Ketereh is a town and parliamentary constituency in Kelantan. It is located in the southern half of Kota Bharu District, roughly halfway between metropolitan Kota Bharu and Machang along Highway 8. The town was named after the local name for the cashew fruit, ketereh (gajus in standard Malay).[1]
Ketereh District Council Majlis Daerah Ketereh مجليس دايره كتيريه | |
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| Type | |
| Type | |
| History | |
| Founded | 1 January 1979 |
| Leadership | |
President | YM. Haji Tengku Ab. Rahman bin Tuan Yunus |
District secretary | Mohd Azman Ghazali |
| Motto | |
| Bersatu Membangun Masyarakat (Develop The Society Together) | |
| Meeting place | |
| KM 19, Jalan Kuala Krai, 16450 Kota Bharu, Kelantan Darul Naim. | |
| Website | |
| mdketereh | |
Transportation
editRail
editKTM Intercity does not stop in Ketereh town. The nearest station is in Pasir Mas.
Government and politics
editKetereh is administered by the Ketereh District Council (Malay: Majlis Daerah Ketereh), which was established on 1 January 1979 as the Kota Bharu District Council (Malay: Majlis Daerah Kota Bharu), through the merger of the Kadok, Pangkal Kalong and Peringat Local Councils.[2]
In the Malaysian Parliament Ketereh is represented by Khlir Mohd Nor.
See also
editReferences
edit- ^ "Ketereh jadi koridor ilmu Kelantan". Archived from the original on 2016-05-09. Retrieved 2015-08-07.
- ^ "Background".
External links
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