Industries

Business Distribution by Industry in Sintok

Industry DescriptionNumber of Establishments
Higher education (colleges and universities)6
Cafes5
Education5

Sintok Facts

Area29.1 km²
Population10,965
Male Population4,490 (40.9%)
Female Population6,475 (59.1%)
Population change (1975 to 2020)+253.7%
Population change (2000 to 2020)+12.0%
Median Age22.4 years (Male: 22.4, Female: 22.5)
NeighborhoodsSintok, Changlun, Kampung Datuk Keramat, Universiti Utara Malaysia
Local Time
TimezoneMalaysia Time
Lat & Lng6.44233, 100.52350

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Sintok Population

Years 1975 to 2020

Data19751990200020152020
Population3,1009,3639,78710,27610,965
Population Density106.4 / km²321.5 / km²336 / km²352.8 / km²376.5 / km²
Sources: JRC (European Commission's Joint Research Centre) work on the GHS built-up grid

Sintok Population change from 2000 to 2015

Increase of 5% from year 2000 to 2015

LocationChange since 1975Change since 1990Change since 2000
Sintok+231.5%+9.8%+5%
Kedah+119.8%+54.1%+23.4%
Malaysia+145.8%+66.5%+29.4%
Sources: JRC (European Commission's Joint Research Centre) work on the GHS built-up grid

Sintok Median Age

Median Age: 22.4 years

LocationMedian AgeMedian Age (Female)Median Age (Male)
Sintok22.4 yrs22.5 yrs22.4 yrs
Kedah25.5 yrs26.1 yrs25.1 yrs
Malaysia25.7 yrs25.7 yrs25.8 yrs
Sources: CIESIN (Center for International Earth Science Information Network)

Sintok Population Density

Population Density: 377 / km²

LocationPopulationAreaDensity
Sintok10,96529.1 km²377 / km²
Kedah2 million9,465.1 km²216 / km²
Malaysia29.6 million329,840.2 km²89.7 / km²
Sources: JRC (European Commission's Joint Research Centre) work on the GHS built-up grid

Sintok Historical and Projected Population

Estimated Population from 1700 to 2100

Sources:
  1. JRC (European Commission's Joint Research Centre) work on the GHS built-up grid
  2. CIESIN (Center for International Earth Science Information Network)
  3. [Link] Klein Goldewijk, K., Beusen, A., Doelman, J., and Stehfest, E.: Anthropogenic land use estimates for the Holocene – HYDE 3.2, Earth Syst. Sci. Data, 9, 927–953, https://doi.org/10.5194/essd-9-927-2017, 2017.

Neighborhoods in Sintok

Percentage of businesses by neighborhood in Sintok

Price Distribution

Business distribution by price for Sintok

Human Development Index (HDI)

Statistic composite index of life expectancy, education, and per capita income.

Source: [Link] Kummu, M., Taka, M. &Guillaume, J. Gridded global datasets for Gross Domestic Product and Human Development Index over 1990–2015. Sci Data 5, 180004 (2018) doi:10.1038/sdata.2018.4

Sintok CO2 Emissions

Carbon Dioxide (CO2) Emissions Per Capita in Tonnes Per Year

LocationCO2 EmissionsCO2 Emissions Per CapitaCO2 Emissions Intensity
Sintok68,367 tn6.24 tn2,347.4 tons/km²
Kedah12,649,101 tn6.18 tn1,336.4 tons/km²
Malaysia198,593,412 tn6.71 tn602.1 tons/km²
Sources: [Link] Moran, D., Kanemoto K; Jiborn, M., Wood, R., Többen, J., and Seto, K.C. (2018) Carbon footprints of 13,000 cities. Environmental Research Letters DOI: 10.1088/1748-9326/aac72a
Sintok CO2 Emissions
2013 CO2 emissions (tonnes/year)68,367 tn
2013 CO2 emissions (tonnes/year) per capita6.24 tn
2013 CO2 emissions intensity (tonnes/km²/year)2,347.4 tons/km²

Natural Hazards Risk

Relative risk out of 10

HazardRisk Level
FloodHigh (10)
EarthquakeLow (2)

* Risk, particularly concerning flood or landslide, may not be for the entire area.

Sources:
  1. Dilley, M., R.S. Chen, U. Deichmann, A.L. Lerner-Lam, M. Arnold, J. Agwe, P. Buys, O. Kjekstad, B. Lyon, and G. Yetman. 2005. Natural Disaster Hotspots: A Global Risk Analysis. Washington, D.C.: World Bank. https://doi.org/10.1596/0-8213-5930-4.
  2. Center for Hazards and Risk Research - CHRR - Columbia University, Center for International Earth Science Information Network - CIESIN - Columbia University. 2005. Global Flood Hazard Frequency and Distribution. Palisades, NY: NASA Socioeconomic Data and Applications Center (SEDAC). https://doi.org/10.7927/H4668B3D.
  3. Center for Hazards and Risk Research - CHRR - Columbia University, Center for International Earth Science Information Network - CIESIN - Columbia University. 2005. Global Earthquake Hazard Distribution - Peak Ground Acceleration. Palisades, NY: NASA Socioeconomic Data and Applications Center (SEDAC). https://doi.org/10.7927/H4BZ63ZS.

Sintok

Sintok is a small town in Kedah in the district of Kubang Pasu, Malaysia. Universiti Utara Malaysia (UUM) is situated here. is located about 52 kilometres from Alor Setar City and about twelve kilometres from Changlun Town. Sintok is reachable via K..

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