Hilir Perak District () is a

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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 district is governed by Teluk Intan Municipal Council which is based in the town of Teluk Intan. The District council was known as Hilir Perak District Council until 4 April 2004, when it was upgraded to Municipality status.

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 ...

town is the district's principal urban center while smaller towns include Langkap town and Chenderong Balai town.

town is on the southeast bank of the

Perak River The Perak River (; ) is the second longest river in Peninsular Malaysia after Pahang River in Pahang, Malaysia. A number of towns are on the banks of the river including the royal town of Kuala Kangsar. Most of the settlements in what is today ...

, opposite the kampong of Sungai Durian. Langkap town housing an Immigration Depot which is a detention centre for illegal immigrants around Perak state.

History

In January 2016

Bagan Datuk Bagan Datuk (formerly spelled Bagan Datoh), is a town and mukim in Bagan Datuk District, Perak, Malaysia. Location Bagan Datuk is the most southwest district in the state of Perak. It is about 130 km (by car) from the state capital Ipo ...

was declared an autonomous sub-district of Perak and later on 15 June 2016, Bagan Datoh was formed into a new district together with

Hutan Melintang Hutan Melintang ( Jawi: هوتن ملينتڠ) is a mukim in Bagan Datuk District, Perak, Malaysia. The town is located next to the Strait of Malacca. The majority of the population works in the fishing industry, which is one of the biggest ...

, detaching it from Hilir Perak (Teluk Intan). However Teluk Intan retains responsibility for the municipal works in the district.

Administrative divisions

Hilir Perak District is divided into 5

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s, which are: * Sungai Durian * Durian Sebatang * Changkat Jong * Sungai Manik * Labu Kubong

Geography

Hilir Perak is a relatively flat plain compared to

Ipoh Ipoh (, ) is the capital city of the Malaysian States and federal territories of Malaysia, state of Perak. Located on the Kinta River, it is nearly north of Kuala Lumpur and southeast of George Town, Penang, George Town in neighbouring Penang ...

, the state's capital. With the Perak River flowing through the district, it is a fertile area suitable for agricultural activities.

Demographics

Federal Parliament and State Assembly seats

List of Hilir Perak district representatives in the Federal Parliament (

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 ...

)

List of Hilir Perak district representatives in the State Legislative Assembly of Perak

Education

There are a lot of schools that located in this district. The famous daily school are

San Min National Type Secondary School Sekolah Menengah Jenis Kebangsaan San Min (Chinese: 三民国民型华文中学，abbreviated as SMJK San Min or SMSM), which literally translates to San Min National Type Chinese Secondary School (or simply San Min Secondary School), is located i ...

, San Min Independent Secondary School, SMK Seri Perak, SMK Horley Methodist, SMK Convent, SMK Sultan Abdul Aziz and SMK St. Anthony. For boarding school, there are one boarding schools in this district, Sekolah Menengah Sains Teluk Intan and one technical school, Sekolah Menengah Teknik Teluk Intan. There are 2 public university branch campuses located in this district. The campuses are

UiTM The MARA Technological University ( Malay: ''Universiti Teknologi MARA''; Jawi: اونيۏرسيتي تيكنولوڬي مارا; abbr. UiTM) is a public university in Malaysia, based primarily in Shah Alam, Selangor. It was established to hel ...

Teluk Intan Campu

of Faculty of Medicine completed in October 2010 and UKM Teluk Intan Campus of Faculty of Medicine (currently under construction). Both are located beside Hospital Teluk Intan. There are also a community school in

town.

Economic activities

Agriculture and fishing are two main economic activities in Hilir Perak. Almost two-thirds of Hilir Perak's agricultural land is planted with oil palms, while the one third goes to vegetables, paddy, coconuts etc. The biggest fishing town in Hilir Perak is Hutan Melintang, which has about 400 fishing ships of various sizes. Hutan Melintang fishermen sell their catches throughout the country. The vibrant agriculture and fishing industry in Hilir Perak had attracted many foreign workers into Hilir Perak. The fishing industry employs more

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while

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are largely employed in the agricultural sector. There is also a light industrial area in Teluk Intan and Langkap which provides many work opportunities to the locals.

References

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