The Kota Setar District is a district in Kedah, Malaysia where the state capital Alor Star is situated.

[3] The name Kota Setar came from the Setar or ‘Stak’ tree (Bouea macrophylla), an indigenous plant that bore an edible orange coloured fruit.

Kota Setar District is divided into 28 mukims, which are:

List of Kota Setar district representatives in the Federal Parliament (Dewan Rakyat)

List of Kota Setar district representatives in the State Legislative Assembly of Kedah