Baling District

Baling District Council

Majlis Daerah Baling
Baling District Council ; Majlis Daerah Baling
Type
Type	Local authority
History
Founded	1 April 1976
Leadership
President	Mohd Shahadan Abdullah
District Secretary	Azwan Azri Akashah John
Motto
	Bersih Maju Sejahtera; (Clean, Progressive and Prosperous)
Website
	pbt.kedah.gov.my/index.php/majlis-daerah-baling/

Baling District
Baling District
District of Malaysia
	Daerah Baling
Other transcription(s)
• Jawi	باليڠ‎
• Chinese	华玲县
• Tamil	பாலிங்
	Seal
	Location of Baling District in Kedah
	Baling District Location of Baling District in Malaysia
	Coordinates: 5°40′N 100°55′E / 5.667°N 100.917°E
Country	Malaysia
State	Kedah
Seat	Baling
Local area government(s)	Baling District Council
Government
• District officer	Mohd Shahadan Abdullah
Area
• Total	1,530 km2 (590 sq mi)
Population (2010)
• Total	133,403
• Density	87/km2 (230/sq mi)
Time zone	UTC+8 (MST)
• Summer (DST)	UTC+8 (Not observed)
Postcode	09xxx
Calling code	+6-044
Vehicle registration plates	K

The Baling District is an administrative district in southeastern Kedah, Malaysia. Located about 110 km from Alor Setar, it borders Perak and Betong, the southernmost town of Thailand.

^ "JPS Kominiti Baling Profil" (PDF) (in Malay). Archived from the original (PDF) on 2018-03-28. Retrieved 2016-07-29.
^ "Population Distribution and Basic Demographic Characteristics, 2010" (PDF). Department of Statistics, Malaysia. Archived from the original (PDF) on 22 May 2014. Retrieved 19 April 2012.