Gerik (alternate spelling: Grik) is a

mukim A mukim is a type of administrative division used in Brunei, Indonesia, Malaysia and Singapore. The word ''mukim'' is a loanword in English language, English. However, it was also originally a loanword in Malay language, Malay from the Arabic word ...

and the district capital of Hulu Perak District,

Perak Perak (; Perak Malay: ''Peghok'') is a States and federal territories of Malaysia, state of Malaysia on the west coast of the Malay Peninsula. Perak has land borders with the Malaysian states of Kedah to the north, Penang to the northwest, Kel ...

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. The town is also known as Rest Town due to its strategic location next to East-West Highway Federal Route 4, the main route linking

Kedah Kedah (), also known by its honorific Darul Aman (Islam), Aman (دار الأمان; Arabic for 'The Safe Abode') and historically as Queda, is a States and federal territories of Malaysia, state of Malaysia, located in the northwestern part of ...

Penang Penang is a Malaysian state located on the northwest coast of Peninsular Malaysia along the Strait of Malacca. It has two parts: Penang Island, where the capital city, George Town, is located, and Seberang Perai on the Malay Peninsula. Th ...

and

Kelantan Kelantan (; Kelantan-Pattani Malay, Kelantanese Malay: ''Klate''; ) is a state in Malaysia. The capital, Kota Bharu, includes the royal seat of Kubang Kerian. The honorific, honorific name of the state is ''Darul Naim'' ("The Blissful Abode"). ...

History

According to historical records, the first person to enter Gerik was Tun Saban, the son of Tun Perak, and the treasurer of the

Malacca Sultanate The Malacca Sultanate (; Jawi script: ) was a Malay sultanate based in the modern-day state of Malacca, Malaysia. Conventional historical thesis marks as the founding year of the sultanate by King of Singapura, Parameswara, also known as I ...

in the early 16th century. During the fall of the sultanate to the Portuguese, Tun Saban migrated to Hulu Patani and then moved to Belum, Gerik. He became the chairman of the community at Belum. Gerik is bordered by Reman State to the north. Raja

Reman The Kingdom of Reman or Kingdom of Rahman (; Jawi: كراجأن رمان; ; ) was a landlocked semi-independent Malay kingdom in the northern Malay Peninsula. It was one of seven regions of Patani Kingdom, an autonomous tributary state of S ...

trespassed into Gerik and captured Klian Intan and Kroh (Pengkalan Hulu). By the 19th century, most of Gerik's territory was conquered by King Reman. In 1902, the monarchy in Reman was abolished by the Siamese government and the Gerik region was incorporated as a colony. On 9 July 1902, the Siamese government entered into an agreement with the British government to hand over

Perlis Perlis (Kedah Malay language, Kedah Malay (Perlis dialect): ''Peghelih'') is a Negeri, state of Malaysia in the northwestern coast of Peninsular Malaysia. It is the smallest state in Malaysia by area and population. The state borders the Thai ...

and

Terengganu Terengganu (; Terengganu Malay: ''Tranung'', formerly spelled Trengganu or Tringganu) is a sultanate and States and federal territories of Malaysia, federal state of Malaysia. The state is also known by its Arabic honorific, ''Dāru l-Iman (c ...

to British rule. The agreement was signed in Bangkok by

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(

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) and the Siam Foreign Secretary. Among the conditions in the agreement, the Siamese government also had to hand over the Gerik district, which had been taken by Raja Reman to the Perak government. The ceremony of handing over the Gerik area was held in

Kroh Kroh or Keruh (; ), now known as Pengkalan Hulu, is a town in Hulu Perak District, Perak, Malaysia bordering Thailand and also the state of Kedah. The nearest town on the Thailand side is Betong in Yala province. History Kroh began as the ...

on 16 July 1909.

Notable landmarks

*District and Land Office *

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(JKR) district offices *District mosque *Bus Station *Klinik Kesihatan Plang

Schools

*MRSM Gerik *SK Mahkota Sari *SK Sri Adika Raja *SK Plang *SK Batu 4 *SJK(T) Gerik *SMK Gerik *SMK Sultan Idris Shah II *SMK Seri Budiman *SMK Kenering *Kolej Komuniti Gerik *SMK Batu 4,Jalan Kuala Rui *SJK(C) Chung Wa *SJK(C) Batu 2 *SJK(C) Kuala Rui *Kolej Vokasional Gerik *SK Pahit *SK Kerunai *SK Budiman *SK Tan Sri Ghazali Jawi *Sk Ganda Temengor

Fishing and camping

*Belum Rainforest Resort *Air Beruk (Camping Site) *Homestay Eco Resort Kampung Plang *Tasik Banding *Tasik Temenggor (

Temenggor Lake Temenggor Lake () is a lake in Hulu Perak District, Perak, Malaysia. It is the second largest lake in Peninsular Malaysia after Kenyir Lake in Hulu Terengganu District, Terengganu. This man-made lake is located south of the 1,533 m high Ulu Titi ...

) *Tasik Bersia Lama *Gerik Illo

Transportation

Gerik is located next to the intersection of highways

Malaysia Federal Route 4 Federal Route 4 is a federal road in the north of Peninsula Malaysia. The road connects Butterworth, Penang to Pasir Puteh in Kelantan. The highway also goes close to the border with Thailand and meets Jalan Kompleks CIQ Bukit Bunga at Bukit ...

and

Malaysia Federal Route 76 Federal Route 76 is a federal highway in Kedah and Perak state, Malaysia. The 163.7-km federal highway serves as the main route from Perak and Kedah to the East–West Highway FT4, as well as the main route to Thailand via Keroh and Betong. Ro ...

. Highway Federal Route 4 is the main route preferred by Penang and Kedah motorists to access the east coast states of

and

. Highway Federal Route 76 connects Gerik to

Pengkalan Hulu Pengkalan Hulu, formerly known as Kroh or Keroh, is a town and a mukim in Hulu Perak District, Perak, Malaysia, bordering Thailand and Kedah. The nearest town on the Thailand side is Betong, Thailand, Betong in Yala province. Although descr ...

and

Baling District The Baling District is an administrative district in southeastern Kedah, Malaysia. Located about 110 km from Alor Setar, it borders Perak and Betong, the southernmost town of Thailand. Name The name Baling can be traced to a series of ev ...

due north, and to

Kuala Kangsar Kuala Kangsar (Perak Malay: ) is the royal town of Perak, Malaysia. It is located at the downstream of Kangsar River where it joins the Perak River, approximately northwest of Ipoh, Perak's capital, and southeast of George Town, Penang, Ge ...

, the royal seat of Perak in the state's southern region.

Politics

Gerik Gerik (alternate spelling: Grik) is a mukim and the district capital of Hulu Perak District, Perak, Malaysia. The town is also known as Rest Town due to its strategic location next to East-West Highway Federal Route 4, the main route linkin ...

is currently represented in the

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of the

Malaysian Parliament The Parliament of Malaysia (; Jawi script, Jawi: ) is the national legislature of Malaysia, based on the Westminster system. The bicameral parliament consists of the Dewan Rakyat (House of Representatives, Literal translation, lit. "People's As ...

Fathul Huzir Ayob Fathul Huzir bin Ayob is a Malaysian politician who has served as the Member of Parliament (MP) for Gerik since November 2022. He is a member of Malaysian United Indigenous Party (BERSATU), a component party of the Perikatan Nasional (PN) coa ...

of the

BERSATU The Malaysian United Indigenous Party (Malay language, Malay: ''Parti Pribumi Bersatu Malaysia''; Abbreviation, abbrev: BERSATU or PPBM) is a nationalist political party in Malaysia. The party was preceded by the United Indigenous Association ...

political party, which is a part of the

Perikatan Nasional Perikatan Nasional (PN; ) is a Malaysian Parliamentary group, political coalition consisting of Right-wing politics, right-wing and Far-right politics, far-right political parties. It is the second largest political coalition in Dewan Rakyat w ...

coalition. Gerik also supplies two state constituencies 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 ...

, namely: *

(

) * Temengor (

Barisan Nasional Barisan Nasional (BN; ) is a political coalition of Malaysia that was founded in 1974 as a coalition of centre-right and right-wing political parties to succeed the Alliance Party. It is the third largest political coalition with 30 seats in ...

)

Notable people

Salbiah Mohamed Salbiah binti Mohamed (born 7 May 1978) is a Malaysian politician who has served as Member of the Perak State Executive Council (EXCO) in the Barisan Nasional (BN) state administration under Menteri Besar Saarani Mohamad since November 2022 and ...

- politician *

Hasbullah Osman Hasbullah bin Osman (17 February 1957 – 16 November 2020) was a Malaysian politician who served as Chairman of the Syarikat Perumahan Negara Berhad (SPNB) from May 2020, Member of Parliament (MP) for Gerik from May 2013 to his death in No ...

- politician *

Syazwan Roslan Mohd Syazwan Bin Mohd Roslan (born 22 March 1988) is a Malaysian footballer. His preferred position is as a defender and mainly as a right-back. Career Syazwan started his professional career in Perak youth squad. He signed to play with Perli ...

- footballer *

Wan Mohamed Wan Teh Yang Berbahagia Dato' Seri Haji Wan Mohamed bin Haji Wan Teh (1929 — 25 August 1993) was the 7th Menteri Besar of Perak from 1 October 1977 to 1 March 1983. He was also the Member of Perak State Legislative Assembly for Grik from 1969 to ...

- politician

References

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