List of districts in Malaysia

Daerah (District)
CategorySecond-level administrative division
LocationStates of Malaysia
Number160
89 with 2 cities (Peninsular)
28 (Sabah)
40 (Sarawak)
1 city (Labuan) (as of 2020 Census[1])
PopulationsGreatest: Petaling District, Selangor—1,812,633 (2010)
Least: Pakan District, Sarawak—15,480 (2010)[2]
AreasLargest: Kapit Division, Sarawak—38,934 km2 (15,033 sq mi)
Smallest: Putatan District, Sabah—29.7 km2 (11.5 sq mi)
Government
Subdivisions
Districts in West Malaysia

Districts (Malay: Daerah; Jajahan in Kelantan) are a type of administrative division below the state level in Malaysia. An administrative district is administered by a lands and district office (pejabat daerah dan tanah) which is headed by district officer (pegawai daerah).

  1. ^ "List of Administrative District, Mukim and Local Authority Area".
  2. ^ "The Official Portal of the Sarawak Government". www.sarawak.gov.my.

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