Kangar
Kangar
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Town and state capital | |
| Town of Kangar Bandar Kangar | |
From top, left to right: Downtown Kangar, Alwi Mosque, Merdeka Square, Perlis State Legislative Assembly, KPJ Perlis Specialist Hospital and the PKENPS Tower @ K-PARC | |
Location of Kangar in Perlis | |
| Coordinates: 6°26′N 100°12′E / 6.433°N 100.200°E | |
| Country | Malaysia |
| State | Perlis |
| Founded | 6 April 1653; 371 years ago (as Kota Sena) |
| Establishment of the town council | 1956 |
| Municipality status | 1 January 1980 |
| Government | |
| • Type | Municipal council |
| • Body | Kangar Municipal Council |
| • President | Norazlan Bin Yahaya |
| Area | |
• Total | 29.84 km2 (11.52 sq mi) |
| Population (2005) | |
• Total | 48,898 |
| Time zone | UTC+8 (MST) |
| • Summer (DST) | Not observed |
| Website | mpkangar |
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Kangar Municipal Council Majlis Perbandaran Kangar مجليس ڤربندرن كڠار | |
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| History | |
| Founded | 1 January 1980 |
| Leadership | |
President | Norazlan Yahaya |
Municipal Secretary | Raziff Yaacob |
| Meeting place | |
| 192, Persiaran Jubli Emas, 01000 Kangar, Perlis. | |
| Website | |
| mpkangar | |
Kangar (Kedah Malay: Kangaq) is the state capital and the largest town in Perlis, Malaysia. It has a population of 48,898 and an area of 2,619.4 ha. It is located next to the Thailand border, in the northernmost point of Peninsular Malaysia. It is situated by the Perlis River.
The town is also a gathering centre for the paddy rice production of the surrounding district. Its municipal government is unified with that of the neighbouring communities of Arau and Kaki Bukit. The centre of Kangar is Sena Province. The town is the smallest state capital in Malaysia and its inhabitants are mostly farmers and civil servants. Its industries include cement, saw milling, rubber, paper, and processing of sugar and prawns.