adjusted for population or referral catchment.

1,811 · 2022Watch source story →

STATISTICAL PEERS

Districts most similar to Kota Bharu.

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

POSITION INSIDE KELANTAN

How Kota Bharu ranks in the state.

Rankings use only districts with a published value for the same metric and period.
Population#1

of 11 districts

595,500 · 2026
Median household income#2

of 11 districts

RM 4,729 · 2024
Household expenditure#1

of 11 districts

RM 4,329 · 2024
Government-school enrolment#1

of 9 districts

90,712 · 2025
Crop production#5

of 10 districts

15,815.5 · 2017
Public-sector hospital beds#1

of 10 districts

1,811 · 2022

HOUSEHOLD CONTEXT

Income, spending and vulnerability.

Median household incomeRM 4,7292024
Household expenditureRM 4,3292024
Mean household incomeRM 6,1802024
Poverty rate9.9%2024
Gini coefficient0.3612024

EDUCATION FOOTPRINT

Local government-school scale.

Government-school enrolment90,7122025
Public education institutions1442025
Students per teacher11.32025

AGRICULTURAL SIGNATURE

Coconut

Total crop production15.8K t2017
Dominant crop groupIndustrial Crops2017
Dominant species output7.2K t2017
Watch district crop story →

EXPLORE THE STATE

Other districts in Kelantan.

State overview →
KelantanPasir Mas
245.1Kpopulation
Open district →KelantanTumpat
193.1Kpopulation
Open district →KelantanBachok
169.4Kpopulation
Open district →KelantanTanah Merah
161.2Kpopulation
Open district →KelantanPasir Puteh
146.4Kpopulation
Open district →KelantanMachang
118.6Kpopulation
Open district →KelantanKuala Krai
113Kpopulation
Open district →KelantanGua Musang
112.5Kpopulation
Open district →KelantanJeli
58.5Kpopulation
Open district →KelantanKecil Lojing
12Kpopulation
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