Tanah Merah District

{{other uses of|Tanah Merah}}

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{{Infobox settlement

| name = Tanah Merah District

| native_name = {{lang|mfa|Tanoh Meroh}}

| official_name = Jajahan Tanah Merah

| settlement_type = {{flagicon|Malaysia}} District of Malaysia

| pushpin_map = Malaysia District

| image_map = Tanah Merah highlighted in Kelantan, Malaysia.svg

| image_map1 = {{infobox mapframe}}

| map_caption = Location of Tanah Merah District in Kelantan

| coordinates = {{coord|5|48|N|102|04|E|display=inline,title}}

| pushpin_label_position = Center

| pushpin_map_caption = Location of Tanah Merah District in Malaysia

| image_flag = Flag of Tanah Merah, Kelantan.svg

| image_seal = The_Seal_of_Tanah_Merah_District_Council.png

| image_shield = Shield of Tanah Merah.png

| subdivision_name = {{MAS}}

| subdivision_name1 = {{flag|Kelantan}}

| subdivision_type = Country

| subdivision_type1 = State

| seat = Tanah Merah

| parts_type = Local area government(s)

| parts = Tanah Merah District Council

| leader_title = District officer

| leader_name = Mohammad Yusoff bin Hassan{{cite web|url=https://ptjtm.kelantan.gov.my/index.php/ms/profail/perutusan-ketua-jajahan|title=Pejabat Tanah Dan Jajahan Tanah Merah - Perutusan Ketua Jajahan|website=www.ptjtm.kelantan.gov.my|date=16 February 2021 |access-date=2022-09-09}}

| leader_title1 = Administrative office

| leader_name1 = Tanah Merah Land Officers and Colony

| area_total_km2 = {{formatnum:880|R}}

| area_footnotes = {{cite web|url=http://www.ptjtm.kelantan.gov.my/v4/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=35&Itemid=287&lang=ms|title=Laman Web Rasmi Pejabat Tanah Dan Jajahan Tanah Merah - Sejarah PTJTM|website=www.ptjtm.kelantan.gov.my}}

| population_total = {{formatnum:152,400|R}}

| population_as_of = 2021

| population_density_km2 = auto

| population_footnotes = {{my10|2}}

| timezone = MST

| utc_offset = +8

| timezone_DST = Not observed

| utc_offset_DST = +8

| postal_code_type = Postcode

| postal_code = 17xxx

| area_code = +6-09

| area_code_type = Calling code

| registration_plate_type = Vehicle registration plates

| registration_plate = D

}}

{{Infobox legislature

| name = Tanah Merah District Council

| native_name = Majlis Daerah Tanah Merah

| native_name_lang = Malay

| members =

| legislature =

| coa_pic = The_Seal_of_Tanah_Merah_District_Council.png

| coa_res =

| coa_alt =

| session_room =

| foundation = 1 January 1979

| house_type = Local authority

| body =

| leader1_type = President

| leader1 = Mohammad Yusoff Hassan

| leader2_type = District secretary

| leader2 = Tengku Ahmad Zarir Tengku Abdul Rahim

| meeting_place = 17500 Tanah Merah, Kelantan Darul Naim.

| website = {{URL|https://mdtanahmerah.kelantan.gov.my/}}

| footnotes =

| motto =

}}

Tanah Merah District (meaning Red Land or Laterite, Kelantanese: Tanoh Meghoh) is a district (jajahan) in the state of Kelantan in northeast Peninsular Malaysia. The urban area of Tanah Merah is situated along the Kelantan River. It is bordered by Pasir Mas District in the north, Machang District to the east, Kuala Krai District to the south east, Jeli District to the south west and Thailand in the west.

Historically it used to be a capital of a kingdom called Chi Tu. Chinese Sui dynasty annals from the 7th century describe an advanced kingdom called Chi Tu ("Red Earth") in the area now called Kelantan. The ancient name for Kelantan was "Raktamrittika", meaning "red earth" — this was later changed to "Sri Wijaya Mala".{{cite web|url=http://mis-pattani.pn.psu.ac.th/registra/grade/temp/speech/panel16fullpaper/EvanescentKingdom1panel%2016.html |title=Evanescent Kingdoms, Everlasting Spirit |author=Zulkifli B. Mohamad |year=2002 |work=MIS Center PSU Pattani |access-date=2007-06-10 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20040810090708/http://mis-pattani.pn.psu.ac.th/registra/grade/temp/speech/panel16fullpaper/EvanescentKingdom1panel%2016.html |archive-date=August 10, 2004 }}

File:Map of Tanah Merah District, Kelantan.svg