| Official Name: | Gerik |
| Settlement Type: | Town and district capital |
| Pushpin Map: | Malaysia |
| Subdivision Type: | Country |
| Subdivision Type1: | State |
| Subdivision Type2: | District |
| Subdivision Name: | Malaysia |
| Subdivision Name1: | Perak |
| Subdivision Name2: | Hulu Perak |
| Timezone: | Malaysian Standard Time |
| Utc Offset: | +8 |
| Coordinates: | 5.4167°N 109°W |
| Government Type: | Local government |
| Governing Body: | Gerik District Council |
| Leader Title: | President |
| Leader Name: | Mohd Zairasyahli Shah Zakaria |
| Website: | https://www.gerik.gov.my/ |
| Gerik District Council | |
| Native Name: | Majlis Daerah Gerik |
| Native Name Lang: | Malay |
| Legislature: | Local Government Act 1976 |
| Coa Pic: | File:The Seal of Gerik District Council.png |
| Foundation: | 1 December 1979 |
| House Type: | Municipal Council |
| Jurisdiction: | Gerik |
| Leader1 Type: | President |
| Leader1: | Mohd Zairasyahli Shah Zakaria |
| Meeting Place: | Jalan Haji Meor Yahaya, 33300 Gerik, Perak Darul Ridzuan. |
| Political Groups1: | Councillors: |
| Motto: | Menuju Era Gemilang Towards A Glorious Era |
Gerik (Jawi: ڬريق; alternate spelling: Grik) is a mukim and the district capital of Hulu Perak District, Perak, Malaysia.[1] 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, Penang and Kelantan.[2]
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 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 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 Kedah, Perlis, Kelantan and Terengganu to British rule. The agreement was signed in Bangkok by Sir John Anderson (Straits Settlements) 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 on 16 July 1909.
Gerik is located next to the intersection of highways Malaysia Federal Route 4 and Malaysia Federal Route 76. Highway Federal Route 4 is the main route preferred by Penang and Kedah motorists to access the east coast states of Kelantan and Terengganu. Highway Federal Route 76 connects Gerik to Pengkalan Hulu and Baling Disrict due north, and to Kuala Kangsar, the royal seat of Perak in the state's southern region.
Gerik is currently represented in the Dewan Rakyat of the Malaysian Parliament by Fathul Huzir Ayob of the BERSATU political party, which is a part of the Perikatan Nasional coalition.
Gerik also supplies two state constituencies to the Perak State Legislative Assembly, namely: