Kuala Kangsar District Explained

Kuala Kangsar District
Official Name:Daerah Kuala Kangsar
Translit Lang1:Other
Translit Lang1 Type1:Jawi
Translit Lang1 Info1:كوالا كڠسر
Translit Lang1 Type2:Chinese
Translit Lang1 Info2:Chinese: 江沙县
Translit Lang1 Type3:Tamil
Translit Lang1 Info3:Tamil: கோலாகங்சார்
Settlement Type:District
Pushpin Map:Malaysia District
Image Map1:
Coordinates:4.75°N 155°W
Pushpin Label Position:Center
Pushpin Map Caption:Location of Kuala Kangsar District in Malaysia
Subdivision Type:Country
Subdivision Type1:State
Seat:Kuala Kangsar
Parts Type:Local area government(s)
Parts:Kuala Kangsar Municipal Council
Leader Title:District officer
Leader Name:Mian Jamil Mian Zakaria[1]
Area Footnotes:[2]
Population As Of:2010
Population Density Km2:auto
Pop Est As Of:2015
Pop Est Footnotes:[3]
Timezone:MST
Utc Offset:+8
Timezone Dst:Not observed
Utc Offset Dst:+8
Postal Code Type:Postcode
Postal Code:31050, 300xx, 335xx-338xx
Area Code:+6-05
Area Code Type:Calling code
Registration Plate Type:Vehicle registration plates
Registration Plate:A

The Kuala Kangsar District is a district in Perak, Malaysia. Kuala Kangsar shares its borders with Larut, Matang and Selama at the west, Hulu Perak at the north, Gua Musang of Kelantan at the east, Kinta at the south, Perak Tengah and Manjung at the southwest. The seat of this district is the town of Kuala Kangsar.

Administrative divisions

Kuala Kangsar District is divided into 9 mukims, which are:

Demographics

The following is based on Department of Statistics Malaysia 2010 census.

Ethnic groups in Kuala Kangsar, 2010 census
Population Percentage
100,206 64.1%
34,796 22.3%
21,028 13.5%
Others 265 0.2%
Total 156,295 100%

Federal Parliament and State Assembly Seats

List of Kuala Kangsar district representatives in the Federal Parliament (Dewan Rakyat)

Parliament Seat Name Member of Parliament Party
P61Azahari Hasan
P62Pakatan Harapan (PKR)
P67Iskandar Dzulkarnain Abdul Khalid


List of Kuala Kangsar district representatives in the State Legislative Assembly.

Parliament State Seat Name State Assemblyman Party
P61N19Syed Lukman Hakim Syed Mohd Zin
P61N20 Azizi Mohamed Ridzuan
P62N21 Mohd Zolkafly HarunBarisan Nasional (UMNO)
P62N22 Loh Sze YeePakatan Harapan (DAP)
P67N34 Hashim Bujang
P67N35 Burhanuddin Ahmad

See also

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Laman Web Pejabat Daerah Dan Tanah Kuala Kangsar - Perutusan Pegawai Daerah. pdtkualakangsar.perak.gov.my.
  2. Web site: Rancangan Struktur Negeri Perak 2040. PDF. 2018-03-28. https://web.archive.org/web/20180328165042/http://www.townplan.gov.my/epublisiti/drsnp2040/DRAF%20RS%20PERAK.pdf. 2018-03-28. dead.
  3. Web site: Rancangan Struktur Negeri Perak 2040. PDF. 316. 2018-03-28. https://web.archive.org/web/20180328165042/http://www.townplan.gov.my/epublisiti/drsnp2040/DRAF%20RS%20PERAK.pdf. 2018-03-28. dead.