Batang Padang District

Batang Padang District
District of Malaysia

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Map of Batang Padang
Country  Malaysia
State Perak Darul Ridzuan
Government
  Body Majlis Daerah Tapah

The Batang Padang District is an administrative district in Perak, Malaysia. This district is administered by a local councils, 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. Selangor is the most populated state in Malaysia.[1]

History

The sub-district of Tanjung Malim was split from this district to pave the way for Muallim District which was officiated on 11 January 2016.

Administrative divisions

Batang Padang District is divided into 4 mukims, which are:

See also

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References

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