Perak Tengah District

Perak Tengah District Council

Majlis Daerah Perak Tengah
Perak Tengah District Council ; Majlis Daerah Perak Tengah
Type
Type	Local authority
History
Founded	1 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
Perak Tengah District
District of Malaysia
	Daerah Perak Tengah
Other transcription(s)
• Jawi	دائره ڤراق تڠه‎
• Chinese	中霹雳县
• Tamil	பேராக் தெஙஹ்
	Flag Seal
	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
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[URL required, verification needed]
Area
• Total	1,279.46 km2 (494.00 sq mi)
Population (2010)
• Total	97,530
• Estimate (2015)	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 (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 is divided into 12 mukims, which are:^[6]^[7]

Bandar
Belanja (Parit town)
Bota (including district capital Seri Iskandar and much of Bota's urban area)
Jaya Baru
Kampung Gajah^[8]
Kota Setia
Lambor Kanan
Lambor Kiri
Layang-Layang
Pasir Panjang Hulu
Pasir Salak
Pulau Tiga

Demographics

Historical population

Year

Pop.

±%

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.

References

^ "Laman Web Pejabat Daerah Dan Tanah Perak Tengah - Pegawai Daerah". pdtseriiskandar.perak.gov.my.
^ "RTD Perak Tengah 2030" (PDF) (in Malay).
^ ^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.
^ "Rancangan Struktur Negeri Perak 2040" (PDF). p. 316. Archived from the original (PDF) on 2018-03-28. Retrieved 2018-03-28.
^ "Pasir Salak Historical Complex". Malaysia Traveller. Retrieved 2024-02-18.
^ "Profile of Perak Tengah District" (PDF). apps.water.gov.my. Retrieved July 29, 2024.
^ "Laman Web Pejabat Daerah Dan Tanah Perak Tengah - Statistik Daerah". pdtseriiskandar.perak.gov.my.
^ 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.
^ "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.

External links

Rancangan Tempatan Daerah Perak Tengah 2030

[1] "Laman Web Pejabat Daerah Dan Tanah Perak Tengah - Pegawai Daerah". pdtseriiskandar.perak.gov.my.

[2] "RTD Perak Tengah 2030" (PDF) (in Malay).

[taburan-3] "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.

[2020KF-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.

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