Map of Sungai Petani, Malaysia

Sungai Petani is a city in Kedah, Malaysia, with a population of about 544,851. It lies at 5.6470°N, 100.4877°E. Sungai Petani is about 309 km (192 mi) northwest of Kuala Lumpur, the capital. The nearest city on our map is Bedong, 9 km to the north.

Sungai Petani at a glance

Where is Sungai Petani?

• The 10th largest city in Malaysia by recorded population.
• The largest city in Kedah on this site.
• Located in the Northern and Eastern hemispheres.
• Daylight ranges from about 11 h 48 min on the shortest day to 12 h 27 min on the longest day (around 21 December and 21 June).

Cities near Sungai Petani

• Bedong — 9 km north
• Tasek Glugor — 19 km south
• Butterworth — 31 km southwest
• George Town — 31 km southwest
• Perai — 32 km south
• Bukit Mertajam — 32 km south
• Kulim — 32 km south
• Kampung Sungai Ara — 43 km southwest
• Nibong Tebal — 54 km south
• Alor Setar — 55 km north

Largest cities in Kedah

• Alor Setar — 417,800
• Kulim — 170,889
• Jitra — 63,489
• Bedong — 47,585

Largest cities in Malaysia

• Kuala Lumpur — 1,453,975
• Johor Bahru — 858,118
• Kampung Baru Subang — 833,571
• Petaling Jaya — 807,879
• Ipoh — 759,952
• Shah Alam — 740,750
• Malacca — 579,000
• Kota Bharu — 568,900
• Kuantan — 548,014
• Kota Kinabalu — 500,421

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Sources: place names, coordinates, populations and time zones from GeoNames (CC BY 4.0, data retrieved October 2026). Population figures are the latest values recorded in GeoNames; depending on the country they refer to the city proper, a municipality or a wider urban area, so they can differ from census or metro-area figures. Map © OpenStreetMap contributors.