What is "kangar"

Kangar is the state capital of Perlis, Malaysia. It has a population of 48,898 and an area of 2,619.4 ha. It is located in the northernmost point of Peninsular Malaysia and is situated by the Perlis River. The centre of Kangar is Sena Province, which is referred to by few locals as 'Uptown Sena'. The town is the smallest state capital in Malaysia and its inhabitants are mostly farmers and civil servants.

It is believed that the name Kangar was derived from a species of hawk named Kangkok or Spizaetus Limnaetu.

Kangar is a federal constituency in Selangor, Malaysia, that has been represented in the Dewan Rakyat since 1974.

The federal constituency was created in the 1974 redistribution and is mandated to return a single member to the Dewan Rakyat under the first past the post voting system.

Kangar may refer to:

• Kangar, town in Perlis
• Kangar, Iran
• Kangar (federal constituency), represented in the Dewan Rakyat
• Bandar Kangar (state constituency), formerly represented in the Perlis State Legislative Assembly (1959–86)
• Kangar (state constituency), formerly represented in the Perlis State Council (1955–59)