Districts of Malaysia. District (Malay: Daerah; Jajahan in Kelantan) is a type of administrative division below the state level in Malaysia.
In Peninsular Malaysia, a district is a subdivision of a state. A mukim is a subdivision of a district. The mukim is however of less importance with respect to the administration of land. An administrative district can be distinguished from a local government area where the former deals with land administration and revenue while the latter deals with the planning and delivery of basic infrastructure to its inhabitants. States and federal territories of Malaysia. The states and federal territories of Malaysia are the principal administrative divisions of Malaysia.
Malaysia is a federation comprising thirteen states (Negeri) and three federal territories (Wilayah Persekutuan). The states and federal territories[edit] Malaysia. Malaysia ( i/məˈleɪʒə/ mə-LAY-zhə or Malaysia has its origins in the Malay Kingdoms present in the area which, from the 18th century, became subject to the British Empire.
The first British territories were known as the Straits Settlements, whose establishment was followed by the Malay kingdoms becoming British protectorates. The territories on Peninsular Malaysia were first unified as the Malayan Union in 1946. Malaya was restructured as the Federation of Malaya in 1948, and achieved independence on 31 August 1957.