Kinta District

Kinta District
Kinta District
District of Malaysia
	Daerah Kinta
Other transcription(s)
• Chinese	近打县
• Tamil	கிந்தா
	Location of Kinta District in Perak
	Kinta District Location of Kinta District in Malaysia
	Coordinates: 4°35′N 101°05′E / 4.583°N 101.083°ECoordinates: 4°35′N 101°05′E / 4.583°N 101.083°E
Country	Malaysia
State	Perak
Seat	Batu Gajah
Largest city	Ipoh
Local area government(s)	Ipoh City Council; (Kinta North); Batu Gajah District Council; (Kinta West)
Government
• District officer	Tarmidzi Manap
Area
• Total	1,305 km2 (504 sq mi)
Population (2010)
• Total	744,715
• Estimate (2015)	810,400
• Density	570/km2 (1,500/sq mi)
Time zone	UTC+8 (MST)
• Summer (DST)	UTC+8 (Not observed)
Postcode	300xx-315xx
Calling code	+6-05
Vehicle registration plates	A

The Kinta District is a district in Perak, Malaysia. It contains the state capital Ipoh.

History

Kinta District was once famous for its tin, being one of the major tin producers in the 18th century.^[5]

Administrative divisions

Map of Kinta District

Kinta District is divided into 5 mukims, which are:

Belanja
Sungai Terap (Batu Gajah town)
Sungai Raia (including Simpang Pulai)
Tanjung Tualang
Hulu Kinta (including much of Ipoh's urban area)

Government

Kinta District is divided into two major councils:

Ipoh City Council , based in Ipoh, the state capital of Perak
Batu Gajah District Council, based in the town of Batu Gajah

The district and land officer also divided into Ipoh and Batu Gajah, and the Kinta District Office is centered at Batu Gajah.

Demographics

The following is based on Department of Statistics Malaysia 2020 census.^[6]

Ethnic composition of Kinta District (2010)
Ethnicities / Nationality			Percentage
Malays			44.11%
Other Bumiputeras			1.2%
Chinese			36.2%
Indians			12.41%
Others			0.4%
Non-Malaysians			5.68%

Ethnicity	2010
Ethnicity	Pop.	%
Malays	392015	44.11%
Other Bumiputeras	10665	1.2%
Chinese	321739	36.2%
Indians	110294	12.41%
Others	3565	0.4%
Malaysian total	838278	94.32%
Non-Malaysian	50489	5.68%
Total	888767	100.00%

Historical population
Year	Pop.	±%
1970	477,758	—
1980	564,500	+18.2%
1991	627,899	+11.2%
2000	703,493	+12.0%
2010	749,474	+6.5%
2020	888,767	+18.6%

Figures before 2009 includes Kampar District.

Federal Parliament and State Assembly Seats

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

Parliament	Seat Name	Member of Parliament	Party
P63	Tambun	Ahmad Faizal Azumu	Perikatan Nasional (PPBM)
P64	Ipoh Timor	Wong Kah Woh	Pakatan Harapan (DAP)
P65	Ipoh Barat	M. Kulasegaran	Pakatan Harapan (DAP)
P66	Batu Gajah	V. Sivakumar	Pakatan Harapan (DAP)
P70	Kampar	Su Keong Siong	Pakatan Harapan (DAP)
P71	Gopeng	Lee Boon Chye	Pakatan Harapan (PKR)

List of Kinta district representatives in the State Legislative Assembly of Perak

Parliament	State	Seat Name	State Assemblyman	Party
P63	N23	Manjoi	Asmuni Awi	Pakatan Harapan (AMANAH)
P63	N24	Hulu Kinta	Muhamad Arafat Varisai Mahamad	Pakatan Harapan (PKR)
P64	N25	Canning	Jenny Choy Tsi Jen	Pakatan Harapan (DAP)
P64	N26	Tebing Tinggi	Abdul Aziz Bari	Pakatan Harapan (DAP)
P64	N27	Pasir Pinji	Lee Chuan How	Pakatan Harapan (DAP)
P65	N28	Bercham	Ong Boon Piow	Pakatan Harapan (DAP)
P65	N29	Kepayang	Ko Chung Sen	Pakatan Harapan (DAP)
P65	N30	Buntong	Sivasubramaniam Athinarayanan	Perikatan Nasional (PPBM)
P66	N31	Jelapang	Cheah Poh Hian	Pakatan Harapan (DAP)
P66	N32	Menglembu	Chaw Kam Foon	Pakatan Harapan (DAP)
P66	N33	Tronoh	Paul Yong Choo Kiong	Perikatan Nasional (PPBM)
P70	N41	Malim Nawar	Leong Cheok Keng	Parti Bangsa Malaysia
P70	N43	Tualang Sekah	Nolee Ashilin Mohamed Radzi	Perikatan Nasional (PPBM)
P71	N44	Sungai Rapat	Mohammad Nizar Jamaluddin	Pakatan Harapan (AMANAH)
P71	N45	Simpang Pulai	Tan Kar Hing	Pakatan Harapan (PKR)

References

^ "Laman Web Pejabat Daerah Dan Tanah - Perutusan Pegawai Daerah". pdtbatugajah.perak.gov.my.
^ "Rancangan Struktur Negeri Perak 2040" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on 2018-03-28. Retrieved 2018-03-28.
^ "Population Distribution and Basic Demographic Characteristics, 2010" (PDF). Department of Statistics, Malaysia. Archived from the original (PDF) on 22 May 2014. Retrieved 19 April 2012.
^ "Rancangan Struktur Negeri Perak 2040" (PDF). p. 316. Archived from the original (PDF) on 2018-03-28. Retrieved 2018-03-28.
^ Khoo Salma Nasution & Abdur-Razzaq Lubis. Kinta Valley: Pioneering Malaysia's Modern Development. Ipoh: Perak Academy (2005). ISBN 983-42113-09
^ "Penemuan Utama Banci Penduduk dan Perumahan Malaysia 2020 : Daerah Pentadbiran Kinta" (in Malay and English). Department of Statistics, Malaysia.

[1] "Laman Web Pejabat Daerah Dan Tanah - Perutusan Pegawai Daerah". pdtbatugajah.perak.gov.my.

[2] "Rancangan Struktur Negeri Perak 2040" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on 2018-03-28. Retrieved 2018-03-28.

[taburan-3] "Population Distribution and Basic Demographic Characteristics, 2010" (PDF). Department of Statistics, Malaysia. Archived from the original (PDF) on 22 May 2014. Retrieved 19 April 2012.

[4] "Rancangan Struktur Negeri Perak 2040" (PDF). p. 316. Archived from the original (PDF) on 2018-03-28. Retrieved 2018-03-28.

[5] Khoo Salma Nasution & Abdur-Razzaq Lubis. Kinta Valley: Pioneering Malaysia's Modern Development. Ipoh: Perak Academy (2005). ISBN 983-42113-09

[6] "Penemuan Utama Banci Penduduk dan Perumahan Malaysia 2020 : Daerah Pentadbiran Kinta" (in Malay and English). Department of Statistics, Malaysia.

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v t e Districts of Malaysia
★ Municipal-status districts ☆ City-status districts
Johor	★Batu Pahat ☆Johor Bahru ★Kluang ★Kota Tinggi ★Kulai Mersing ★Muar ★Pontian ★Segamat Tangkak
Kedah	Baling Bandar Baharu ☆Kota Setar ★Kuala Muda ★Kubang Pasu ★Kulim ★Langkawi Padang Terap Pendang ☆Pokok Sena Sik Yan
Kelantan	Bachok Gua Musang Jeli ★Kota Bharu Kuala Krai Lojing Autonomous (Sub-District) Machang Pasir Mas Pasir Puteh Tanah Merah Tumpat
Malacca	★Alor Gajah ★Jasin ☆★Melaka Tengah
Negeri Sembilan	Jelebu ★Jempol Kuala Pilah ★Port Dickson Rembau ☆Seremban Tampin
Pahang	★Bentong Bera Cameron Highlands Jerantut ☆Kuantan Lipis Maran Pekan Raub Rompin ★Temerloh
Penang	☆Central Seberang Perai ☆North Seberang Perai ☆Northeast Penang Island ☆South Seberang Perai ☆Southwest Penang Island
Perak	★Bagan Datuk Batang Padang ★Hilir Perak Hulu Perak Kampar Kerian ☆Kinta ★Kuala Kangsar ★Larut, Matang and Selama ((Sub-District)) ★Manjung Muallim Perak Tengah
Perlis	Not Available (★Kangar)
Sabah	Beaufort Beluran Kalabakan Keningau Kinabatangan Kota Belud ☆Kota Kinabalu Kota Marudu Kuala Penyu Kudat Kunak Lahad Datu Nabawan Papar Penampang Putatan Pitas Ranau ★Sandakan Semporna Sipitang Tambunan ★Tawau Telupid Tenom Tongod Tuaran
Sarawak	★Asajaya Bau Belaga Beluru Betong ★Bintulu Bukit Mabong Dalat Daro Gedong Julau Kabong Kanowit Kapit ☆Kuching Lawas Limbang Lingga Lubok Antu Lundu Marudi Matu Meradong ☆Miri Mukah Pakan Pantu Pusa ★Samarahan Saratok Sarikei Sebauh Sebuyau Selangau Serian ★Sibu Siburan Simunjan Song Sri Aman Subis Tanjung Manis Tatau Tebedu Telang Usan
Selangor	★Gombak ★Hulu Langat ★Hulu Selangor ★☆Klang ★Kuala Langat ★Kuala Selangor ☆Petaling Sabak Bernam ★Sepang
Terengganu	Besut ★Dungun Hulu Terengganu ★Kemaman ☆Kuala Nerus ☆Kuala Terengganu Marang Setiu
☆Kuala Lumpur, Labuan, and Putrajaya are Federal Territories and thus do not have districts. italics for districts that are categorized as new districts, as of 2019.