Districts (Malay: Daerah; Jajahan in Kelantan) are a type of subdivision below the state level in Malaysia.
[2] The state of Perlis is not divided into districts due to its size, but straight to the mukim level.
In East Malaysia, a district is a subdivision of a division (bahagian) of a state.
This is prevalent in Sarawak and Sabah, but also seen in Peninsular Malaysia in recent years, e.g. Lojing autonomous sub-district in Kelantan.
In contrast to local governments that manage municipal administration and infrastructure development,[4] districts are solely utilised for land revenue.