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KEDAH
Kedah DarulAman is located bordering Perak and Penang in the southwhile Perlis
and Thailand in the north. Beneficiated with the country's paddy granary, the
state continues to develop in modernizing the agricultural sector. Furthermore,
its tourism sector also grew rapidly due to the attraction of Langkawi Island as
an international tourist destination as well as historical and heritage-based
tourism products such as the Bujang Valley Archaeological Museum in Kuala
Muda and Pekan Rabu in Alor Setar.
POPULATION PROJECTION FOR THE FOURTH QUARTER OF 2020*
Population Birth Death
2,191,000 8,801 3,587
*The number of live births and deaths refer to preliminary figures. State
*Total population refers to estimates. Constituencies
Capital Royal Town Parliamentary 36
ALOR SETAR ANAK BUKIT 15
Agriculture Mining &
Quarrying
5.5%
0.1%
Manufacturing ECONOMIC Construction
GROWTH
4.2% (%) 1.5%
O58 FFICIAL YEAR BOOK 2020 Services GDP
3.2% 4.6%
Source: www.dosm.gov.my
Kedah DarulAman is located bordering Perak and Penang in the southwhile Perlis
and Thailand in the north. Beneficiated with the country's paddy granary, the
state continues to develop in modernizing the agricultural sector. Furthermore,
its tourism sector also grew rapidly due to the attraction of Langkawi Island as
an international tourist destination as well as historical and heritage-based
tourism products such as the Bujang Valley Archaeological Museum in Kuala
Muda and Pekan Rabu in Alor Setar.
POPULATION PROJECTION FOR THE FOURTH QUARTER OF 2020*
Population Birth Death
2,191,000 8,801 3,587
*The number of live births and deaths refer to preliminary figures. State
*Total population refers to estimates. Constituencies
Capital Royal Town Parliamentary 36
ALOR SETAR ANAK BUKIT 15
Agriculture Mining &
Quarrying
5.5%
0.1%
Manufacturing ECONOMIC Construction
GROWTH
4.2% (%) 1.5%
O58 FFICIAL YEAR BOOK 2020 Services GDP
3.2% 4.6%
Source: www.dosm.gov.my
