Kampar District
| Kampar District | ||
|---|---|---|
| District of Malaysia | ||
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| Country |
 Malaysia | |
| State |
 Perak Darul Ridzuan | |
| Seat | Kampar | |
| Government | ||
| • District officer | Tuan Ahmad Kamaruzzaman Hamzah | |
| Population (2005) | ||
| • Total | 800,100 | |
The Kampar District, is one of the ten administrative districts of Perak, Malaysia It was a district on 21 May 2009 after the Sultan of Perak declared Kampar the state's 10th district. Its local government is Kampar District Council (Majlis Daerah Kampar), based in the town of Kampar.
According to population growth, the District Council (Majlis Daerah) can be enlarged to Municipal Council (Majlis Perbandaran) and finally to City Council (Majlis Bandaraya).
Historically, Kampar District was once famous for its tin, being one of the major tin producers in the 18th century. In the 19th century, Kinta district was famous for its tin. It was the number one tin producing valley in the world.
Administrative divisions
Kampar District is divided into 2 mukims, which are:
Towns in the Kampar District
- Kampar
- Gopeng
- Malim Nawar
- Mambang Di Awan
- Tronoh Mines
- Kuala Dipang
- Jeram
- Sungai Siput Selatan
- Lawan Kuda
- Kopisan
- Kota Baharu
Major settlements in the Kampar District
Kampar
- Taman Bandar Baru
- Taman Bandar Baru Selatan
- Taman Kampar Jaya
- Taman Melayu Jaya
- Taman Sentosa
- Taman Golden Dragon
- Kampung Batu Berangkai
- Kampung Tersusun Batu Putih
- Aston Settlement
- and others
Gopeng
- Desa Lawan Kuda
- Kampung Baru Jelintoh
- Kampung Chulek
- Kampung Gunung Mesah Hulu
- Kampung Gunung Mesah Hilir
- Kampung Gunung Panjang
- Kampung Jahang
- Kampung Lawan Kuda
- Kampung Tersusun Gopeng
- Kampung Tersusun Jelintoh
- Kampung Tersusun Kampung Pulai
- Kampung Rawa
- Kampung Rawa Baru
- Kampung Pintu Padang
- Kampung Pulai SC
- Kampung Sungai Itek
- Kopisan Baru
- Lawan Kuda Baru
- Perumahan Awam I
- Perumahan Awam II
- Taman Bertuah
- Taman Changkat Golf
- Taman Kinta
- Taman Gopeng
- Taman Gopeng Baru
- Taman Gopeng Jaya
- Taman Gopeng Indah
- Taman Gopeng Setia
Malim Nawar
- Kampung Malim Nawar
- Kampung Malim Nawar Tambahan
- Kampung Changkat Baru
- Kampung Jelutong
- Kampung Tebing Tinggi
- Kampung Pulai Bergading
- Rumah Murah Malim Nawar
Kota Baharu
- Kota Bharu a.k.a. (Kota Bharu Estate)
Politics
(P70)Kampar is a Parliament seat under the Election Commission of Malaysia. Under this parliament seat, there are three state seats: (N40) Malim Nawar, (N41) Keranji and (N42) Tualang Sekah.
The parliament seat is a traditional fight between the Democratic Action Party (DAP) and Barisan Nasional (represented by Malaysian Chinese Association, MCA). The member of parliament is Lee Chee Leong from Barisan Nasional. In the last election he won with the statistics of
Parliament seat (P70)
- 1. Lee Chee Leong (BN) : 20,126
- 2. Keong Meng Sing (DAP): 17,429
- Total Voter : 59,784
- Spoilt vote : 1,048
- Total ballot paper issue : 38,953
- Unreturned ballot paper : 350
- Percentage vote : 65.16%
- Majority : 2,697
State seat (N40)
- 1. Keshvinder Singh a/l Kashmir Singh (DAP): 7,801
- 2. Chai Song Poh (BN) : 6,439
- Total Voter : 23,276
- Spoilt vote : 364
- Total ballot paper issue : 14,647
- Unreturned ballot paper : 43
- Percentage vote : 62.93%
- Majority : 1,362
State seat (N41)
- 1. Chen Fook Chye (DAP): 8,459
- 2. Chong Mun Wah (BN) : 4,024
- Total Voter : 19,857
- Spoilt vote : 212
- Total ballot paper issue : 12,738
- Unreturned ballot paper : 43
- Percentage vote : 64.15%
- Majority : 4,435
State seat (N42)
- 1. Nolee Ashilin Binti Mohammed Radzi (BN) : 6,366
- 2. Nadarajah a/l Manikam (PKR) : 4,797
- Total Voter : 16,651
- Spoilt vote : 361
- Total ballot paper issue : 11,578
- Unreturned ballot paper : 54
- Percentage vote : 69.53%
- Majority : 1,569
See also
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Coordinates: 4°18′36″N 101°09′00″E / 4.3100°N 101.1500°E