Perak Tengah District

Perak Tengah District (lit. 'Central Perak', Perak Malay: Peghok Tengoh) 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.

Perak Tengah District Peghok Tengoh (Perak Malay)
District of Perak
Daerah Perak Tengah
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
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][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
• 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 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

Administrative divisions

Perak Tengah District

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 (Batu Gajah station) is in the town of Batu Gajah in Kinta District.

See also

• Districts of Malaysia