The Kampar District (Kinta South) is a district in Perak, Malaysia. It was a district on 21 May 2009 after the Sultan of Perak declared Kampar the state's 10th district, which is the smallest district in Perak. Its local government is Kampar District Council based in the town of Kampar.
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: Kampar (including much of Kampar's urban area, Malim Nawar and Jeram) Teja (Gopeng town)
Demographics
The following is based on Department of Statistics Malaysia 2010 census. Ethnic groups in Kampar, 2010 census Ethnicity Population Percentage Bumiputera 35,033 36.1% Chinese 51,341 52.8% Indian 10,638 11.0% Others 115 0.1% Total 97,167 100%
Federal Parliament and State Assembly Seats
Kampar district is divided between two parliamentary seats with some areas of the district in Gopeng constituency and the rest of the district into Kampar constituency.
List of Kampar district representatives in the Federal Parliament (Dewan Rakyat)
Parliament Seat Name Member of Parliament PartyP70 Kampar Chong Zhemin Pakatan Harapan (DAP)P71 Gopeng Tan Kar Hing Pakatan Harapan (PKR)
List of Kampar district representatives in the State Legislative Assembly of Perak
Parliament State Seat Name State Assemblyman PartyP70 N41 Malim Nawar Bavani Veriah Shasha Pakatan Harapan (DAP)P70 N42 Keranji Angeline Koo Hai Yen Pakatan Harapan (DAP)P70 N43 Tualang Sekah Mohd Azlan Helmi Pakatan Harapan (PKR)P71 N46 Teja Sandrea Ng Shy Ching Pakatan Harapan (PKR)
See also
Districts of Malaysia
References