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Perak Tengah District
Perak Tengah District (, 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. 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 GajahKampung 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. * Kota Setia * Lambor Kanan * Lambor Kiri * Layang-Layang * Pasir Panjang Hulu * Pasir Salak * Pulau Tiga Demog ...
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Perak Malay
Perak Malay (''Bahase Peghok'' or ''Ngelabun Peghok''; Standard Malay: ''bahasa Melayu Perak''; Jawi script: بهاس ملايو ڤيراق) is one of the Malay language, Malay Malayan languages, dialects spoken within the state of Perak, Malaysia. Although it is neither the official language nor the standard dialect in the whole state of Perak, its existence which co-exists with other major dialects in the state of Perak still plays an important role in maintaining the identity of Perak. In spite of the fact that there are five main dialects traditionally spoken in Perak, only one of which is intended by the name "Perak Malay". There are subtle phonetic, Syntax, syntactic and lexicon, lexical distinctions from other major Malay dialects. Perak Malay can be divided into two sub-dialects, Kuala Kangsar and Perak Tengah, named after the ''daerah'' (districts) where they are predominantly spoken. Classification Linguistically, the Malay dialects spoken in the state of Perak are dive ...
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Ethnicity
An ethnicity or ethnic group is a group of people with shared attributes, which they Collective consciousness, collectively believe to have, and long-term endogamy. Ethnicities share attributes like language, culture, common sets of ancestry, traditions, society, religion, history or social treatment. Ethnicities may also have a narrow or broad spectrum of genetic ancestry, with some groups having mixed genetic ancestry. ''Ethnicity'' is sometimes used interchangeably with nation, ''nation'', particularly in cases of ethnic nationalism. It is also used interchangeably with ''Race (human categorization), race'' although not all ethnicities identify as racial groups. By way of cultural assimilation, assimilation, acculturation, Cultural amalgamation, amalgamation, language shift, Heterogamy#Social science, intermarriage, adoption and religious conversion, individuals or groups may over time shift from one ethnic group to another. Ethnic groups may be divided into subgroups or tr ...
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Malaysia Federal Route 73
Federal Route 73, or Jalan Seputeh–Batu Hampar, is a federal road in Perak, Malaysia. The roads connects Batu Hampar in the west to Seputeh Seputeh is a federal constituency in the Federal Territory of Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia, that has been represented in the Dewan Rakyat The Dewan Rakyat (; Jawi script, Jawi: ), is the lower house of the Bicameralism, bicameral Parliament of Mala ... in the east. Route background The Kilometre Zero of the Federal Route 73 starts at Seputeh. Features At most sections, the Federal Route 73 was built under the JKR R5 road standard, with a speed limit of 90 km/h. List of junctions and towns References Malaysian federal roads {{Malaysia-road-stub ...
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Malaysia Federal Route 72
Federal Route 72, or Jalan Bota Kiri, is a federal road in Perak, Malaysia. The road connects Tanjung Belanja in the north to Bota Kiri in the south. Route background The Kilometre Zero of the Federal Route 72 starts at Bota Kiri, at its interchange with the Federal Route 5 Route 5, or Highway 5, may refer to routes in the following countries: International * Asian Highway 5 * European route E05 * European route E005 Argentina * National Route 5 Australia New South Wales * M5 Motorway (Sydney) * The Det ..., the main trunk road of the west coast of Peninsular Malaysia. Features At most sections, the Federal Route 72 was built under the JKR R5 road standard, with a speed limit of 90 km/h. List of junctions and town References Malaysian federal roads {{Malaysia-road-stub ...
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Malaysia Federal Route 5
Federal Route 5 is one of the three north–south oriented backbone federal roads running along the west coast of Peninsular Malaysia, Malaysia. The federal highway runs from Jelapang, Perak in the north to Skudai, Johor in the south. Route background The Federal Route 5 is one of the three north–south backbone federal highways in Peninsular Malaysia; the other two are the Federal Routes 1 and 3. The FT5 highway is also the shortest among the three backbone federal highways. Generally, the Federal Route 5 runs mostly along the west coast of Peninsular Malaysia. The Kilometre Zero of the Federal Route 5 is located at Skudai, Johor, at its interchange with the Federal Route 1, the main trunk road of the central of Peninsular Malaysia. It begins as an east–west highway from Skudai to Pontian Kechil. Starting from Pontian Kechil, it becomes the main west coastal trunk road of Peninsular Malaysia. At Batu Pahat, the FT5 highway forms a part of the Batu Bahat–Kluang ...
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Malaysia Federal Route 109
Federal Route 109, or Jalan Sungai Perak Kanan or Jalan Sungai Manik, is a federal road in Perak, Malaysia. It is also a main route to Pasir Salak Historical Complex in Pasir Salak. The Kilometre Zero of the Federal Route 109 is located at Bota Kanan, at its junction with the Federal Route 5 Route 5, or Highway 5, may refer to routes in the following countries: International * Asian Highway 5 * European route E05 * European route E005 Argentina * National Route 5 Australia New South Wales * M5 Motorway (Sydney) * The Det ..., the main trunk road of the west coast of Peninsular Malaysia. Features At most sections, the Federal Route 109 was built under the JKR R5 road standard, with a speed limit of 90 km/h. List of junctions and town References Malaysian federal roads {{Malaysia-road-stub ...
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Kampong Gajah (state Constituency)
Kampong Gajah is a state constituency in Perak, Malaysia, that has been represented in the Perak State Legislative Assembly The Perak State Legislative Assembly () is the unicameral state legislature of the Malaysian state of Perak. It is composed of 59 members representing single-member constituencies throughout the state. Elections are held no more than five years a .... Demographics History Polling districts According to the federal gazette issued on 31 October 2022, the Kampong Gajah constituency is divided into 33 polling districts. Representation history Election results References * Perak state constituencies {{Malaysia-geo-stub ...
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Bota (state Constituency)
Bota (Perak Malay: ''Bote''; Jawi: بوتا; ) is a mukim in Perak Tengah District, Perak, Malaysia. It comprises two geographical areas: Bota Kiri and Bota Kanan (Left Bota and Right Bota, respectively) as it is divided by the Perak River. There is a river terrapin breeding center in Bota Kanan. Bota is also well known for its durian fruit. The town has over fifteen mosques. History Name origin The town was used to be named Brahman Indera. However, mythical folklore began to emerge among the locals of "ogres" or giants that used to hid inside caves or holes underground around the river called ''bota'' (likely from the ''bhuta'', a jin-like creature which itself has been mentioned in the Malay Annals): these giants are said by the folks to have an earthy, muddy complexion and commonly lurk around yellow bamboo groves on the banks and edge of paddy fields where fish perch. They find food commonly in the soil and will occasionally forage in the form of human or animal fle ...
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Belanja (state Constituency)
Belanja is a state constituency in Perak, Malaysia, that has been represented in the Perak State Legislative Assembly The Perak State Legislative Assembly () is the unicameral state legislature of the Malaysian state of Perak. It is composed of 59 members representing single-member constituencies throughout the state. Elections are held no more than five years a .... Demographics History Polling districts According to the federal gazette issued on 31 October 2022, the Belanja constituency is divided into 21 polling districts. Representation history Election results References External links * Perak state constituencies {{Malaysia-geo-stub ...
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Pasir Salak (federal Constituency)
Pasir Salak is a federal constituency in Perak Tengah District and Hilir Perak District, Perak, Malaysia Malaysia is a country in Southeast Asia. Featuring the Tanjung Piai, southernmost point of continental Eurasia, it is a federation, federal constitutional monarchy consisting of States and federal territories of Malaysia, 13 states and thre ..., that has been represented in the Dewan Rakyat since 1986. The federal constituency was created in the 1984 redistribution and is mandated to return a single member to the Dewan Rakyat under the first past the post voting system. Demographics History Polling districts According to the federal gazette issued on 31 October 2022, the Pasir Salak constituency is divided into 53 polling districts. Representation history State constituency Current state assembly members Local governments & postcodes Election results ...
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Parit (federal Constituency)
Parit is a federal constituency in Perak Tengah District, Perak, Malaysia, that has been represented in the Dewan Rakyat The Dewan Rakyat (; Jawi script, Jawi: ), is the lower house of the Bicameralism, bicameral Parliament of Malaysia, Parliament which is the federal legislature of Malaysia. The chamber and its powers are established by Article 44 of the Constitu ... since 1959. The federal constituency was created in the 1958 redistribution and is mandated to return a single member to the Dewan Rakyat under the first past the post voting system. Demographics History Polling districts According to the federal gazette issued on 31 October 2022, the Parit constituency is divided into 37 polling districts. Representation history State constituency Current state assembly members Local governments & postcodes Election results ...
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Dewan Rakyat
The Dewan Rakyat (; Jawi script, Jawi: ), is the lower house of the Bicameralism, bicameral Parliament of Malaysia, Parliament which is the federal legislature of Malaysia. The chamber and its powers are established by Article 44 of the Constitution of Malaysia. The Dewan Rakyat sits in the Malaysian Houses of Parliament, Houses of Parliament in Kuala Lumpur, along with the Dewan Negara, the upper house. The Dewan Rakyat is a directly Election, elected body consisting of 222 members known as Member of parliament, Members of Parliament (MPs). Members are elected by first-past-the-post voting with one member from each List of Malaysian electoral districts, federal constituency. Members hold their seats until the Dissolution of parliament, Dewan Rakyat is dissolved, the term of which is Constitutionalism, constitutionally limited to five years after an Elections in Malaysia, election. The number of seats each States and federal territories of Malaysia, state or territory is entitled ...
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