Gua Musang District

Gua Musang District Guo Muse
District
Jajahan Gua Musang
Other transcription(s)
• Jawi	ڬوا موسڠ‎
• Chinese	话望生县
• Tamil	குவா மூசாங்
• Arab-Persian	غارستان
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Location of Gua Musang District in Kelantan
Gua Musang District Location of Gua Musang District in Malaysia
Coordinates: 4°53′N 101°58′E / 4.883°N 101.967°E / 4.883; 101.967
Country	Malaysia
State	Kelantan
Municipality status	January 2022 (Postpone)
Seat	Gua Musang
Local area government(s)	Gua Musang District Council
Government
• District officer	Haji Ab. Pattah bin Hasbullah[1]
• Administrative office	Pejabat Tanah dan Jajahan Gua Musang
Area [2]
• Total	6,362 km2 (2,456 sq mi)
Population  (2021)[3]
• Total	102,500
• Density	16/km2 (42/sq mi)
Time zone	UTC+8 (MST)
• Summer (DST)	UTC+8 (Not observed)
Postcode	18300
Calling code	+6-09
Vehicle registration plates	D

Gua Musang District Council Majlis Daerah Gua Musang مجليس دايره ڬوا موسڠ
Type
Type	Local authority
History
Founded	1 January 1979
Leadership
President	Ab Pattah Hasbullah
District secretary	Ahmad Hamdan Ubaidah
Meeting place
18300 Gua Musang, Kelantan Darul Naim.
Website
mdgm.kelantan.gov.my

Gua Musang (Jawi: ڬوا موسڠ; Chinese: 话望生, Kelantanese: Guo Musae; Arab-Persian: Gharistan - غارستان) is a town, district and parliamentary constituency in southern Kelantan, Malaysia. It is the largest district in Kelantan. Gua Musang is administered by the Gua Musang District Council. Gua Musang district is bordered by the state of Pahang to the south, Terengganu to the east, Perak to the west and the Kelantanese districts of Kuala Krai and Jeli to the north. It is a small railway town about 140 km south of state capital Kota Bharu. Gua Musang is represented by Mohd Azizi Abu Naim in the Dewan Rakyat. The town lies on the KTM East Coast Line, from Tumpat, near the border with Thailand, to Gemas, Negeri Sembilan.

The Lojing Autonomous Sub-District (Jajahan Kecil Lojing) is in the western part of Gua Musang constituency.