Kuala Kangsar District

Kuala Kangsar District Kole Kangso (Perak Malay)
District of Perak
Daerah Kuala Kangsar
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Location of Kuala Kangsar District in Perak
Kuala Kangsar District Location of Kuala Kangsar District in Malaysia
Coordinates: 4°45′N100°55′E / 4.750°N 100.917°E / 4.750; 100.917
Country	Malaysia
State	Perak
Seat	Kuala Kangsar
Local area government(s)	Kuala Kangsar Municipal Council
Government
• District officer	Mian Jamil Mian Zakaria [1] [ URL required, verification needed ]
Area [2]
• Total	2,563.61 km2 (989.82 sq mi)
Population  (2010) [3]
• Total	156,295
• Estimate  (2015) [4]	163,800
• Density	61/km2 (160/sq mi)
Time zone	UTC+8 (MST)
• Summer (DST)	UTC+8 (Not observed)
Postcode	31050, 300xx, 335xx-338xx
Calling code	+6-05
Vehicle registration plates	A

The Kuala Kangsar District (Perak Malay: Kole Kangso) is a district in Perak, Malaysia. Kuala Kangsar shares its borders with Larut, Matang and Selama at the west, Hulu Perak at the north, Gua Musang of Kelantan at the east, Kinta at the south, Perak Tengah and Manjung at the southwest. The seat of this district is the town of Kuala Kangsar.

Administrative divisions

Map of Kuala Kangsar District

Kuala Kangsar District is divided into 9 mukims, which are:

• Chegar Galah
• Kampung Buaia
• Kota Lama Kanan
• Kota Lama Kiri
• Lubuk Merbau
• Pulau Kamiri
• Sayong
• Senggang
• Sungai Siput

Demographics

Historical population

Year	Pop.	±%
1991	146,684	—
2000	144,418	−1.5%
2010	155,592	+7.7%
2020	176,060	+13.2%
Source: [5]

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

Ethnic groups in Kuala Kangsar, 2010 census
Ethnicity	Population	Percentage
Bumiputera	100,206	64.1%
Chinese	34,796	22.3%
Indian	21,028	13.5%
Others	265	0.2%
Total	156,295	100%

Federal Parliament and State Assembly Seats

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

Parliament	Seat Name	Member of Parliament	Party
P61	Padang Rengas	Azahari Hasan	Perikatan Nasional (PPBM)
P62	Sungai Siput	Kesavan Subramaniam	Pakatan Harapan (PKR)
P67	Kuala Kangsar	Iskandar Dzulkarnain Abdul Khalid	Perikatan Nasional (PPBM)

List of Kuala Kangsar district representatives in the State Legislative Assembly.

Parliament	State	Seat Name	State Assemblyman	Party
P61	N19	Chenderoh	Syed Lukman Hakim Syed Mohd Zin	Perikatan Nasional (PPBM)
P61	N20	Lubok Merbau	Azizi Mohamed Ridzuan	Perikatan Nasional (PAS)
P62	N21	Lintang	Mohd Zolkafly Harun	Barisan Nasional (UMNO)
P62	N22	Jalong	Loh Sze Yee	Pakatan Harapan (DAP)
P67	N34	Bukit Chandan	Hashim Bujang	Perikatan Nasional (PPBM)
P67	N35	Manong	Burhanuddin Ahmad	Perikatan Nasional (PAS)

See also

• Districts of Malaysia

References

1. "Laman Web Pejabat Daerah Dan Tanah Kuala Kangsar - Perutusan Pegawai Daerah". pdtkualakangsar.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. "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.