Kampar District

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Kampar District
Daerah Kampar
Other transcription(s)
   Jawi دايره كمڤر
   Chinese 金宝县
   Tamil கம்பார்
The Seal of Kampar District Council.png
Kampar highlighted in Perak, Malaysia.svg
Location of Kampar District in Perak
Kampar District
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Kampar District
Location of Kampar District in Malaysia
Coordinates: 4°20′N101°15′E / 4.333°N 101.250°E / 4.333; 101.250
Country Flag of Malaysia 23px.svg  Malaysia
State Flag of Perak.svg  Perak
Seat Kampar
Local area government(s)Kampar District Council
Government
  District officern/a
Area
[1]
  Total669.80 km2 (258.61 sq mi)
Population
 (2010) [2]
  Total97,167
  Estimate 
(2015) [3]
103,600
  Density150/km2 (380/sq mi)
Time zone UTC+8 (MST)
  Summer (DST) UTC+8 (Not observed)
Postcode
316xx-319xx
Calling code +6-05
Vehicle registration plates A
Kampar District Council

Majlis Daerah Kampar
مجليس دايره كمڤر
Local Government Act 1976
The Seal of Kampar District Council.png
Type
Type
History
Founded1 September 1977
Preceded byKinta South District Council
Leadership
President
Ahmad Suqairy Alias
Motto
Maju dan Membangun
Progress and Develop
Meeting place
Kompleks Pentadbiran MD Kampar, Jalan Iskandar, 31900 Kampar, Perak.
Website
www.mdkampar.gov.my

The Kampar District (Kinta South) is a district in Perak, Malaysia. It was a district on 21 May 2009 after the Sultan of Perak declared Kampar the state's 10th district, which is the smaller district in the state. Its local government is Kampar District Council based in the town of Kampar.

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Historically, Kampar District was once famous for its tin, being one of the major tin producers in the 18th century. In the 19th century, Kinta district was famous for its tin. It was the number one tin producing valley in the world.[ citation needed ]

Administrative divisions

Map of Kampar District Map of Kampar District, Perak.svg
Map of Kampar District

Kampar District is divided into 2 mukims, which are: [4]

Demographics

Historical population
YearPop.±%
2010 96,303    
2020 98,732+2.5%
Figures before 2009 is included under Kinta District.
Source: [5]

The following is based on Department of Statistics Malaysia 2010 census. [2]

Ethnic groups in Kampar, 2010 census
Ethnicity PopulationPercentage
Bumiputera 35,03336.1%
Chinese 51,34152.8%
Indian 10,63811.0%
Others1150.1%
Total97,167100%

Federal Parliament and State Assembly Seats

Kampar district is divided between two parliamentary seats with some areas of the district in Gopeng constituency and the rest of the district into Kampar constituency.


List of Kampar district representatives in the Federal Parliament (Dewan Rakyat)

ParliamentSeat NameMember of ParliamentParty
P70 Kampar Chong Zhemin Pakatan Harapan (DAP)
P71 Gopeng Tan Kar Hing Pakatan Harapan (PKR)


List of Kampar district representatives in the State Legislative Assembly of Perak

ParliamentStateSeat NameState AssemblymanParty
P70N41 Malim Nawar Bavani Veriah ShashaPakatan Harapan (DAP)
P70N42 Keranji Angeline Koo Hai YenPakatan Harapan (DAP)
P70N43 Tualang Sekah Mohd Azlan HelmiPakatan Harapan (PKR)
P71N46 Teja Sandrea Ng Shy ChingPakatan Harapan (PKR)

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