The Batang Padang District ( ms, Daerah Batang Padang) is a

district A district is a type of administrative division that, in some countries, is managed by the local government. Across the world, areas known as "districts" vary greatly in size, spanning regions or county, counties, several municipality, municipa ...

in Perak,

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. This district is administered by a local council, namely, the Tapah District Council, based in

Tapah Tapah is a town and the capital of Batang Padang District, Perak, Malaysia. Name The name "Tapah" is said to be originated from the name of a freshwater fish, ''"Ikan Tapah"''. The scientific name of the fish is ''Wallago leeri''. The loc ...

. The major towns of Batang Padang are

Bidor Bidor (Chinese: 美羅) is a town and mukim in Batang Padang District, southern Perak, Malaysia. Geography Bidor is located 59 km southeast from state capital Ipoh and 116 km northwest of Kuala Lumpur. It is south of Tapah, north ...

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 Selangor (; ), also known by its Arabic language, Arabic honorific Darul Ehsan, or "Abode of Sincerity", is one of the 13 Malaysian states. It is on the west coast of Peninsular Malaysia and is bordered by Perak to the north, Pahang to the east ...

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 The Muallim District is the eleventh district of the state of Perak, Malaysia, situated at the southeastern tip of the state, bordering the state of Selangor. It was proclaimed by the current Sultan of Perak, Sultan Nazrin Muizzuddin Shah on 11 Jan ...

which was officiated on 11 January 2016.

Administrative divisions

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

) *

* Chenderiang * Sungkai

Towns and Settlements

Among the major urban settlements in Batang Padang District are: *

, the district capital *

* Sungkai * Chenderiang * Temoh * Tapah Road *Ayer Kuning *Banir *Sungai Lesong *Bikam

Demographics

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.

References

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