Perak Tengah District

Perak Tengah District
Malaysia District of Malaysia
Daerah Perak Tengah
Other transcription(s)
 • Jawiدائره ڤراق تڠه‎
 • Chinese中霹雳县
 • Tamilபேராக் தெஙஹ்
Flag of Perak Tengah District
Flag
Official seal of Perak Tengah District
Seal
Location of Perak Tengah District in Perak
Location of Perak Tengah District in Perak
Map
Perak Tengah District is located in Malaysia
Perak Tengah District
Perak Tengah District
Location of Perak Tengah District in Malaysia
Coordinates: 4°15′N 100°55′E / 4.250°N 100.917°E / 4.250; 100.917
Country Malaysia
State Perak
SeatSeri Iskandar
Largest townParit
Local area government(s)Perak Tengah District Council
Government
 • District officerGhopran Bin Yeop Hamzah[1][URL required, verification needed]
Area
[2]
 • Total
1,279.46 km2 (494.00 sq mi)
Population
 (2010)[3]
 • Total
97,530
 • Estimate 
(2015)[4]
107,600
 • Density76/km2 (200/sq mi)
Time zoneUTC+8 (MST)
 • Summer (DST)UTC+8 (Not observed)
Postcode
326xx, 328xx-329xx
Calling code+6-05
Vehicle registration platesA
Perak Tengah District Council

Majlis Daerah Perak Tengah
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
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.

Administrative divisions

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 Population Percentage
Bumiputera 94,664 97.0%
Chinese 1,291 1.3%
Indian 1,426 1.5%
Others 149 0.2%
Total 97,530 100%

Federal Parliament and State Assembly Seats


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

Parliament Seat Name Member of Parliament Party
P69 Parit Muhammad Ismi Mat Taib Perikatan Nasional (PAS)
P73 Pasir Salak Jamaluddin Yahya Perikatan Nasional (PAS)


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

Parliament State Seat Name State Assemblyman Party
P69 N39 Belanja Khairudin Abu Hanipah Barisan Nasional (UMNO)
P69 N40 Bota Najihatussalehah Ahmad Perikatan Nasional (PAS)
P73 N50 Kampong Gajah Zafarulazlan Zan Perikatan 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

Wikimedia Commons has media related to Perak Tengah District.

References

  1. ^ "Laman Web Pejabat Daerah Dan Tanah Perak Tengah - Pegawai Daerah". pdtseriiskandar.perak.gov.my.
  2. ^ "RTD Perak Tengah 2030" (PDF) (in Malay).
  3. ^ a b "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.