The North Seberang Perai 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 county, counties, several municipality, municip ...
in
Seberang Perai
Seberang Perai is a city in the Malaysian state of Penang. Located on the Malay Peninsula and separated from Penang Island by the Penang Strait, it shares borders with Kedah to the north and east and Perak to the south. The city spans an are ...
within the
Malaysian state of
Penang
Penang is a Malaysian state located on the northwest coast of Peninsular Malaysia along the Strait of Malacca. It has two parts: Penang Island, where the capital city, George Town, is located, and Seberang Perai on the Malay Peninsula. Th ...
. The district covers the northern third of Seberang Perai, including the city centre of
Butterworth. It borders
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 ...
to the north and east, and
Central Seberang Perai
The Central Seberang Perai District is a district in Seberang Perai within the Malaysian state of Penang. The district covers the central third of Seberang Perai. It borders Northern Seberang Perai to the north, Kedah
Kedah (), also know ...
to the south. The district, along with the Central and
South Seberang Perai districts, falls under the jurisdiction of the
Seberang Perai City Council.
Administrative divisions
The North Seberang Perai District is further divided into 17 subdivisions, officially known as
mukims.
See also
*
Northeast Penang Island District
*
Southwest Penang Island District
References
{{Districts of Malaysia
Districts of Penang