Kampar District | |
Official Name: | Daerah Kampar |
Translit Lang1: | Other |
Translit Lang1 Type2: | Chinese |
Translit Lang1 Info2: | Chinese: 金宝县 |
Translit Lang1 Type3: | Tamil |
Translit Lang1 Info3: | Tamil: கம்பார் |
Translit Lang1 Type1: | Jawi |
Translit Lang1 Info1: | دايره كمڤر |
Settlement Type: | District of Malaysia |
Pushpin Map: | Malaysia District |
Image Map1: | |
Coordinates: | 4.3333°N 116°W |
Pushpin Label Position: | Center |
Pushpin Map Caption: | Location of Kampar District in Malaysia |
Subdivision Type: | Country |
Subdivision Type1: | State |
Seat: | Kampar |
Parts Type: | Local area government(s) |
Parts: | Kampar District Council |
Leader Title: | District officer |
Leader Name: | n/a |
Area Footnotes: | [1] |
Population As Of: | 2010 |
Population Density Km2: | auto |
Pop Est As Of: | 2015 |
Pop Est Footnotes: | [2] |
Timezone: | MST |
Utc Offset: | +8 |
Timezone Dst: | Not observed |
Utc Offset Dst: | +8 |
Postal Code Type: | Postcode |
Postal Code: | 316xx-319xx |
Area Code: | +6-05 |
Area Code Type: | Calling code |
Registration Plate Type: | Vehicle registration plates |
Registration Plate: | A |
Kampar District Council | |
Native Name: | Majlis Daerah Kampar مجليس دايره كمڤر |
Native Name Lang: | Malay |
Legislature: | Local Government Act 1976 |
Coa Pic: | The Seal of Kampar District Council.png |
Foundation: | 1 September 1977 |
House Type: | Municipal Council |
Preceded By: | Kinta South District Council |
Jurisdiction: | Kampar District |
Leader1 Type: | President |
Leader1: | Ahmad Suqairy Alias |
Meeting Place: | Kompleks Pentadbiran MD Kampar, Jalan Iskandar, 31900 Kampar, Perak. |
Motto: | Maju dan Membangun Progress and Develop |
The Kampar District (Kinta South) is a district in Perak, Malaysia. It was a district on 21 May 2009 after the Sultan of Perak declared Kampar the state's 10th district, which is the smaller district in the state. Its local government is Kampar District Council based in the town of Kampar.
Historically, Kampar District was once famous for its tin, being one of the major tin producers in the 18th century. In the 19th century, Kinta district was famous for its tin. It was the number one tin producing valley in the world.
Kampar District is divided into 2 mukims, which are:[3]
The following is based on Department of Statistics Malaysia 2010 census.
Ethnic groups in Kampar, 2010 census | |||
---|---|---|---|
Population | Percentage | ||
35,033 | 36.1% | ||
51,341 | 52.8% | ||
10,638 | 11.0% | ||
Others | 115 | 0.1% | |
Total | 97,167 | 100% |
Kampar district is divided between two parliamentary seats with some areas of the district in Gopeng constituency and the rest of the district into Kampar constituency.
List of Kampar district representatives in the Federal Parliament (Dewan Rakyat)
Parliament | Seat Name | Member of Parliament | Party |
---|---|---|---|
P70 | Pakatan Harapan (DAP) | ||
P71 | Pakatan Harapan (PKR) | ||
List of Kampar district representatives in the State Legislative Assembly of Perak
Parliament | State | Seat Name | State Assemblyman | Party |
---|---|---|---|---|
P70 | N41 | Bavani Veriah Shasha | Pakatan Harapan (DAP) | |
P70 | N42 | Angeline Koo Hai Yen | Pakatan Harapan (DAP) | |
P70 | N43 | Mohd Azlan Helmi | Pakatan Harapan (PKR) | |
P71 | N46 | Sandrea Ng Shy Ching | Pakatan Harapan (PKR) | |