Batang Padang District

Batang Padang District
Daerah Batang Padang
Other transcription(s)
 • Jawiدائره باتڠ ڤادڠ
 • Chinese马登巴冷县
 • Tamilபத்தாங் பாடாங்
Location of Batang Padang District in Perak
Location of Batang Padang District in Perak
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Batang Padang District is located in Malaysia
Batang Padang District
Batang Padang District
Location of Batang Padang District in Malaysia
Coordinates: 4°05′N 101°20′E / 4.083°N 101.333°E / 4.083; 101.333
Country Malaysia
State Perak
SeatTapah
Local area government(s)Tapah District Council
Government
 • District officerEn. Shahrul Affendi bin Baharudin
Area
 • Total
1,794.18 km2 (692.74 sq mi)
Population
 (2016)[2]
 • Total
123,600
 • Estimate 
(2015)[3]
88,800
 • Density69/km2 (180/sq mi)
Time zoneUTC+8 (MST)
 • Summer (DST)UTC+8 (Not observed)
Postcode
35000-35600
Calling code+6-05
Vehicle registration platesA

The Batang Padang District (Malay: Daerah Batang Padang) is a district in Perak, Malaysia. This district is administered by a local council, namely, the Tapah District Council, based in Tapah. The major towns of Batang Padang are Bidor, Tapah and Sungkai.

In August 2007 the Perak Government announced the discovery of large water aquifers at Batang Padang. They plan to sell the water to neighbouring Selangor to help solve future water shortage problems in that state.[4]

  1. ^ "Rancangan Struktur Negeri Perak 2040" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on 2018-03-28. Retrieved 2018-03-28.
  2. ^ Cite error: The named reference auto was invoked but never defined (see the help page).
  3. ^ "Rancangan Struktur Negeri Perak 2040" (PDF). p. 316. Archived from the original (PDF) on 2018-03-28. Retrieved 2018-03-28.
  4. ^ IDRIS, SAYED HESHAM. "Langkah segera atasi banjir di Batang Padang".