Langkawi

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Langkawi
District of Malaysia
Daerah Langkawi
Other transcription(s)
• Jawi	لڠكاوي‎
• Chinese	浮罗交怡县 (Simplified) 浮羅交怡縣 (Traditional) Fúluōjiāoyí xiàn (Hanyu Pinyin)
• Tamil	லங்காவி மாவட்டம் Laṅkāvi māvaṭṭam (Transliteration)
• Thai	เกาะลังกาวี
Eagle Square at Kuah, in Langkawi
Seal
Nicknames:  Jewel of Kedah (Permata Kedah), Tourism City (Bandaraya Pelancongan)
Location of Langkawi in Kedah
Langkawi Location of Langkawi in Malaysia Show map of Malaysia Langkawi Langkawi (Peninsular Malaysia) Show map of Peninsular Malaysia
Coordinates: 6°21′N 99°48′E / 6.350°N 99.800°E / 6.350; 99.800
Country	Malaysia
State	Kedah
Seat	Kuah
Local area government(s)	Tourism City of Langkawi Municipal Council
Government
• District officer	Abdul Gafar Yahya
Area [1]
• Total	478.48 km2 (184.74 sq mi)
Population  (2010)[2]
• Total	85,588
• Density	180/km2 (460/sq mi)
Time zone	UTC+8 (MST)
Postcode	07xxx
Calling code	+6-04
Vehicle registration plates	KV

Langkawi, officially known by its sobriquet Langkawi, the Jewel of Kedah (Malay: Langkawi Permata Kedah), is a duty-free island and an archipelago of 99 islands (plus five small islands visible only at low tide in the Strait of Malacca) located some 30 km off the coast of northwestern Malaysia and a few kilometres south of Ko Tarutao, adjacent to the Thai border. Politically, it is an administrative district of Kedah, with Kuah as its largest town. Pantai Cenang is the island's most popular beach and tourist area.^[3][4]