 Alor Star formally known as Alor Setar, has a colourful past that spanned more than 250 years. This city, which has an approximated urban population of 400,000, is one of the region’s oldest cities.
Alor Star serves as the state capital of Kedah, Malaysia, and Kota Setar District's Administrative Centre, distribution center for manufacturing and agricultural products such as paddy, and also the royal seat of the Kedah state since the establishment of this city.It is located 93 kilometers north of Butterworth, Penang and 45 km south of the Thai-Malaysia border, with the latitude of 6°7' 0N and longitude of 100°22' 0E. Its time zone is UTC+8. As a transportation hub in the northern region of Peninsular Malaysia, many places can be easily reached from Alor Star, such as Phuket, Kota Bahru, Langkawi and etc, either by air, rail, road or sea. |
