Hulu Perak District

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Hulu Perak District
Daerah Hulu Perak
Other transcription(s)
   Jawi هولو ڤيراق
   Chinese 上霹雳县
Shàng Pīlì xiàn(Hanyu Pinyin)
   Tamil உலு பேராக் மாவட்டம்
Ulu Pērāk māvaṭṭam(Transliteration)
Hulu Perak highlighted in Perak, Malaysia.svg
Location of Hulu Perak District in Perak
Hulu Perak District
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Hulu Perak District
Location of Hulu Perak District in Malaysia
Coordinates: 5°20′N101°15′E / 5.333°N 101.250°E / 5.333; 101.250
Country Flag of Malaysia 23px.svg  Malaysia
State Flag of Perak.svg  Perak
Seat Gerik
Local area government(s)Gerik District Council
(Gerik)
Lenggong District Council
(Lenggong)
Pengkalan Hulu District Council
(Pengkalan Hulu)
Government
  District officern/a [1]
Area
[2]
  Total6,560.43 km2 (2,533.00 sq mi)
Population
 (2010) [3]
  Total89,067
  Estimate 
(2015) [4]
97,300
  Density14/km2 (35/sq mi)
Time zone UTC+8 (MST)
  Summer (DST) UTC+8 (Not observed)
Postcode
33100 (Pengkalan Hulu)
33300 (Gerik)
33400 (Lenggong)
Calling code +6-05
Vehicle registration plates A

Hulu Perak District (Upper Perak) is a district in Perak, Malaysia. It is the largest district in Perak. In the east of the district it borders the districts of Jeli and Gua Musang in Kelantan, to the west it borders Baling and Kulim Districts of Kedah, to the south it borders the district of Kuala Kangsar while to the south-west it borders the district of Larut, Matang and Selama. Hulu Perak also shares a border with Yala province's Betong district on the border with Thailand. The seat of the district is Gerik, which is also the largest town of the district.

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The highest point in the district is the Ulu Titi Basah peak in the Titiwangsa Mountains. The peak is 1,533 m (5,030 ft) tall and is located near the Malaysia–Thailand border and Temenggor Lake. [5]

History

In 1511, after the fall of the Malacca Sultanate to the Portuguese, Sultan Mahmud Shah retreated and established his government in Bentan. In 1526 the Portuguese attacked his domain again and forced him to retreat to Kampar where he re-establish his rule.[ citation needed ]

At that time, Tun Saban had moved to Upper Patani and stayed at Beredung Budi. He then moved to Belum Forest in Hulu Perak, founded a village at a place called Relap Hati, and became the chief of the peoples in Belum Forest.[ citation needed ]

For sometime until the 19th century, a good part of this district was under the sovereignty of Siam, as part of the old Malay Kingdom of Reman. The area then under Thai control included what is today Gerik, Pengkalan Hulu (Kroh), Kerunai, the Belum forest and the Temenggor Lakes. The capital of Reman was near Pengkalan Hulu. [6]

In 1882, the border between the British protected state of Perak and the Siamese vassal state of Reman was delimited at Bukit Nasha, some 5 km south of Gerik town.[ citation needed ]

An adjustment in 1899 transferred Gerik town and the surrounding commune to the Federated Malay States, which Perak was part of.[ citation needed ]

The present-day border, part of the longer Malaysia–Thailand border, was finalised in 1909, when the districts of Pengkalan Hulu, Kerunai, Belukar Semang, Belum and the present-day Temenggor Lakes were transferred to the Federated Malay States. The British also gained control of Perlis, Kedah, Kelantan and Terengganu.[ citation needed ]

Administrative divisions

Map of Hulu Perak District Map of Hulu Perak District, Perak.svg
Map of Hulu Perak District

Hulu Perak District is divided into 10 mukims and three district councils, which are: [7]

The municipalities of Pengkalan Hulu and Lenggong are autonomous subdistricts (daerah kecil).

Demographics

Historical population
YearPop.±%
1991 81,636    
2000 82,551+1.1%
2010 89,926+8.9%
2020 95,076+5.7%
Source: [8]

The following is based on Department of Statistics Malaysia 2010 census. [3]

Ethnic groups in Hulu Perak , 2010 census
Ethnicity PopulationPercentage
Bumiputera 77,38686.9%
Chinese 8,6289.6%
Indian 1,6581.9%
Others1,3951.6%
Total89,067100%

Federal Parliament and State Assembly Seats

Hulu Perak district representatives in the Federal Parliament (Dewan Rakyat)
ParliamentSeat NameMember of ParliamentParty
P54 Gerik Fathul Huzir AyobPerikatan Nasional (PPBM)
P55 Lenggong Shamsul Anuar Nasarah Barisan Nasional (UMNO)
P62 Sungai Siput Kesavan Subramaniam Pakatan Harapan (PKR)
Hulu Perak district representatives in the State Legislative Assembly
ParliamentStateSeat NameState AssemblymanParty
P54N01 Pengkalan Hulu Mohamad Amin RoslanPerikatan Nasional (PAS)
P54N02 Temengor Salbiah MohamedBarisan Nasional (UMNO)
P55N03 Kenering Husaini AriffinPerikatan Nasional (PAS)
P55N04 Kota Tampan Saarani MohamadBarisan Nasional (UMNO)
P62N21 Lintang Mohd Zolkafly HarunBarisan Nasional (UMNO)

See also

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