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

Teluk Intan Teluk Intan is a town in Hilir Perak District, Perak, Malaysia. It is the district capital, the largest town in the district and fourth largest town in the state of Perak with an estimated population of around 172,505, more than half of Hilir P ...

. Across the

Bernam River The Bernam River (, Jawi: سوڠاي برنم) is a river located between the Malaysian states of Perak and Selangor, demarcating the border of the two states. The river also separates the respective districts of Muallim and Bagan Datuk on th ...

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. On the way from Teluk Intan there will be a few small township which are Hutan Melintang, Selekoh and

Simpang Tiga Simpang Tiga is a small township in Bagan Datuk District, Perak, Malaysia. This Township is formed by only a few rows of shop houses and a few hundred families, most of them farmers. This township is also the hometown for the Parliament Member ...

. 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

Highway 69 is the main ingress to Bagan Datuk town.

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does not serve the area.

Politics

Bagan Datuk is represented in the

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of the

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by Deputy Prime Minister Dato' Seri

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from

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

: * Rungkup * Hutan Melintang Rungkup is currently held by Shahrul Zaman bin Yahya from

while Hutan Melintang is currently held by Wasanthee Sinnasamy from PKR.

References

External links

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