Kuala Krai
| Kuala Krai District | ||
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| District of Malaysia | ||
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| Country |
 Malaysia
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| State |
 Kelantan Darul Naim |
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| Seat | Kuala Krai | |
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| • District officer | n/a | |
| Area | ||
| • Total | 2,329 km2 (899 sq mi) | |
| Population (2009) | ||
| • Total | 117,800 | |
| • Density | 51/km2 (130/sq mi) | |
| Postcode | 18xxx | |
| Calling code | +60-09-9 | |
| Vehicle registration | D | |
Kuala Krai (alternative spelling: Kuala Kerai, Chinese: 瓜拉吉賴) is a district (jajahan), a town and a parliamentary constituency in the interior of the State of Kelantan in the north-east of Malaysia. Historically, it was known as Kuala Lebir.
Kuala Krai territory is a landlocked administrative area in the centre of the State of Kelantan in the north east of Malaysia. The land is hilly, and before the 20th century the entire area was tropical rain forest. The territory contains the confluence of two major rivers, the Lebir and Galas, to form the Kelantan River, which then flows some 70 km northwards through one of the most densely populated flood plains on the Malay Peninsula to its estuary in the South China Sea near the State capital of Kota Bharu.
As transport links improved during the 20th century, people moved into the area to take advantage of the abundant land available for farming. A railway was constructed in the 1920s through the undeveloped interior of Malaysia to link Kelantan State with the main centres of population on the west coast. This line ran through Kuala Krai territory, and settlements became established along its route. Road links followed, and towns and villages grew to cater for the mainly agricultural population. Rubber production was increasingly important throughout Malaysia, and many rubber tree plantations were set up in this area. Later, the country-wide shift to oil palm in the 1970s and 1980s saw the establishment of oil palm plantations in the territory, some of which replaced rubber.
Kuala Krai territory was originally part of Ulu Kelantan until it was split out following a re-delineation in 1974. Kuala Krai formally gained its district administration in 1977.
Infrastructure developed to support the population and by the end of the 20th century Kuala Krai town had become a busy thriving town, and the administrative centre for the territory.
The territory "Jajahan Kuala Krai" has an area of 2329 km² and comprises three subdistricts (daerah):
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