Sungai Petani

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Sungai Petani

Total population

545,053

Founded

2008

Coordinates5.64°, 100.49°

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

City facts

Facts from Wikidata (CC0).

Overview

Sungai Petani is a town in Kuala Muda District, Kedah, Malaysia. The population of the municipal area of Sungai Petani is larger than Kedah's state capital, Alor Setar. It is located about 55 km south of Alor Setar, and 33 km northeast of George Town, the capital city of the neighbouring state of Penang.

Geography

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

Notable people from here

M

Mohd Hassan Marican

Malaysian manager and entrepreneur

Baddrol Bakhtiar

Malaysian footballer

Anthony Soter Fernandez

Catholic archbishop (1932–2020)

C

Chong Wei Feng

badminton player

T

Tan Aik Quan

badminton player

A

Ashmen Iskandar Weiss

Malaysian actor

A

Azimi Daim

Malaysian politician

Khairul Helmi Johari

Malaysian footballer

Scha Al-Yahya

Malaysian actress, model and TV host (born 1983)

T

Tan Wei Shu

Malaysian politician

F

Fimie Don

Malaysian male actress, host and singer (born 1998)

Z

Zul Yahya

Malaysian actor (born 1973)

S

Syed Amin Aljeffri

Malaysian entrepreneur

I

Ismail Daut

Malaysian politician

Bala Ganapathi William

actor

F

Finie Don

actor

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

Nearby places in Kedah

• Tikam Batu
  5 mi away
• Kampung Jerong
  7.9 mi away
• Kampung Olak Madu
  9.1 mi away
• Kampung Kemumbung
  9.4 mi away
• Kampung Singkir Darat
  9.8 mi away
• Kampung Permatang Durian
  10.9 mi away
• Kuala Ketil
  10.9 mi away
• Merbau Pulas
  11.9 mi away
• Kampung Padang Kulim
  12.4 mi away
• Kampung Kuala Lesong
  12.5 mi away
• Simpang Tiga Sungai Limau
  19.2 mi away
• Sik
  21.4 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 Sungai Petani

Prosiding Seminar Sejarah Perkembangan dan Pembangunan Bandar Sungai Petani

Seminar Sejarah Perkembangan dan Pembangunan Bandar Sungai Petani (2010 Sungai Petani, Kedah) · 2010

The Kuala Muda District:

K. Nadaraja · 2016

Search results from Open Library.

Recently spotted species

Opposite Leaf Fig

Ficus hispida

Seen 2026-09-21

Long-tailed Macaque

Macaca fascicularis

Seen 2026-09-18

Plain Plushblue

Flos apidanus

Seen 2026-09-16

White-rumped Munia

Lonchura striata

Seen 2026-09-14

Painted Jezebel

Delias hyparete

Seen 2026-09-11

Black Giant Squirrel

Ratufa bicolor

Seen 2026-09-10

Brown Booby

Sula leucogaster

Seen 2026-09-05

Little Tern

Sternula albifrons

Seen 2026-09-05

White-bellied Sea-Eagle

Icthyophaga leucogaster

Seen 2026-09-05

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