Sungai Petani

Sungai Petani
Town and district capital
Other transcription(s)
• Jawi	سوڠاي ڤتاني
• Chinese	双溪大年 (Simplified) 雙溪大年 (Traditional) Shuāngxīdànián (Hanyu Pinyin)
• Tamil	சுங்கை பட்டாணி Cuṅkai Paṭṭāṇi (Transliteration)
Jalan Ibrahim (part of Federal Route 1), downtown Sungai Petani
Seal
Nickname:  SP
Location in Sungai Petani in Kedah
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Coordinates: 5°39′N 100°30′E / 5.650°N 100.500°E / 5.650; 100.500
Country	Malaysia
State	Kedah
District	Kuala Muda District
Establishment of the local government	1925
Establishment of the council	1949
Establishment of the town board	1953
Establishment of the local government district council	1975
Establishment of the district council	1 February 1978
Municipality status	2 July 1994
Government
• Type	Local government
• Body	Sungai Petani Municipal Council
• President	Dato' Haji Muhamad Arof bin Darus
Population  (2020)[1]
• Total	544,851
Time zone	UTC+8 (MST)
• Summer (DST)	Not observed
Postcode	08xxx
Area code(s)	04-4xxxxxxx
Vehicle registration	K
Website	pbt.kedah.gov.my/index.php/majlis-perbandaran-sungai-petani/

Sungai Petani (abbr. Sg. Petani or SP; Jawi: سوڠاي ڤتاني) is a town in Kuala Muda District, Kedah, Malaysia. Sungai Petani is Kedah's largest city and is located about 55 km south of Alor Setar, the capital of Kedah, and 33 km northeast of George Town, the capital city of the neighbouring state of Penang.^[2]