Kinta District

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Kinta District
Flag of Malaysia.svg District of Malaysia
Daerah Kinta
Other transcription(s)
 •  Jawi كينتا‎
 •  Chinese 近打县
 •  Tamil கிந்தா
Kinta highlighted in Perak, Malaysia.svg
Location of Kinta District in Perak
Kinta District
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Kinta District
Location of Kinta District in Malaysia
Coordinates: 4°35′N101°05′E / 4.583°N 101.083°E / 4.583; 101.083
Country Flag of Malaysia 23px.svg  Malaysia
State Flag of Perak.svg  Perak
Seat Batu Gajah
Largest city Ipoh
Local area government(s) Ipoh City Council
(Kinta North)
Batu Gajah District Council
(Kinta West)
Government
 • District officerTarmidzi Manap [1]
Area
[2]
 • Total
1,305 km2 (504 sq mi)
Population
 (2010) [3]
 • Total
744,715
 • Estimate 
(2015) [4]
810,400
 • Density570/km2 (1,500/sq mi)
Time zone UTC+8 (MST)
 • Summer (DST) UTC+8 (Not observed)
Postcode
300xx-315xx
Calling code +6-05
Vehicle registration plates A

The Kinta District is a district in Perak, Malaysia. It contains the state capital Ipoh. Kinta is the most populated district in Perak and also the seventh most populated district in Malaysia. Kinta houses Ipoh, Perak's largest city and state capital while Batu Gajah is a seat in Kinta district.

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History

Kinta District was once famous for its tin, being one of the major tin producers in the 18th century. The discovery of substantial tin deposits in the Kinta Valley attracted a diverse influx of immigrants, particularly from China, who sought their fortunes in the lucrative mining trade. A railway line linking Ipoh and other town in Kinta such as Pusing, Papan, Siputeh and Tronoh was completed in 1909 and used to transport tin ore. The tracks were dismantled by the Japanese during World War II and were never rebuilt. Shortly after the war ended, the tin industry deteriorated in Kinta. [5]

Ex-Panglima Kinta Zainal Abidin, Panglima Kinta Abdul Wahab, Kulup Lembang, Panjang Seman, and Itam Harun were some of the well-known early Malay mining landlords in Kinta. Their past involvement and contributions to the tin mining history of Kinta may have been overlooked or ignored by certain quarters, but should never be forgotten. [6]

Administrative divisions

Map of Kinta District Map of Kinta District, Perak.svg
Map of Kinta District

Kinta District is divided into 5 mukims, which are:

Government

Kinta District is divided into 2 local authorities:

The district and land officer is also divided into Ipoh and Batu Gajah, and the Kinta District Office is centered at Batu Gajah.

Some areas in Sungai Raia such as RPT Tekah 1, RPT Tekah 2, RTC Gopeng & Gopeng Industrial Park are administered by the Kampar District Council even though they are located in the Kinta district.

Demographics

The following is based on Department of Statistics Malaysia 2020 census. [7]

Ethnic composition of Kinta District (2010)
Ethnicities / NationalityPercentage
Malays
 
44.11%
Other Bumiputeras
 
1.2%
Chinese
 
36.2%
Indians
 
12.41%
Others
 
0.4%
Non-Malaysians
 
5.68%
Ethnicity 2010
Pop.%
Malays 39201544.11%
Other Bumiputeras 106651.2%
Chinese 32173936.2%
Indians 11029412.41%
Others35650.4%
Malaysian total83827894.32%
Non-Malaysian504895.68%
Total888767100.00%
Historical population
YearPop.±%
1970 477,758—    
1980 564,500+18.2%
1991 627,899+11.2%
2000 703,493+12.0%
2010 749,474+6.5%
2020 888,767+18.6%
Figures before 2009 includes Kampar District.

Federal Parliament and State Assembly Seats


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

ParliamentSeat NameMember of ParliamentParty
P63 Tambun Anwar Ibrahim Pakatan Harapan (PKR)
P64 Ipoh Timor Lee Chuan How Pakatan Harapan (DAP)
P65 Ipoh Barat M. Kulasegaran Pakatan Harapan (DAP)
P66 Batu Gajah V. Sivakumar Pakatan Harapan (DAP)
P70 Kampar Chong Zhemin Pakatan Harapan (DAP)
P71 Gopeng Tan Kar Hing Pakatan Harapan (PKR)


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

ParliamentStateSeat NameState AssemblymanParty
P63N23 Manjoi Hafez SabriPerikatan Nasional (PAS)
P63N24 Hulu Kinta Muhammad Arafat VarisaiPakatan Harapan (PKR)
P64N25 Canning Jenny Choy Tsi Jen Pakatan Harapan (DAP)
P64N26 Tebing Tinggi Abdul Aziz Bari Pakatan Harapan (DAP)
P64N27 Pasir Pinji Goh Sze HuaPakatan Harapan (DAP)
P65N28 Bercham Ong Boon PiowPakatan Harapan (DAP)
P65N29 Kepayang Nga Kor Ming Pakatan Harapan (DAP)
P65N30 Buntong Thulsi Thivani ManogaranPakatan Harapan (DAP)
P66N31 Jelapang Cheah Poh HianPakatan Harapan (DAP)
P66N32 Menglembu Chaw Kam FoonPakatan Harapan (DAP)
P66N33 Tronoh Steven Tiw Tee SiangPakatan Harapan (DAP)
P70N41 Malim Nawar Bavani Veriah ShashaPakatan Harapan (DAP)
P70N43 Tualang Sekah Mohd Azlan HelmiPakatan Harapan (PKR)
P71N44 Sungai Rapat Mohammad Nizar Jamaluddin Pakatan Harapan (AMANAH)
P71N45 Simpang Pulai Ng Chai YiPakatan Harapan (PKR)

See also

References

  1. ↑ "Laman Web Pejabat Daerah Dan Tanah - Perutusan Pegawai Daerah". pdtbatugajah.perak.gov.my.
  2. ↑ "Rancangan Struktur Negeri Perak 2040" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on 2018-03-28. Retrieved 2018-03-28.
  3. ↑ "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.
  4. ↑ "Rancangan Struktur Negeri Perak 2040" (PDF). p. 316. Archived from the original (PDF) on 2018-03-28. Retrieved 2018-03-28.
  5. ↑ Khoo Salma Nasution & Abdur-Razzaq Lubis. Kinta Valley: Pioneering Malaysia's Modern Development. Ipoh: Perak Academy (2005). ISBN   983-42113-09
  6. ↑ SAS, second great-grandson of Kulup Lembang
  7. ↑ "Penemuan Utama Banci Penduduk dan Perumahan Malaysia 2020 : Daerah Pentadbiran Kinta" (in Malay and English). Department of Statistics, Malaysia.
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