Perak Tengah District
{{Short description|District in Perak, Malaysia}}
{{Infobox settlement
| name = Perak Tengah District
| official_name = Daerah Perak Tengah
| settlement_type = {{flagicon|Malaysia}} District of Malaysia
| pushpin_map = Malaysia District
| image_map = Perak Tengah highlighted in Perak, Malaysia.svg
| image_map1 = {{infobox mapframe}}
| map_caption = Location of Perak Tengah District in Perak
| coordinates = {{coord|4|15|N|100|55|E|region:MY|display=title, inline}}
| pushpin_label_position = Center
| pushpin_map_caption = Location of Perak Tengah District in Malaysia
| image_flag =
| image_seal = The Seal of Perak Tengah District Council.png
| subdivision_name = {{MAS}}
| subdivision_name1 = {{flag|Perak}}
| subdivision_type = Country
| subdivision_type1 = State
| seat = Seri Iskandar
| seat1_type = Largest town
| seat1 = Parit
| parts_type = Local area government(s)
| parts = Perak Tengah District Council
| leader_title = District officer
| leader_name = Ghopran Bin Yeop Hamzah{{cite web|url=http://pdtseriiskandar.perak.gov.my/profil/pengenalan/pegawai-daerah|title=Laman Web Pejabat Daerah Dan Tanah Perak Tengah - Pegawai Daerah|website=pdtseriiskandar.perak.gov.my}}{{Verify source|date=April 2022|reason=currently redirects to dead link, www.perak.gov.my still exists, need a new url?|type=URL required,}}
| area_total_km2 = {{formatnum:1,279.46|R}}
| area_footnotes = {{cite web|url=http://epublisiti.townplan.gov.my/rt/RT_PerakTengah2030/Jilid_1.pdf|title=RTD Perak Tengah 2030|language=ms}}
| population_total = {{formatnum:97,530|R}}
| population_as_of = 2010
| population_density_km2 = auto
| population_footnotes = {{my10|2}}
| population_est = {{formatnum:107,600|R}}
| pop_est_as_of = 2015
| timezone = MST
| utc_offset = +8
| timezone_DST = Not observed
| utc_offset_DST = +8
| postal_code_type = Postcode
| postal_code = 326xx, 328xx-329xx
| area_code = +6-05
| area_code_type = Calling code
| registration_plate_type = Vehicle registration plates
| registration_plate = A
}}
{{Infobox legislature
| name = Perak Tengah District Council
| native_name = Majlis Daerah Perak Tengah
| native_name_lang = Malay
| members =
| legislature =
| coa_pic = The Seal of Perak Tengah District Council.png
| coa_res =
| coa_alt =
| session_room = File:Perak Tengah District Council.jpg
| foundation = 1 December 1979
| preceded_by =
| house_type = Local authority
| body =
| leader1_type = President
| leader1 = Mohd Syukri Azaari
| leader2_type = District Secretary
| leader2 = Mohd Ainurridha Ahmad Majdi
| meeting_place = Kompleks MDPT, Seri Iskandar, 32610 Bandar Seri Iskandar, Perak Darul Ridzuan.
| website = {{URL|https://www.mdpt.gov.my/}}
| footnotes =
| motto = Berkhidmat Untuk Rakyat
(Serve the People)
}}
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.{{Cite web |title=Pasir Salak Historical Complex |url=https://www.malaysia-traveller.com/pasir-salak-historical-complex.html |access-date=2024-02-18 |website=Malaysia Traveller}} Smaller towns in the district include Bota, Lambor and Kampung Gajah.
Administrative divisions
File:Map of Perak Tengah District, Perak.svg
Perak Tengah District is divided into 12 mukims, which are:{{Cite web |title=Profile of Perak Tengah District |url=http://apps.water.gov.my/jpskomuniti/dokumen/Laporan%20Profil%20Daerah%20Perak%20Tengah.pdf |access-date=July 29, 2024 |website=apps.water.gov.my}}{{cite web|url=http://pdtseriiskandar.perak.gov.my/profil/pengenalan/fungsi|title=Laman Web Pejabat Daerah Dan Tanah Perak Tengah - Statistik Daerah|website=pdtseriiskandar.perak.gov.my}}
- Bandar
- Belanja (Parit town)
- Bota (including district capital Seri Iskandar and much of Bota's urban area)
- Jaya Baru
- Kampung GajahKampung 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.
- Kota Setia
- Lambor Kanan
- Lambor Kiri
- Layang-Layang
- Pasir Panjang Hulu
- Pasir Salak
- Pulau Tiga
Demographics
{{Historical populations
|1991 |75574
|2000 |82153
|2010 |99854
|2020 |94573
|source={{my10|2020kf}}
|graph-pos=bottom
}}
The following is based on Department of Statistics Malaysia 2010 census.{{my10|2}}
class="wikitable" | ||
style="text-align:center;" colspan="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)
class="toccolours sortable" border="1" cellpadding="3" style="border-collapse:collapse; text-align: left;" | |||
align="center"|Parliament | Seat Name | Member of Parliament | Party |
---|---|---|---|
align="left"|P69
| Parit || Muhammad Ismi Mat Taib ||bgcolor="{{party color|Perikatan Nasional}}"| {{color|white|Perikatan Nasional (PAS)}} | |||
align="left"|P73
| Pasir Salak || Jamaluddin Yahya ||bgcolor="{{party color|Perikatan Nasional}}"| {{color|white|Perikatan Nasional (PAS)}} |
List of Perak Tengah district representatives in the State Legislative Assembly of Perak
class="toccolours sortable" border="1" cellpadding="3" style="border-collapse:collapse; text-align: left;" | ||||
align="center"|Parliament | State | Seat Name | State Assemblyman | Party |
---|---|---|---|---|
align="left"|P69
| N39 || Belanja || Khairudin Abu Hanipah ||bgcolor="{{Barisan Nasional/meta/shading}}"| Barisan Nasional (UMNO) | ||||
align="left"|P69
| N40 || Bota || Najihatussalehah Ahmad ||bgcolor="{{party color|Perikatan Nasional}}"| {{color|white|Perikatan Nasional (PAS)}} | ||||
align="left"|P73
| N50|| Kampong Gajah || Zafarulazlan Zan ||bgcolor="{{party color|Perikatan Nasional}}"| {{color|white|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 (Batu Gajah station) is in the town of Batu Gajah in Kinta District.
See also
{{commons category|Perak Tengah District}}
References
{{Reflist}}