Bagan Datuk (town)

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Bagan Datuk

Pekan Baru
Others transcription(s)
   Jawi باݢن داتوق
   Chinese 峇眼拿督
   Tamil பாகான் டத்தோ
Pākāṉ Ṭattō(Transliteration)
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Colourful shophouses in Bagan Datuk
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Nickname: 
The 'Cowboy' Town
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Bagan Datuk
Coordinates: 3°59′N100°47′E / 3.983°N 100.783°E / 3.983; 100.783
Country Malaysia
State Perak
District Bagan Datuk District
Established1896
Founded byTok Kelah
Government
  TypeMunicipality (Hilir Perak)
  District Officer (Teluk Intan) Haji Zamari Mohd Ramli
  Member of ParliamentYAB Ahmad Zahid Hamidi (BN)
Time zone UTC+8 (MST)
Postal code
361xx
Area code 05
Website www.mpti.gov.my

Bagan Datuk (formerly spelled Bagan Datoh), is a town and mukim in Bagan Datuk District, Perak, Malaysia.

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Location

Bagan Datuk is the most southwest district in the state of Perak. It is about 130 km (by car) from the state capital Ipoh and 46 km from Teluk Intan. Across the Bernam River is Sabak, Selangor.

Economy

The main economic activity in Bagan Datuk is fishing. There are also, however, many coconut plantations nearby, visible along the road to Bagan Datuk from Teluk Intan.

There are also a few fishing villages scattered around Bagan Datuk, for example Sungai Tiang and Sungai Burong, and their corresponding seaside village Bagan Sungai Tiang and Bagan Sungai Burong. On the way from Teluk Intan there will be a few small township which are Hutan Melintang, Selekoh and Simpang Tiga. One popular spot for angling is Sungai Dulang, situated about 8 km from Bagan Datuk. It is famous for lobster fishing where an angler's night spent there could harvest up to 5 kilograms of lobsters.

Transportation

Highway 69 is the main ingress to Bagan Datuk town. KTM Intercity does not serve the area.

Politics

Bagan Datuk is represented in the Dewan Rakyat of the Malaysian Parliament by Deputy Prime Minister Dato' Seri Ahmad Zahid Hamidi from UMNO.

On the state level, Bagan Datuk provides two seats to the Perak State Legislative Assembly:

Rungkup is currently held by Shahrul Zaman bin Yahya from UMNO while Hutan Melintang is currently held by Wasanthee Sinnasamy from PKR.

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