The Padang Terap District is a

district A district is a type of administrative division that, in some countries, is managed by the local government. Across the world, areas known as "districts" vary greatly in size, spanning regions or counties, several municipalities, subdivision ...

in Kedah,

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. It is governed by the Padang Terap District Council ( ms, Majlis Daerah Padang Terap).

Etymology

Padang Terap is named after the Terap tree (''

Artocarpus elasticus ''Artocarpus elasticus'' of the Mulberry Family (Moraceae) and commonly called terap nasi or terap, is a rainforest tree of maritime and mainland Southeast Asia, growing up to (occasionally as much as 214 feet (65 meters)) in height with a dia ...

'') which is a type of drought-tolerant plant.

Administrative divisions

Padang Terap District is divided into 11

mukim A mukim is a type of administrative division used in Brunei, Indonesia, Malaysia and Singapore. The word ''mukim'' is a loanword in English. However, it was also originally a loanword in Malay from the Arabic word: (meaning ''resident''). The cl ...

s, which are: * Batang Tunggang Kanan * Batang Tunggang Kiri * Belimbing Kanan * Belimbing Kiri * Kurong Hitam * Padang Temak * Padang Terap Kanan * Padang Terap Kiri * Pedu * Tekai * Tolak

Demographics

Federal Parliament and State Assembly Seats

List of Padang Terap district representatives in the Federal Parliament (Dewan Rakyat) List of Padang Terap district representatives in the State Legislative Assembly (Dewan Undangan Negeri)

Tourist attractions

* Pedu Lake

References