Hilir Perak District


Hilir Perak District is a district in Perak, Malaysia. The district is governed by Teluk Intan Municipal Council which is based in the town of Teluk Intan. The District council was known as Hilir Perak District Council until 4 April 2004, when it was upgraded to Municipality status. Teluk Intan town is the district's principal urban center while smaller towns include Langkap town and Chenderong Balai town.
Teluk Intan town is on the southeast bank of the Perak River, opposite the kampong of Sungai Durian.
Langkap town housing an Immigration Depot which is a detention centre for illegal immigrants around Perak state.

History

In January 2016 Bagan Datuk was declared an autonomous sub-district of Perak and later on 15 June 2016, Bagan Datoh was formed into a new district together with Hutan Melintang, detaching it from Hilir Perak. However Teluk Intan retains responsibility for the municipal works in the district.

Administrative divisions

Hilir Perak District is divided into 5 mukims, which are:
Hilir Perak is a relatively flat plain compared to Ipoh, the state's capital. With the Perak River flowing through the district, it is a fertile area suitable for agricultural activities.

Demographics

Federal Parliament and State Assembly seats


List of Hilir Perak district representatives in the Federal Parliament


ParliamentSeat nameMember of ParliamentParty
P72TapahSaravanan Murugan
P73Pasir SalakJamaluddin Yahya
P76Teluk IntanNga Kor MingPakatan Harapan



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


ParliamentStateSeat nameState AssemblymanParty
P72N48Ayer KuningMohd Yusri Bakir
P73N49Sungai ManikZainol Fadzi Paharudin
P73N50Kampung GajahZafarulazlan Zan
P76N55Pasir BedamarWoo Kah LeongPakatan Harapan
P76N56Changkat Jong Nadziruddin Mohamed Bandi

Education

There are a lot of schools that located in this district. The famous daily school are San Min National Type Secondary School, San Min Independent Secondary School, SMK Seri Perak, SMK Horley Methodist, SMK Convent, SMK Sultan Abdul Aziz and SMK St. Anthony. For boarding school, there are
one boarding schools in this district,
Sekolah Menengah Sains Teluk Intan and one technical school, Sekolah Menengah Teknik Teluk Intan.
There are 2 public university branch campuses located in this district. The campuses are UiTM Teluk Intan Campus of Faculty of Medicine completed in October 2010 and UKM Teluk Intan Campus of Faculty of Medicine. Both are located beside Hospital Teluk Intan. There are also a community school in Teluk Intan town.

Economic activities

Agriculture and fishing are two main economic activities in Hilir Perak. Almost two-thirds of Hilir Perak's agricultural land is planted with oil palms, while the one third goes to vegetables, paddy, coconuts etc. The biggest fishing town in Hilir Perak is Hutan Melintang, which has about 400 fishing ships of various sizes. Hutan Melintang fishermen sell their catches throughout the country. The vibrant agriculture and fishing industry in Hilir Perak had attracted many foreign workers into Hilir Perak. The fishing industry employs more Thais while Indonesians are largely employed in the agricultural sector.
There is also a light industrial area in Teluk Intan and Langkap which provides many work opportunities to the locals.