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Hulu Perak District

District of Malaysia in Perak

Hulu Perak District
DistrictofMalaysia
Daerah Hulu Perak
Other transcription(s)
• Jawi	هولو ڤيراق‎
• Chinese	上霹雳县 Shàng Pīlì xiàn (Hanyu Pinyin)
• Tamil	உலு பேராக் மாவட்டம் Ulu Pērāk māvaṭṭam (Transliteration)
Location of Hulu Perak DistrictinPerak
Hulu Perak District Location of Hulu Perak DistrictinMalaysia
Coordinates: 5°20′N 101°15′E / 5.333°N 101.250°E / 5.333; 101.250
Country	Malaysia
State	Perak
Seat	Gerik
Local area government(s)	Gerik District Council (Gerik) Lenggong District Council (Lenggong) Pengkalan Hulu District Council (Pengkalan Hulu)
Government
• District officer	n/a[1]
Area [2]
• Total	6,560.43 km2 (2,533.00 sq mi)
Population  (2010)[3]
• Total	89,067
• Estimate  (2015)[4]	97,300
• Density	14/km2 (35/sq mi)
Time zone	UTC+8 (MST)
• Summer (DST)	UTC+8 (Not observed)
Postcode	33100 (Pengkalan Hulu) 33300 (Gerik) 33400 (Lenggong)
Calling code	+6-05
Vehicle registration plates	A

Hulu Perak District (Upper Perak) is a districtinPerak, Malaysia. It is the largest district in Perak. In the east of the district it borders the districts of Jeli and Gua MusanginKelantan, to the west it borders Baling and Kulim DistrictsofKedah, to the south it borders the district of Kuala Kangsar while to the south-west it borders the district of Larut, Matang and Selama. Hulu Perak also shares a border with Yala Province's Betong District beyond the border with Thailand. The seat of the district is Gerik, which is also the largest town of the district.

The highest point of the district is located at Titiwangsa Mountains, with 1,533 m high Ulu Titi Basah peak near the Thai/Malaysian border, and Temenggor Lake.^[5]

History[edit]

In 1511, after the fall of the Malacca Sultanate to the Portuguese, Sultan Mahmud Shah retreated and established his government in Bentan. In 1526 the Portuguese attacked his domain again and forced him to retreat to Kampar and to establish his rule there.^{[citation needed]}

At that time, Tun Saban had moved to Upper Patani and stayed at Beredung Budi. He then moved to Belum Forest in Hulu Perak, founded a village at a place called Relap Hati, and became the chief of the peoples in Belum Forest.^{[citation needed]}

For sometime until the 19th century, a good part of this district was under the sovereignty of Siam, as part of the old Malay kingdom of Reman. The area then under Thai control included what is today Gerik, Pengkalan Hulu (Kroh), Kerunai, the Belum forest and the Temenggor Lakes. The capital of Reman was near Pengkalan Hulu.^[6]

In 1882, the border between the then-British protected state of Perak and the Siamese vassal state of Reman was delimited at Bukit Nasha, some 5 km south of Gerik town.^{[citation needed]}

An adjustment in 1899 transferred Gerik town and the surrounding commune to the Federated Malay States, which Perak was then part of.^{[citation needed]}

The present-day border, part of the longer Malaysia-Thailand border, was finalised in 1909, when the districts of Pengkalan Hulu, Kerunai, Belukar Semang, Belum and the present-day Temenggor Lakes were transferred to the FMS. The British also gained control of Perlis, Kedah, Kelantan and Terengganu.^{[citation needed]}

Administrative divisions[edit]

Hulu Perak District is divided into 10 mukims and three district councils, which are:^[7]

• Under Pengkalan Hulu District Council
  • Pengkalan Hulu (with Klian Intan)
  • Belukar Semang
• Under Gerik District Council
  • Gerik (with Kuala Rui)
  • Belum
  • Kenering (with Lawin)
  • Kerunai
  • Temenggor (with Banding Island)
• Under Lenggong District Council
  • Lenggong
  • Durian Pipit (with Tasik Raban)
  • Temelong (with Kota Tampan)

The municipalities of Pengkalan Hulu and Lenggong are autonomous subdistricts (daerah kecil).

Demographics[edit]

Historical population

Year	Pop.	±%
1991	81,636	—
2000	82,551	+1.1%
2010	89,926	+8.9%
2020	95,076	+5.7%
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Source: [8]

The following is based on Department of Statistics Malaysia 2010 census.^[3]

Federal Parliament and State Assembly Seats[edit]

List of Hulu Perak district representatives in the Federal Parliament (Dewan Rakyat)

List of Hulu Perak district representatives in the State Legislative Assembly

See also[edit]

• Districts of Malaysia

References[edit]

External links[edit]

Wikimedia Commons has media related to Hulu Perak District.

• Rancangan Tempatan Daerah Hulu Perak 2030 Archived 2017-12-22 at the Wayback Machine