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Pasir Salak | |
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Town | |
| Other transcription(s) | |
| • Jawi | ڤاسير سالق |
| • Chinese | 巴西沙叻 (Simplified) 巴西沙叻 (Traditional) Bāxī Shālè (Hanyu Pinyin) baa1 sai1 saa1 lek1 (Jyutping) |
| • Tamil | பாசிர் சாலாக் Pācir Cālāk (Transliteration) |
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 Location of Pasir Salak in Perak | |
  Pasir Salak  Pasir Salak Pasir Salak (Malaysia)  Pasir Salak Pasir Salak (Southeast Asia) | |
| Coordinates: 4°10′23.304″N 100°56′48.1914″E / 4.17314000°N 100.946719833°E | |
| Country |  Malaysia |
| State |  Perak |
| District | Perak Tengah |
| Government | |
| • Type | District council |
| • Body | Perak Tengah District Council |
| Area | |
| • Total | 108.78[2] km2 (42.0001928 sq mi) |
| Population (2020) | |
| • Total | 11,900[1] |
| Time zone | UTC+8 (MST) |
| • Summer (DST) | Not observed |
| Postcode | 36800 |
| Area code(s) | 05-6xxxxxxx |
| Vehicle registration | A |
Pasir Salak is a mukim and historical riverside town in Perak Tengah District, Perak, Malaysia, about 45 minutes from the state capital, Ipoh.
The British colonial official J.W.W. Birch, who had been sent to take up the position of the first British Resident in Perak, was assassinated at Pasir Salak as the result of a conspiracy involving the local chiefs Dato Maharaja Lela and Sepuntum. The British responded to Birch's assassination with a military intervention during the Perak War.[3]
Today, Pasir Salak is also the name of the parliamentary constituency.