Bagan Datuk (formerly spelled Bagan Datoh), is a town and mukim in Bagan Datuk District,

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Location

Bagan Datuk is the most southwest

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in the state of

. It is about 130 km (by car) from the state capital

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and 46 km from

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. Across the Bernam River is Sabak,

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Economy

The main economic activity in Bagan Datuk is fishing. There are also, however, many coconut plantations nearby, visible along the road to Bagan Datuk from

. There are also a few fishing villages scattered around Bagan Datuk, for example Sungai Tiang and Sungai Burong, and their corresponding seaside village Bagan Sungai Tiang and

Bagan Sungai Burong Bagan Sungai Burong is a small fishing village in Bagan Datuk District, Perak, Malaysia. Bagan Sungai Burong has a population about 300 people, mostly of Chaozhou (潮州) descent. The largest family name in the village is known as 'Heng'(王) ...

. On the way from Teluk Intan there will be a few small township which are Hutan Melintang, Selekoh and Simpang Tiga. One popular spot for angling is Sungai Dulang, situated about 8 km from Bagan Datuk. It is famous for lobster fishing where an angler's night spent there could harvest up to 5 kilograms of lobsters.

Transportation

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is the main ingress to Bagan Datuk town.

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does not serve the area.

Politics

Bagan Datuk is represented in the Dewan Rakyat of the

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by former Deputy Prime Minister Datuk Seri

Ahmad Zahid Hamidi Dato' Seri Dr. Ahmad Zahid bin Hamidi ( ms, أحمد زاهد بن حميدي, label= Jawi, script=arab, italic=unset; born 4 January 1953) is a Malaysian politician who has served as the 11th and 14th Deputy Prime Minister from July 2015 to ...

from

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. On the state level, Bagan Datuk provides two seats to the

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: * Rungkup * Hutan Melintang Rungkup is currently held by Shahrul Zaman bin Yahya while Hutan Melintang is currently held by Khairuddin bin Tarmizi. Both politicians are from

References

External links

JPN Bagan Datoh
{{Perak Bagan Datuk District Towns in Perak Mukims of Perak