Pasir Salak 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 historical riverside town in

Perak Tengah District Perak Tengah District (, Perak Malay: ''Peghok Tengoh'') is a district in Perak, Malaysia. It is administered by the Perak Tengah District Council, which is based at the town of Seri Iskandar. Parit is however the largest settlement in the area ...

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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, about 45 minutes from the state capital, Ipoh. The British colonial official J.W.W. Birch, who had been sent to take up the position of the first British Resident in Perak, was assassinated at Pasir Salak as the result of a conspiracy involving the local chiefs Dato Maharaja Lela and Sepuntum. The British responded to Birch's assassination with a military intervention during the Perak War. Today, Pasir Salak is also the name of the parliamentary constituency.

Attractions

*J.W.W Birch Memorial *Pasir Salak Mosque *Kutai Traditional House ''(Rumah Kutai)'' *Makam Sepuntum *Dato Maharaja Lela Memorial *Birch's murder site *Jetty * Pasir Salak Historical Complex *Pasir Salak historical tunnel *Perak's Menteri Besar Gallery *Pasir Salak Resort *Surau Latiffiah

References

{{Perak Mukims of Perak Perak Tengah District