Alor Setar City Council, Kedah (Malaysia)

Last modified: 2009-06-06 by ian macdonald
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image by Eugene Ipavec, 19 April 2009

• Description of the flag

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• Kedah
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Description of the flag

Alor Setar, known as Alor Star between 2004 and 2008, is the state capital of Kedah, Malaysia, and Kota Setar District's Administrative Centre. It is also a distribution center for manufacturing and agricultural products such as paddy, and the royal seat of the Kedah state since the establishment of this city. The city, which has an urban population of approximately more than 300,000, is one of the region’s oldest cities. It is located 93 kilometers north of Butterworth, Penang and 45 km south of the Thai-Malaysia border, with the latitude of 6°7' 0N and longitude of 100°22' 0E. Its time zone is UTC+8. " - from Wikipedia

The flag is horizontal with five stripes of red, blue, yellow, blue, red. The yellow stripe is twice (or maybe three times) wider then the rest. It can be seen on city council's website at http://www.mbas.gov.my/flag;jsessionid=FB68DCF5BBDBD468266E25D251C29A56.
Valentin Poposki, 18 April 2009