Kampar District
Malaysia District of Malaysia
Daerah Kampar
Other transcription(s)
 • Jawiدايره كمڤر
 • Chinese金宝县
 • Tamilகம்பார்
Official seal of Kampar District
Seal
Location of Kampar District in Perak
Location of Kampar District in Perak
Map
Kampar District is located in Malaysia
Kampar District
Kampar District
Location of Kampar District in Malaysia
Coordinates: 4°20′N 101°15′E / 4.333°N 101.250°E / 4.333; 101.250
Country Malaysia
State Perak
SeatKampar
Local area government(s)Kampar District Council
Government
 • District officern/a
Area
[1]
 • Total669.80 km2 (258.61 sq mi)
Population
 (2010)[2]
 • Total97,167
 • Estimate 
(2015)[3]
103,600
 • Density150/km2 (380/sq mi)
Time zoneUTC+8 (MST)
 • Summer (DST)UTC+8 (Not observed)
Postcode
316xx-319xx
Calling code+6-05
Vehicle registration platesA
Kampar District Council

Majlis Daerah Kampar
مجليس دايره كمڤر
Local Government Act 1976
Type
Type
History
Founded1 September 1977
Preceded byKinta South District Council
Leadership
President
Ahmad Suqairy Alias
Motto
Maju dan Membangun
Progress and Develop
Meeting place
Kompleks Pentadbiran MD Kampar, Jalan Iskandar, 31900 Kampar, Perak.
Website
www.mdkampar.gov.my

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 smaller district in the state. 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.[citation needed]

Administrative divisions

Map of Kampar District

Kampar District is divided into 2 mukims, which are:[4]

Demographics

Historical population
YearPop.±%
2010 96,303—    
2020 98,732+2.5%
Graphs are unavailable due to technical issues. There is more info on Phabricator and on MediaWiki.org.
Figures before 2009 is included under Kinta District.
Source: [5]

The following is based on Department of Statistics Malaysia 2010 census.[2]

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 Party
P70 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 Party
P70 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

Wikimedia Commons has media related to Kampar District.

References

  1. ^ "Rancangan Struktur Negeri Perak 2040" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on 28 March 2018. Retrieved 28 March 2018.
  2. ^ a b "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.
  3. ^ "Rancangan Struktur Negeri Perak 2040" (PDF). p. 316. Archived from the original (PDF) on 28 March 2018. Retrieved 28 March 2018.
  4. ^ "Pejabat Daerah dan Tanah Kampar - Latar Belakang Daerah". pdtkampar.perak.gov.my.
  5. ^ "Key Findings of Population and Housing Census of Malaysia 2020" (pdf) (in Malay and English). Department of Statistics, Malaysia. ISBN 978-967-2000-85-3.
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