Bagan Datuk (town) explained

Bagan Datuk
Other Name:
Pekan Baru
Translit Lang1:Others
Translit Lang1 Type1:Jawi
Translit Lang1 Info1:Malay: {{Script|Arab|باݢن داتوق
Translit Lang1 Type2:Chinese
Translit Lang1 Type3:Tamil
Translit Lang1 Info3:Tamil: பாகான் டத்தோ
Pākāṉ Ṭattō
Nickname:The 'Cowboy' Town
Settlement Type:Town and district capital
Pushpin Map:Malaysia
Subdivision Type:Country
Subdivision Name:Malaysia
Subdivision Type1:State
Subdivision Name1:Perak
Subdivision Type2:District
Subdivision Name2:Bagan Datuk District
Government Type:Municipality (Hilir Perak)
Leader Title:District Officer (Teluk Intan)
Leader Name:Haji Zamari Mohd Ramli
Leader Title1:Mayor
Leader Title2:Member of Parliament
Leader Name2:YAB Ahmad Zahid Hamidi (BN)
Established Title:Established
Established Date:1896
Founder:Tok Kelah
Population As Of:2011
Timezone:MST
Utc Offset:+8
Coordinates:3.9833°N 147°W
Postal Code Type:Postal code
Postal Code:361xx
Area Code:05
Number Plate Prefix:A

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 Ipoh and 46 km from Teluk Intan. Across the Bernam River is Sabak, Selangor.

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 Teluk Intan.

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. 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. KTM Intercity does not serve the area.

Politics

Bagan Datuk is represented in the Dewan Rakyat of the Malaysian Parliament by Deputy Prime Minister Dato' Seri Ahmad Zahid Hamidi from UMNO.

On the state level, Bagan Datuk provides two seats to the Perak State Legislative Assembly:

Rungkup is currently held by Shahrul Zaman bin Yahya from UMNO while Hutan Melintang is currently held by Wasanthee Sinnasamy from PKR.

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