Kampar District

Kampar District
District of Perak
Daerah Kampar
Seal
Location of Kampar District in Perak
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	Malaysia
State	Perak
Seat	Kampar
Local area government(s)	Kampar District Council
Government
• District officer	n/a
Area [1]
• Total	669.80 km2 (258.61 sq mi)
Population  (2010) [2]
• Total	97,167
• Estimate  (2015) [3]	103,600
• Density	150/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
Type
Type	Municipal Council of Kampar District
History
Founded	1 September 1977
Preceded by	Kinta 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 smallest district in Perak. Its local government is Kampar District Council based in the town of Kampar.

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

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

• Kampar (including much of Kampar's urban area, Malim Nawar and Jeram)
• Teja (Gopeng town)

Demographics

Historical population

Year	Pop.	±%
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	Population	Percentage
Bumiputera	35,033	36.1%
Chinese	51,341	52.8%
Indian	10,638	11.0%
Others	115	0.1%
Total	97,167	100%

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)

Parliament	Seat Name	Member of Parliament	Party
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

Parliament	State	Seat Name	State Assemblyman	Party
P70	N41	Malim Nawar	Bavani Veriah Shasha	Pakatan Harapan (DAP)
P70	N42	Keranji	Angeline Koo Hai Yen	Pakatan Harapan (DAP)
P70	N43	Tualang Sekah	Mohd Azlan Helmi	Pakatan Harapan (PKR)
P71	N46	Teja	Sandrea Ng Shy Ching	Pakatan Harapan (PKR)

See also

• Districts of Malaysia

References

1. "Rancangan Struktur Negeri Perak 2040" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on 28 March 2018. Retrieved 28 March 2018.
2. "Population Distribution and Basic Demographic Characteristics, 2010" (PDF). Department of Statistics, Malaysia. Archived from the original (PDF) on 22 May 2014. Retrieved 19 April 2012.
3. "Rancangan Struktur Negeri Perak 2040" (PDF). p. 316. Archived from the original (PDF) on 28 March 2018. Retrieved 28 March 2018.
4. "Pejabat Daerah dan Tanah Kampar - Latar Belakang Daerah". pdtkampar.perak.gov.my.
5. "Key Findings of Population and Housing Census of Malaysia 2020" (pdf) (in Malay and English). Department of Statistics, Malaysia. ISBN   978-967-2000-85-3.