Tanah Merah District

Tanah Merah District Council

Majlis Daerah Tanah Merah
Tanah Merah District Council ; Majlis Daerah Tanah Merah
Type
Type	Local authority
History
Founded	1 January 1979
Leadership
President	Mohammad Yusoff Hassan
District secretary	Tengku Ahmad Zarir Tengku Abdul Rahim
Meeting place
	17500 Tanah Merah, Kelantan Darul Naim.
Website
	mdtanahmerah.kelantan.gov.my

Tanah Merah District

*Tanoh Meroh*
Tanah Merah District Tanoh Meroh
District of Malaysia
	Jajahan Tanah Merah
Other transcription(s)
• Jawi	تانه ميره‎
• Chinese	丹那美拉县
• Tamil	தானா மேரா
	Flag Seal
	Location of Tanah Merah District in Kelantan
	Tanah Merah District Location of Tanah Merah District in Malaysia
	Coordinates: 5°48′N 102°04′E / 5.800°N 102.067°E
Country	Malaysia
State	Kelantan
Seat	Tanah Merah
Local area government(s)	Tanah Merah District Council
Government
• District officer	Mohammad Yusoff bin Hassan
• Administrative office	Tanah Merah Land Officers and Colony
Area
• Total	880 km2 (340 sq mi)
Population (2021)
• Total	152,400
• Density	170/km2 (450/sq mi)
Time zone	UTC+8 (MST)
• Summer (DST)	UTC+8 (Not observed)
Postcode	17xxx
Calling code	+6-09
Vehicle registration plates	D

Tanah Merah District (meaning Red Land or Laterite, Kelantanese: Tanoh Meghoh; Jawi:‌‌ تانه ميره) is a district (jajahan) in the state of Kelantan in northeast Peninsular Malaysia. The urban area of Tanah Merah is situated along the Kelantan River. It is bordered by Pasir Mas District in the north, Machang District to the east, Kuala Krai District to the south east, Jeli District to the south west and Thailand in the west.

Historically it used to be a capital of a kingdom called Chi Tu. Chinese Sui dynasty annals from the 7th century describe an advanced kingdom called Chi Tu ("Red Earth") in the area now called Kelantan. The ancient name for Kelantan was "Raktamrittika", meaning "red earth" — this was later changed to "Sri Wijaya Mala".^[4]

^ "Pejabat Tanah Dan Jajahan Tanah Merah - Perutusan Ketua Jajahan". www.ptjtm.kelantan.gov.my. 16 February 2021. Retrieved 2022-09-09.
^ "Laman Web Rasmi Pejabat Tanah Dan Jajahan Tanah Merah - Sejarah PTJTM". www.ptjtm.kelantan.gov.my.
^ "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.
^ Zulkifli B. Mohamad (2002). "Evanescent Kingdoms, Everlasting Spirit". MIS Center PSU Pattani. Archived from the original on August 10, 2004. Retrieved 2007-06-10.

[1] "Pejabat Tanah Dan Jajahan Tanah Merah - Perutusan Ketua Jajahan". www.ptjtm.kelantan.gov.my. 16 February 2021. Retrieved 2022-09-09.

[2] "Laman Web Rasmi Pejabat Tanah Dan Jajahan Tanah Merah - Sejarah PTJTM". www.ptjtm.kelantan.gov.my.

[taburan-3] "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.

[chitu-4] Zulkifli B. Mohamad (2002). "Evanescent Kingdoms, Everlasting Spirit". MIS Center PSU Pattani. Archived from the original on August 10, 2004. Retrieved 2007-06-10.

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