Bandar Baharu District


The Bandar Baharu District is a district containing a town of the same name and a state assembly constituency at the southernmost end of Kedah, Malaysia. The Bandar Baharu District is located along the Kedah-Penang-Perak border tripoint, southeast of George Town, Penang's capital city.
Due to its proximity to Penang, the Bandar Baharu District is considered to be part of the George Town Conurbation, Malaysia's second-largest metropolitan area. The district's logistical needs are met by Penang's transportation infrastructure.
The Bandar Baharu District Council administers the district. This district covers an area of 168.3 km2 and consists of seven sub-districts: Serdang, Kuala Selama, Sungai Batu, Bagan Samak, Permatang Pasir, Sungai Kecil Ilir and Relau. Serdang, a 20 km drive away from the town of Bandar Baharu, is the district capital and administrative center of the Bandar Baharu District. The district is the southernmost and second smallest local government area in Kedah.
The district borders the South Seberang Perai district to the east, the Larut, Matang and Selama and Kerian districts in the south and the Kulim district to the north.

Administrative divisions

Bandar Baharu District is divided into 6 mukims, which are:
  • Bagan Samak
  • Relau
  • Selama
  • Serdang
  • Sungai Batu
  • Sungai Kechil Hlir

    Sub-districts

Serdang">Serdang, Kedah">Serdang

  1. Serdang
  2. Taman Serdang
  3. Taman Aked
  4. Taman Cempaka
  5. Taman Kenanga
  6. Taman Melur
  7. Perumahan Awam 1
  8. Perumahan Awam 2
  9. Kampung Sungai Punti
  10. Kampung Ayer Itam
  11. Kampung Badlisha
  12. Kampung Bangol Durian
  13. Kampung Bangol Limau
  14. Kampung Baru Serdang
  15. Kampung Batu 8
  16. Kampung Batu 10
  17. Kampung Batu 12
  18. Kampung Batu 16
  19. Kampung Batu 18
  20. Kampung Batu Ayer Putih
  21. Kampung Batu Hampar
  22. Kampung Batu Lintang
  23. Kampung Bendang Sera
  24. Kampung Bukit Aping
  25. Kampung Bulikt Buluh
  26. Kampung Cina
  27. Kampung Chelong
  28. Kampung Durian Burung
  29. Kampung Ee Guan
  30. Kampung Jalan Selama
  31. Kampung Jermai
  32. Kampung Kuala Air Puteh
  33. Kampung Kuala Dingin
  34. Kampung Leret
  35. Kampung Medan
  36. Kampung Paya Salak
  37. Kampung Pekan Lama
  38. Kampung Setali
  39. Kampung Sungai Buluh
  40. Kampung Sungai Kasai
  41. Kampung Sungai Saleh
  42. Kampung Sungai Setol
  43. Kampung Sungai Taka
  44. Kampung Sungai Tegas
  45. Kampung Sungai Tegas Terap
  46. Kampung Telok Kelian
  47. Kampung Telok Sera
  48. Kampung Tengah
  49. Kampung Terap
  50. Kampung Titi Akar
  51. Ladang Chim Khoon
  52. Ladang Somme
  53. Ulu Riau

    Bagan Samak

  54. Bandar Baharu
  55. Kampong Permatang Kerat Telunjuk
  56. Kampong Baru Bagan Samak
  57. Kampung Kubu, Parit Nibong
  58. Kampung Sg. Tepus/Pasir Debu
  59. Kampung Bukit Aping
  60. Kampung Parit Teropong
  61. Kampung Sg. Kechil Ulu
  62. Kampung Parit Nibong/Asam Kumbang
  63. Kampung Bagan Samak
  64. Kampung Rumah Murah/Tebuk Mat Rashid
  65. Kampung Lubok Buntar
  66. Kampung Berjaya Batu 26
  67. Kampung Permatang Simpor
  68. Kampung Permatang Pasir
  69. Taman Berlian Indah
  70. Taman Cahaya Nilam
  71. Taman Cahaya Intan
  72. Taman Kelisa Emas
  73. Taman Impian Casa Mutiara
  74. Taman Cahaya Kristal
  75. Taman Sejahtera
  76. Taman Sentosa

    Sungai Batu

  77. Kampung Kuala Dingin
  78. Kampung Sg. Itam Dalam
  79. Kampung Sg. Tengas
  80. Kampung Terap Dalam
  81. Kampung Seribu Relong
  82. Kampung Baru Selama
  83. Kampung Selama Luar
  84. Kampung Sungai Tengas Ilir
  85. Kampung Chong Meng

    Relau

  86. Kampong Tengah Relau
  87. Kampong Ulu/Relau
  88. Kampong Padang
  89. Kampong Sungai Rambai
  90. Kampong 300 Kaki Relau
  91. Kampong Kilang Batu
  92. Kampong Paya Semambu
  93. Taman Relau Indah

    Sungai Kechil Ilir

  94. Kampung Belakang Pekan
  95. Kampung Keda
  96. Kampung Balai Lama
  97. Kampung Padang

    Demographic

Tourism And Recreation

  1. Seri Tasik Park
  2. :This park in Serdang town was originally an inactive mine that was redeveloped as a recreation garden with a children’s playground and exercise equipment with a budget allocated by the National Landscaping Department. A budget for further development from the Ministry of Culture, Art and Tourism of Malaysia was granted for the construction of a new wakaf ; providing picnic tables and chairs; building concrete bridges to link two lakes; a new pedestrian pathway; and decorative lights around the park.
  3. Batu Hampar Recreation Jungle Air Puteh, Serdang
  4. Kerian River Bank
  5. Sawah Padi
  6. Bagan Samak

    Federal Parliament and State Assembly Seats

ParliamentStateSeat NameState AssemblymanParty
P18N35KulimWong Chia ZhenPerikatan Nasional
P18N36Bandar BaharuMuhammad Suffian YusoffPerikatan Nasional

Transportation

Car

exit 153 serves Bandar Baharu.

Public transportation

does not directly enter Bandar Baharu. The closest station is in Parit Buntar, Perak.