Kuah

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Kuah

Total population

30,000

Coordinates6.32°, 99.85°

Demographic figures from Department of Statistics Malaysia. Overview below cites Wikipedia and may reference a different year.

Overview

Kuah is a resort town, mukim and district capital of Langkawi, Kedah, Malaysia. It is the entry point for those coming by ferry from either the mainland or Penang Island. The town is centered on its jetty, which is a point of arrival for tourists from the mainland. With a population of more than 30,000, Kuah has become a major town due to the growth of visitors after Langkawi developed into a tourist centre since 1986.

Geography

Coordinates & boundaries from the US Census TIGER/Line shapefiles.

Notable people from here

Jesseca Liu

Singaporean actress

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Shukery Hashim

Malaysian actor (1954–2009)

Nawawi Ahmad

Malaysian politician

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Aziz Desa

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Syazuan Hazani

footballer

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Osman Ali

Malaysian film director

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Qody Rany

Malaysian singer and actor

People born within ~10 km, from Wikidata (CC0). Click any name for their Wikipedia article.

Nearby places in Kedah

• Kampung Batas Bengkok
  26.3 mi away
• Kampung Batu 7
  26.6 mi away
• Kampung Sungai Korok 1
  27 mi away
• Kampung Masjid
  27.7 mi away
• Kampung Batu 5
  28 mi away
• Kampung Batu 4
  28.4 mi away
• Kampung Batu 1
  30.8 mi away
• Kodiang
  31.8 mi away
• Kampung Tengah
  32.2 mi away
• Kampung Damai
  32.4 mi away
• Kampung Ibus
  32.6 mi away
• Kampung Kandis
  32.7 mi away

Browse all places in Kedah →

Geography & sun

Elevation, sunrise/sunset and daylight from Open-Meteo. Solar climatology from NASA POWER.

Public attention

Pageview totals from the Wikimedia Pageviews API.

Books about Kuah

Proceedings of the National Conference on Economic Globalization

National Conference on Economic Globalization (1992 Kuah, Kedah) · 1996

Pengurusan Islam

Konvensyen Pengurusan Islam (2000 Kuah, Kedah, Malaysia) · 2002

Prosiding Bengkel Penyelidikan Tembakau ke-14

Bengkel Penyelidikan Tembakau (14th 1992 Kuah, Kedah) · 1992

Proceedings of LIMA International Maritime Conference 2005

LIMA International Maritime Conference (2005 Kuah, Kedah, Malaysia) · 2007

Proceedings

International Conference on Small and Medium Scale Enterprises (1990 Kuah, Kedah) · 1996

Transforming traditions

Conference-Workshop of Writers and Editors (1995 Kuah, Kedah) · 2001

Isu-Isu Kewangan:

Persidangan Nasional Isu-Isu Kewangan IKS (2002 Kuah, Kedah, Malaysia) · 2005

Reengineering local knowledge

Regional Conference on Local Knowledge (1st 2011 Kuah, Kedah, Malaysia) · 2013

Search results from Open Library.

Recently spotted species

Common Myna

Acridotheres tristis

Seen 2026-09-29

Tawny Hermit Crab

Coenobita rugosus

Seen 2026-09-27

Beach Morning Glory

Ipomoea pes-caprae

Seen 2026-09-22

Red-wattled Lapwing

Vanellus indicus

Seen 2026-09-19

Brown-winged Kingfisher

Pelargopsis amauroptera

Seen 2026-09-15

White-bellied Sea-Eagle

Icthyophaga leucogaster

Seen 2026-09-15

Great Hornbill

Buceros bicornis

Seen 2026-09-15

Dusky Leaf Monkey

Trachypithecus obscurus

Seen 2026-09-15

Oriental Pied Hornbill

Anthracoceros albirostris

Seen 2026-09-10

Research-grade observations from iNaturalist (within ~15 mi).