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Perak Tengah District
District of Malaysia
Daerah Perak Tengah
Other transcription(s)
• Jawi	دائره ڤراق تڠه‎
• Chinese	中霹雳县
• Tamil	பேராக் தெஙஹ்
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Location of Perak Tengah District in Perak
Perak Tengah DistrictLocation of Perak Tengah District in Malaysia
Coordinates: 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
Area
• Total	1,279.46 km (494.00 sq mi)
Population
• Total	97,530
• Estimate	107,600
• Density	76/km (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

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. Smaller towns in the district include Bota, Lambor and Kampung Gajah.

Administrative divisions

Perak Tengah District is divided into 12 mukims, which are:

• Bandar
• Belanja (Parit town)
• Bota (including district capital Seri Iskandar and much of Bota's urban area)
• Jaya Baru
• Kampung Gajah
• 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%
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Source:

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

Federal Parliament and State Assembly Seats

List of Perak Tengah district representatives in the Federal Parliament (Dewan Rakyat)

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

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

• Districts of Malaysia

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. ^ "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.
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.

External links

• Rancangan Tempatan Daerah Perak Tengah 2030

• Perak Tengah District