Perak Tengah District

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Perak Tengah District
Daerah Perak Tengah
Other transcription(s)
   Jawi دائره ڤراق تڠه
   Chinese 中霹雳县
   Tamil பேராக் தெஙஹ்
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Perak Tengah highlighted in Perak, Malaysia.svg
Location of Perak Tengah District in Perak
Perak Tengah District
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Perak Tengah District
Location of Perak Tengah District in Malaysia
Coordinates: 4°15′N100°55′E / 4.250°N 100.917°E / 4.250; 100.917
Country Flag of Malaysia 23px.svg  Malaysia
State Flag of Perak.svg  Perak
Seat Seri Iskandar
Largest town Parit
Local area government(s)Perak Tengah District Council
Government
  District officerGhopran Bin Yeop Hamzah [1] [ URL required, verification needed ]
Area
[2]
  Total1,279.46 km2 (494.00 sq mi)
Population
 (2010) [3]
  Total97,530
  Estimate 
(2015) [4]
107,600
  Density76/km2 (200/sq mi)
Time zone UTC+8 (MST)
  Summer (DST) UTC+8 (Not observed)
Postcode
326xx, 328xx-329xx
Calling code +6-05
Vehicle registration plates A
Perak Tengah District Council

Majlis Daerah Perak Tengah
The Seal of Perak Tengah District Council.png
Type
Type
History
Founded1 December 1979
Leadership
President
Mohd Syukri Azaari
District Secretary
Mohd Ainurridha Ahmad Majdi
Motto
Berkhidmat Untuk Rakyat
(Serve the People)
Meeting place
Perak Tengah District Council.jpg
Kompleks MDPT, Seri Iskandar, 32610 Bandar Seri Iskandar, Perak Darul Ridzuan.
Website
www.mdpt.gov.my

Perak Tengah District (Central Perak) is a district in Perak, Malaysia. It is administered by the Perak Tengah District Council, which is based at the town of Seri Iskandar. Parit is however the largest settlement in the area. The district is well known for its historical sites in the Pasir Salak. [5] Smaller towns in the district include Bota, Lambor and Kampung Gajah.

Contents

Administrative divisions

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Perak Tengah District

Perak Tengah District is divided into 12 mukims, which are: [6] [7]

Demographics

Historical population
YearPop.±%
1991 75,574    
2000 82,153+8.7%
2010 99,854+21.5%
2020 94,573−5.3%
Source: [9]

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

Ethnic groups in Perat Tengah , 2010 census
Ethnicity PopulationPercentage
Bumiputera 94,66497.0%
Chinese 1,2911.3%
Indian 1,4261.5%
Others1490.2%
Total97,530100%

Federal Parliament and State Assembly Seats


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

ParliamentSeat NameMember of ParliamentParty
P69 Parit Muhammad Ismi Mat TaibPerikatan Nasional (PAS)
P73 Pasir Salak Jamaluddin YahyaPerikatan Nasional (PAS)


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

ParliamentStateSeat NameState AssemblymanParty
P69N39 Belanja Khairudin Abu HanipahBarisan Nasional (UMNO)
P69N40 Bota Najihatussalehah AhmadPerikatan Nasional (PAS)
P73N50 Kampong Gajah Zafarulazlan ZanPerikatan Nasional (PAS)

Transportation

Car

Highways 109 and 5 are the main roads in the district, as well as 72 which goes to Parit and 73 to Batu Gajah.

Public transportation

Rail services are not available in the district; the nearest station is in Batu Gajah.

See also

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References

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  2. "RTD Perak Tengah 2030" (PDF) (in Malay).
  3. 1 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.
  4. "Rancangan Struktur Negeri Perak 2040" (PDF). p. 316. Archived from the original (PDF) on 2018-03-28. Retrieved 2018-03-28.
  5. "Pasir Salak Historical Complex". Malaysia Traveller. Retrieved 2024-02-18.
  6. "Profile of Perak Tengah District" (PDF). apps.water.gov.my. Retrieved July 29, 2024.
  7. "Laman Web Pejabat Daerah Dan Tanah Perak Tengah - Statistik Daerah". pdtseriiskandar.perak.gov.my.
  8. Kampung Gajah is also an autonomous sub-district (daerah kecil). The autonomous sub-district of Kampung Gajah also includes the historical town of Pasir Salak, as well as the nearby communes of Pulau Tiga, Kota Setia, Pasir Panjang Hulu, Jaya Baru and Bandar.
  9. "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.