Kota Bharu

Kota Bharu
Town, state capital and district capital
Town of Kota Bharu Bandar Kota Bharu
Other transcription(s)
• Jawi	كوتبهارو‎
• Chinese	哥打峇鲁 Gēdǎ Bālǔ (Hanyu Pinyin)
• Tamil	கோத்தா பாரு Kōttā Pāru (Transliteration)
From top, left to right: Kota Bharu skyline, Sultan Ismail Petra arch, Tuan Padang roundabout clock tower, Aeon Mall, Kota Darulnaim Complex, World War Memorial, Istana Jahar, the Kelantan Museum, the Muhammadi Mosque, Sultan Ismail Petra Airport, and TROIKA Residence.
Flag Seal
Nicknames:  The Islamic City (Bandar Raya Islam), The Cultural City (Kota Budaya)
Location of Kota Bharu in Kelantan
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Coordinates: 6°8′N 102°15′E / 6.133°N 102.250°E / 6.133; 102.250
Country	Malaysia
State	Kelantan
District	Kota Bharu District
First settled	1844
Establishment of the town council	1936
Establishment of the town board	1971
Municipality status	1 January 1978
Founded by	Sultan Muhammad II
Government
• Type	Municipal council
• Body	Kota Bharu Municipal Council
• President	Mohd Anis Bin Hussein (incumbent)
• Municipal Secretary	Mohd Shaifudeen Bin Md Salleh
Area
• Total	115 km2 (44 sq mi)
Population  (2022)[1]
• Total	568,900
• Density	4,900/km2 (13,000/sq mi)
Time zone	UTC+8 (MST)
• Summer (DST)	Not observed
Postcode	15xxx
Area code	+60-09-7
Website	mpkbbri.kelantan.gov.my

Kota Bharu (Kelantanese: Koto Baru; Jawi: كوتبهارو‎), colloquially referred to as KB, is a town in Malaysia that serves as the state capital and royal seat of Kelantan. It is situated in the northeastern part of Peninsular Malaysia and lies near the mouth of the Kelantan River.

The town is home to many religious buildings, various museums, the unique architecture of the old royal palaces (still occupied by the sultan and sultanah and off-limits to visitors but viewable from outside) and former royal buildings (which can be visited). It is served by Keretapi Tanah Melayu's East Coast Line at the nearby Wakaf Bharu Terminal Station, in the town of Wakaf Bharu across the Kelantan River and Sultan Ismail Petra Airport, located in Pengkalan Chepa.