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Batang Padang District
District of Malaysia
Daerah Batang Padang
Other transcription(s)
• Jawi	دائره باتڠ ڤادڠ‎
• Chinese	马登巴冷县
• Tamil	பத்தாங் பாடாங்
Location of Batang Padang District in Perak
Batang Padang DistrictLocation of Batang Padang District in Malaysia
Coordinates: 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	En. Shahrul Affendi bin Baharudin
Area
• Total	1,794.18 km (692.74 sq mi)
Population
• Total	123,600
• Estimate	88,800
• Density	69/km (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 council, 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.

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.

Administrative divisions

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

• Batang Padang (Tapah)
• Bidor
• Chenderiang
• Sungkai

Towns and Settlements

Among the major urban settlements in Batang Padang District are:

• Tapah, the district capital
• Bidor
• Sungkai
• Chenderiang
• Temoh
• Tapah Road
• Ayer Kuning
• Banir
• Sungai Lesong
• Bikam

Demographics

Historical population

Year	Pop.	±%
1991	154,686	—
2000	152,201	−1.6%
2010	175,318	+15.2%
2020	124,049	−29.2%
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Figures before 2016 includes Muallim District. Source:

Federal Parliament and State Assembly Seats

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

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

Public Transport

Train Service

There are two railway stations in Batang Padang District which are Tapah Road station and Sungkai station.

See also

• Districts of Malaysia

References

1. "Rancangan Struktur Negeri Perak 2040" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on 2018-03-28. Retrieved 2018-03-28.
2. ^ ADMIN, TAPAH. "Laman Web Pejabat Daerah Dan Tanah - Senarai Mukim Dan Statistik Penduduk". pdttapah.perak.gov.my. Archived from the original on 2017-12-11. Retrieved 2017-12-16.
3. "Rancangan Struktur Negeri Perak 2040" (PDF). p. 316. Archived from the original (PDF) on 2018-03-28. Retrieved 2018-03-28.
4. IDRIS, SAYED HESHAM. "Langkah segera atasi banjir di Batang Padang".
5. Shamsul Kamal Amarudin (11 January 2016). "Muallim rasmi menjadi daerah ke-11 di Perak". Berita Harian. Retrieved 2014-09-17.
6. "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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