The Muallim District is the eleventh

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of the state of

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, situated at the southeastern tip of the state, bordering the state of

Selangor Selangor ( ; ), also known by the Arabic language, Arabic honorific Darul Ehsan, or "Abode of Sincerity", is one of the 13 states of Malaysia. It is on the west coast of Peninsular Malaysia and is bordered by Perak to the north, Pahang to the e ...

. It was proclaimed by the current

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, Sultan Nazrin Muizzuddin Shah on 11 January 2016 at the

Tanjung Malim Tanjong Malim, or Tanjung Malim, is a town in Muallim District, Perak, Malaysia. It is approximately north of Kuala Lumpur and 120 km south of Ipoh via the North–South Expressway. It lies on the Perak-Selangor state border, with Sunga ...

District Council Building. The district was previously part of the neighbouring

Batang Padang The Batang Padang District () is a district in Perak, Malaysia. This district is administered by a local council, namely, the Tapah District Council, based in Tapah. The major towns of Batang Padang are Bidor, Tapah and Sungkai. In August 2007 ...

district. It covers an area of 93,435-hectares of land. The district includes the towns of

Slim River Slim River is a small town in Muallim District, Perak, Malaysia. It is about 100 km (driving time 45 minutes) from Kuala Lumpur. It is situated in the southern part of Perak and is 20 km north of Tanjung Malim. It is about 100 k ...

, Behrang,

and

Proton City Proton City () is a township with industrial, commercial and residential activities spread over 4,000 acres (16 km2) in Muallim District, Perak, Malaysia. It houses the RM1.8 million Proton car assembly plant. Proton City aimed to be fully ...

. It was given the name Muallim, the Arabic word for "teacher", because of the

Sultan Idris Education University Sultan Idris Education University (; commonly abbreviated as UPSI; Jawi: اونيۏرسيتي ڤنديديقن سلطان إدريس) is a public university located in Tanjung Malim, Perak, Malaysia. Established in 1922 as a teachers' college, ...

in the district. The university has produced many teachers since the colonial era.

Administrative divisions

Muallim District is being administered by the Land and District Office Muallim that located in Slim River, Perak. The current District Officer of Muallim is Encik Mohamad Fitri bin Hassan. The Muallim District is divided into three ''mukims'' (townships), which are: * Slim (including

and

Trolak Trolak ( Jawi: ترولق; zh, 地罗叻, ) is a small estate town in Mukim Slim, Muallim District, Perak, Malaysia. It houses many FELDA explorers since circa 1960s with a rubber plantation, later changed into an oil palm plantation. The na ...

) * Ulu Bernam Timur (including

Behrang Stesen Behrang Stesen (, Jawi: ; zh, t=美冷车站; ) is a small town located in Muallim District, Perak, Malaysia. It is situated within the parliamentary constituency of Tanjung Malim and is located approximately equidistant – on either side ...

and

Tanjong Malim Tanjong Malim, or Tanjung Malim, is a town in Muallim District, Perak, Malaysia. It is approximately north of Kuala Lumpur and 120 km south of Ipoh via the North–South Expressway. It lies on the Perak-Selangor state border, with Sunga ...

* Ulu Bernam Barat The east and west parts of the Ulu Bernam ''mukim'' is separated by the town of Hulu Bernam, which is a part of

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. West Ulu Bernam was an

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of the district and the ''mukim.''

Demographics

Federal Parliament and State Assembly Seats

The parliamentary constituency of

encompasses the entire district. It also supplies two state constituencies 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 ...

. List of Muallim district representatives in the

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(

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) List of Muallim district representatives in the

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Administrative divisions

Demographics

Federal Parliament and State Assembly Seats

See also

References