Jitra

Jitra
Town and district capital
Other transcription(s)
• Jawi	جيترا
• Chinese	日得拉 (Simplified) 日得拉 (Traditional) Rìdélā (Hanyu Pinyin)
• Tamil	ஜித்ரா Jitrā (Transliteration)
Location in Jitra in Kedah
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Coordinates: 6°15′51.84″N 100°25′12.72″E / 6.2644000°N 100.4202000°E / 6.2644000; 100.4202000
Country	Malaysia
State	Kedah
District	Kubang Pasu District
Establishment by local government	1952
Establishment by local government district council	1976
Establishment by district council	1987
Municipality status	22 October 2018
Government
• Type	Local government
• Body	Kubang Pasu Municipal Council
Time zone	UTC+8 (MST)
• Summer (DST)	Not observed
Postcode	06xxx
Area code(s)	04-9xxxxxxx
Vehicle registration	K
Website	pbt.kedah.gov.my/index.php/majlis-daerah-kubang-pasu/

Jitra is a town and a mukim in Kubang Pasu District, in northern Kedah, Malaysia. It is the seat for the district. Jitra is the fourth-largest town in Kedah after Alor Setar, Sungai Petani and Kulim.