Ketereh District Council | |
Native Name: | Majlis Daerah Ketereh مجليس دايره كتيريه |
Native Name Lang: | Malay |
Coa Pic: | Emblem of Ketereh District Council.png |
Foundation: | 1 January 1979 |
House Type: | Local authority |
Leader1 Type: | President |
Leader1: | YM. Haji Tengku Ab. Rahman bin Tuan Yunus |
Leader2 Type: | District secretary |
Leader2: | Mohd Azman Ghazali |
Meeting Place: | KM 19, Jalan Kuala Krai, 16450 Kota Bharu, Kelantan Darul Naim. |
Motto: | Bersatu Membangun Masyarakat (Develop The Society Together) |
Ketereh is a town and parliamentary constituency in Kelantan. It is located in the southern half of Kota Bharu District, roughly halfway between metropolitan Kota Bharu and Machang along Highway 8. The town was named after the local name for the cashew fruit, ketereh (gajus in standard Malay).[1]
KTM Intercity does not stop in Ketereh town. The nearest station is in Pasir Mas.
Ketereh is administered by the Ketereh District Council (ms|Majlis Daerah Ketereh), which was established on 1 January 1979 as the Kota Bharu District Council (ms|Majlis Daerah Kota Bharu), through the merger of the Kadok, Pangkal Kalong and Peringat Local Councils.[2]
In the Malaysian Parliament Ketereh is represented by Khlir Mohd Nor.