Batang Padang District

Batang Padang District
Malaysia District of Malaysia
Daerah Batang Padang
Other transcription(s)
 • Chinese 马登巴冷县
 • Tamil பத்தாங் பாடாங்

Location of Batang Padang District in Perak
Batang Padang District
Location of Batang Padang District in Malaysia
Coordinates: 4°05′N 101°20′E / 4.083°N 101.333°E / 4.083; 101.333Coordinates: 4°05′N 101°20′E / 4.083°N 101.333°E / 4.083; 101.333
Country  Malaysia
State  Perak
Seat Tapah
Local area government(s) Tapah District Council
Government
 • District officer n/a[1]
Area[2]
 • Total 1,794.18 km2 (692.74 sq mi)
Population (2016)[3]
 • Total 123,600
 • Estimate (2015)[4] 88,800
 • Density 69/km2 (180/sq mi)
Time zone UTC+8 (MST)
 • Summer (DST) UTC+8 (Not observed)
Postcode 35000-35600
Calling code +6-05
Vehicle registration plates A

The Batang Padang District (Malay: Daerah Batang Padang) is a district in Perak, Malaysia. This district is administered by a local councils, namely, the Tapah District Council, based in Tapah. The major towns of Batang Padang are Bidor, Tapah and Sungkai.

In August 2007 the Perak Government announced the discovery of large water aquifers at Batang Padang. They plan to sell the water to neighbouring Selangor to help solve future water shortage problems in that state.[5]

History

The sub-district of Tanjung Malim was split from this district to pave the way for Muallim District which was officiated on 11 January 2016.[6]

Administrative divisions

Batang Padang District is divided into 4 mukims, which are:[3]

Federal Parliament and State Assembly Seats

Map of Batang Padang


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

ParliamentSeat NameMember of ParliamentParty
P72 TapahSaravanan A/L MuruganBarisan National (BN)
P77 Tanjong MalimChang Lih KangPakatan Harapan (PH)


List of Batang Padang district representatives in the State Legislative Assembly of Pahang

ParliamentStateSeat NameState AssemblymanParty
P72 N46ChenderiangAhmad Faizal AzumuPakatan Harapan (PH)
P72 N47Ayer KuningSamsudin Bin Abu HassanBarisan National (BN)
P77 N57SungkaiSivanesan A/L AchalingamPakatan Harapan (PH)

See also

References

  1. ↑ "Laman Web Pejabat Daerah Dan Tanah - Senarai Pegawai Kanan". pdttapah.perak.gov.my.
  2. ↑ "Rancangan Struktur Negeri Perak 2040" (PDF).
  3. 1 2 ADMIN, TAPAH. "Laman Web Pejabat Daerah Dan Tanah - Senarai Mukim Dan Statistik Penduduk". pdttapah.perak.gov.my.
  4. ↑ "Rancangan Struktur Negeri Perak 2040" (PDF). p. 316.
  5. ↑ IDRIS, SAYED HESHAM. "Langkah segera atasi banjir di Batang Padang".
  6. ↑ Shamsul Kamal Amarudin (11 January 2016). "Muallim rasmi menjadi daerah ke-11 di Perak". Berita Harian. Retrieved 2014-09-17.
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