Kuala Kangsar District
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| Daerah Kuala Kangsar | |
| Other transcription(s) | |
| • Jawi | كوالا كڠسر |
| • Chinese | 江沙县 |
| • Tamil | கோலாகங்சார் |
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Location of Kuala Kangsar DistrictinPerak
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  Kuala Kangsar District Location of Kuala Kangsar DistrictinMalaysia | |
| Coordinates: 4°45′N 100°55′E / 4.750°N 100.917°E / 4.750; 100.917 | |
| Country |  Malaysia |
| State |  Perak |
| Seat | Kuala Kangsar |
| Local area government(s) | Kuala Kangsar Municipal Council |
| Government | |
| • District officer | Mian Jamil Mian Zakaria[1][URL required, verification needed] |
| Area | |
| • Total | 2,563.61 km2 (989.82 sq mi) |
| Population
(2010)[3]
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| • Total | 156,295 |
| • Estimate
(2015)[4]
| 163,800 |
| • Density | 61/km2 (160/sq mi) |
| Time zone | UTC+8 (MST) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+8 (Not observed) |
| Postcode |
31050, 300xx, 335xx-338xx
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| Calling code | +6-05 |
| Vehicle registration plates | A |
The Kuala Kangsar District is a districtinPerak, Malaysia. Kuala Kangsar shares its borders with Larut, Matang and Selama at the west, Hulu Perak at the north, Gua MusangofKelantan at the east, Kinta at the south, Perak Tengah and Manjung at the southwest. The seat of this district is the town of Kuala Kangsar.
Kuala Kangsar District is divided into 9 mukims, which are:
| Year | Pop. | ±% | ||
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| 1991 | 146,684 | — | ||
| 2000 | 144,418 | −1.5% | ||
| 2010 | 155,592 | +7.7% | ||
| 2020 | 176,060 | +13.2% | ||
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The following is based on Department of Statistics Malaysia 2010 census.[3]
| Ethnic groups in Kuala Kangsar , 2010 census | ||
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| Ethnicity | Population | Percentage |
| Bumiputera | 100,206 | 64.1% |
| Chinese | 34,796 | 22.3% |
| Indian | 21,028 | 13.5% |
| Others | 265 | 0.2% |
| Total | 156,295 | 100% |
List of Kuala Kangsar district representatives in the Federal Parliament (Dewan Rakyat)
| Parliament | Seat Name | Member of Parliament | Party |
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| P61 | Padang Rengas | Azahari Hasan | Perikatan Nasional (PPBM) |
| P62 | Sungai Siput | Kesavan Subramaniam | Pakatan Harapan (PKR) |
| P67 | Kuala Kangsar | Iskandar Dzulkarnain Abdul Khalid | Perikatan Nasional (PPBM) |
List of Kuala Kangsar district representatives in the State Legislative Assembly.
| Parliament | State | Seat Name | State Assemblyman | Party |
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| P61 | N19 | Chenderoh | Syed Lukman Hakim Syed Mohd Zin | Perikatan Nasional (PPBM) |
| P61 | N20 | Lubok Merbau | Azizi Mohamed Ridzuan | Perikatan Nasional (PAS) |
| P62 | N21 | Lintang | Mohd Zolkafly Harun | Barisan Nasional (UMNO) |
| P62 | N22 | Jalong | Loh Sze Yee | Pakatan Harapan (DAP) |
| P67 | N34 | Bukit Chandan | Hashim Bujang | Perikatan Nasional (PPBM) |
| P67 | N35 | Manong | Burhanuddin Ahmad | Perikatan Nasional (PAS) |
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| Perlis | Not Available (★Kangar) |
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☆Kuala Lumpur, Labuan, and Putrajaya are Federal Territories and thus do not have districts. | |
