Perak Tengah District

Perak Tengah District
Malaysia District of Malaysia
Daerah Perak Tengah
Other transcription(s)
 • Chinese 中霹雳县
 • Tamil பேராக் தெஙஹ்

Location of Perak Tengah District in Perak
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; 100.917Coordinates: 4°15′N 100°55′E / 4.250°N 100.917°E / 4.250; 100.917
Country  Malaysia
State  Perak
Seat Seri Iskandar
Largest town Parit
Local area government(s) Perak Tengah District Council
Government
 • District officer Ghopran Bin Yeop Hamzah[1]
Area[2]
 • Total 1,279.46 km2 (494.00 sq mi)
Population (2010)[3]
 • Total 97,530
 • Estimate (2015)[4] 107,600
 • Density 76/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

The Perak Tengah District is a district in Perak, Malaysia. It is administered by Perak Tengah District Council, which is based at the town of Seri Iskandar; Parit is however the largest settlement in the area.

Administrative divisions

Perak Tengah District is divided into 11 mukims, which are:[5][6]

Demographics

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

Ethnic groups in Perat Tengah , 2010 census
EthnicityPopulationPercentage
Bumiputera94,66497.0%
Chinese1,2911.3%
Indian1,4261.5%
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 ParitMohd Nizar ZakariaBarisan Nasional (UMNO)
P73 Pasir SalakTajuddin Abdul RahmanBarisan Nasional (UMNO)


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

ParliamentStateSeat NameState AssemblymanParty
P69 N38BelanjaKhairudin Abu HanipahBarisan Nasional (UMNO)
P69 N39BotaKhairul Shahril MohamedBarisan Nasional (UMNO)
P73 N49Kampong GajahWan Norashikin Wan NordinBarisan Nasional (UMNO)

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

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. 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.
  5. ↑ http://apps.water.gov.my/jpskomuniti/dokumen/Laporan%20Profil%20Daerah%20Perak%20Tengah.pdf
  6. ↑ "Laman Web Pejabat Daerah Dan Tanah Perak Tengah - Statistik Daerah". pdtseriiskandar.perak.gov.my.
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