Tanah Merah District
Tanah Merah District
Tanoh Meghoh (Kelantan–Pattani Malay) | |
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| Jajahan Tanah Merah | |
Location of Tanah Merah District in Kelantan | |
Location of Tanah Merah District in Malaysia | |
| Coordinates: 5°48′N 102°04′E / 5.800°N 102.067°E | |
| Country | Malaysia |
| State | Kelantan |
| Seat | Tanah Merah |
| Local area government(s) | Tanah Merah District Council |
| Government | |
| • District officer | Mohammad Yusoff bin Hassan |
| • Administrative office | Tanah Merah Land Officers and Colony |
| Area | |
• Total | 880 km2 (340 sq mi) |
| Population (2021) | |
• Total | 152,400 |
| • Density | 170/km2 (450/sq mi) |
| Time zone | UTC+8 (MST) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+8 (Not observed) |
| Postcode | 17xxx |
| Calling code | +6-09 |
| Vehicle registration plates | D |
Tanah Merah District Council Majlis Daerah Tanah Merah | |
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| Type | |
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| History | |
| Founded | 1 January 1979 |
| Leadership | |
President | Mohammad Yusoff Hassan |
District secretary | Tengku Ahmad Zarir Tengku Abdul Rahim |
| Meeting place | |
| 17500 Tanah Merah, Kelantan Darul Naim. | |
| Website | |
| mdtanahmerah | |
Tanah Merah District (Malay for "red land" or "laterite", Kelantanese: Jajahey Tanoh Meghoh) is a district (jajahan) in the state of Kelantan in northeast Peninsular Malaysia. The urban area of Tanah Merah is situated along the Kelantan River. It is bordered by Pasir Mas District in the north, Machang District to the east, Kuala Krai District to the south east, Jeli District to the south west and Thailand in the west.
Historically it used to be a capital of a kingdom called Chi Tu. Chinese Sui dynasty annals from the 7th century describe an advanced kingdom called Chi Tu ("Red Earth") in the area now called Kelantan. The ancient name for Kelantan was "Raktamrittika", meaning "red earth" — this was later changed to "Sri Wijaya Mala".