Anak Bukit is a

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

and the royal town of

Kedah Kedah (), also known by its honorific Darul Aman (Islam), Aman (دار الأمان; Arabic for 'The Safe Abode') and historically as Queda, is a States and federal territories of Malaysia, state of Malaysia, located in the northwestern part of ...

Malaysia Malaysia is a country in Southeast Asia. Featuring the Tanjung Piai, southernmost point of continental Eurasia, it is a federation, federal constitutional monarchy consisting of States and federal territories of Malaysia, 13 states and thre ...

, located in

Kota Setar District The Kota Setar District () is a district in Kedah, Malaysia where the state capital Alor Star is situated.http://apps.water.gov.my/jpskomuniti/dokumen/DEEP_KOTA%20SETAR_APRIL2011.pdf Name The name ''Kota Setar'' came from the ''Setar'' or ‘St ...

and falls under the jurisdiction of the Alor Setar City Council.

Royal Town

It is known as the royal town of

because the

Sultan of Kedah The Kedah Sultanate () is a Muslim dynasty located in the Malay Peninsula. It was originally an independent state, but became a British protectorate in 1909. Its monarchy was abolished after it was added to the Malayan Union but was restored ...

's royal palace and official residence, ''Istana Anak Bukit'' is located here. It is also known to be the birthplace of the late

and the former

Yang Di Pertuan Agong The King of Malaysia, officially ''Yang di-Pertuan Agong'' ( Jawi: ), is the constitutional monarch and ceremonial head of state of Malaysia. The office was established in 1957, when the Federation of Malaya gained independence from the Uni ...

of Malaysia, Tuanku Abdul Halim Muadzam Shah who reigned from 1958 until his death in September 2017. In February 2009, the palace underwent a RM70 million facelift in conjunction with the 50th anniversary celebration of the reign of the

in 2008. This involved the construction of a new building which houses a new audience and dining halls which could accommodate 1,400 people at any one time. It replaced the existing audience and dining halls which could only hold fewer than 1,000 people. The building was completed in October 2007. Behind the royal palace there is a river stream which is called Sungai Anak Bukit and it flows through Alor Setar connected by Sungai Kedah ( Kedah River) to the

estuary An estuary is a partially enclosed coastal body of brackish water with one or more rivers or streams flowing into it, and with a free connection to the open sea. Estuaries form a transition zone between river environments and maritime enviro ...

of Kuala Kedah. There is also a mini zoo amidst the colourful flora of the royal gardens. Visitors are allowed into the royal gardens.

Development

According to the

Ninth Malaysia Plan The Ninth Malaysian Plan (), abbreviated as '9MP', is a comprehensive blueprint prepared by the Economic Planning Unit (EPU) of the Prime Minister's Department and the Finance Ministry of Malaysia with approval by the Cabinet of Malaysia. The pla ...

, Anak Bukit is planned to be the new administrative capital of

, replacing

Alor Setar Alor Setar ( Kedah Malay: ) is the state capital of Kedah, Malaysia. It is the second-largest city in the state after Sungai Petani and one of the most-important cities on the west coast of Peninsular Malaysia. It is home to the third-tallest ...

. Alor Setar will continue to be the capital city and commercial centre of the state. Due to this, Anak Bukit is seeing a massive growth of infrastructure. Major developments include the new state government administrative buildings, the new Anak Bukit police station, new National Registration Department (''Jabatan Pendaftaran Negara'') building. A new

railway station Rail transport (also known as train transport) is a means of transport using wheeled vehicles running in railway track, tracks, which usually consist of two parallel steel railway track, rails. Rail transport is one of the two primary means of ...

was also built as part of the Ipoh-Padang Besar Electrification and Double Tracking Project and began operations in 2014. It is served by ETS Transit trains.

Residential Area

Residential properties are also coming up in the town because it will be the new administrative centre. Prices of houses and land have been rising the past few years. One of the more luxurious housing projects is Villa Seri Tunku. It is touted as luxury living in a village ambience, consisting of 27 modern village bungalow units adjacent to Istana Anak Bukit. The units, priced between RM400,000 and RM1.2 million, have been sold out.Sultan Kedah Opens Villa Seri Tuanku
, Bernama, 4 August 2009 The housing project was opened by the current

References

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Royal Town

Development

Residential Area

See also

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