Hulu Perak District

Hulu Perak District
District of Malaysia
Daerah Hulu Perak
Other transcription(s)
• Jawi	هولو ڤيراق‎
• Chinese	上霹雳县
• Tamil	உலு பேராக் மாவட்டம்
Location of Hulu Perak District in Perak
Hulu Perak District Location of Hulu Perak District in Malaysia
Coordinates: 5°20′N 101°15′E
Country	Malaysia
State	Perak
Seat	Gerik
Local area government(s)	Gerik District Council (Gerik) Lenggong District Council (Lenggong (town)) Pengkalan Hulu District Council (Pengkalan Hulu)
Government
• District officer	n/a[1]
Area [2]
• Total	6,560.43 km^2 (2,533.00 sq mi)
Population  (2010)[3]
• Total	89,067
• Estimate  (2015)[4]	97,300
• Density	14/km^2 (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 district in Perak, Malaysia. It is the largest district in Perak. In the east of the district it borders the districts of Jeli and Gua Musang in Kelantan, to the west it borders Baling and Kulim Districts of Kedah, 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 on the border with Thailand. The seat of the district is Gerik, which is also the largest town of the district.

The highest point in the district is the Ulu Titi Basah peak in the Titiwangsa Mountains. The peak is 1,533 m (5,030 ft) tall and is located near the Malaysia–Thailand border and Temenggor Lake.^[5]

History

Further information: Kingdom of Reman

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 where he re-establish his rule.^{[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 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 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 Federated Malay States. The British also gained control of Perlis, Kedah, Kelantan and Terengganu.^{[citation needed]}

Administrative divisions

Map of Hulu Perak District

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

Historical population

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

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

Ethnic groups in Hulu Perak , 2010 census
Ethnicity	Population	Percentage
Bumiputera	77,386	86.9%
Chinese	8,628	9.6%
Indian	1,658	1.9%
Others	1,395	1.6%
Total	89,067	100%

Federal Parliament and State Assembly Seats

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

Parliament	Seat Name	Member of Parliament	Party
P54	Gerik	Fathul Huzir Ayob	Perikatan Nasional (PPBM)
P55	Lenggong	Shamsul Anuar Nasarah	Barisan Nasional (UMNO)
P62	Sungai Siput	Kesavan Subramaniam	Pakatan Harapan (PKR)

Hulu Perak district representatives in the State Legislative Assembly

Parliament	State	Seat Name	State Assemblyman	Party
P54	N01	Pengkalan Hulu	Mohamad Amin Roslan	Perikatan Nasional (PAS)
P54	N02	Temengor	Salbiah Mohamed	Barisan Nasional (UMNO)
P55	N03	Kenering	Husaini Ariffin	Perikatan Nasional (PAS)
P55	N04	Kota Tampan	Saarani Mohamad	Barisan Nasional (UMNO)
P62	N21	Lintang	Mohd Zolkafly Harun	Barisan Nasional (UMNO)

See also

• Districts of Malaysia

References

1. "Portal Rasmi Pejabat Daerah Dan Tanah Hulu Perak, Gerik - Pegawai Daerah". pdtgerik.perak.gov.my.
2. "Rancangan Tempatan Daerah Hulu Perak 2030 (Jilid 1)" (PDF) (in Malay). Archived from the original (PDF) on 2017-12-22. Retrieved 2017-12-21.
3. "Population Distribution and Basic Demographic Characteristics, 2010" (PDF). Department of Statistics, Malaysia. Archived from the original (PDF) on 22 May 2014. Retrieved 19 April 2012.
4. "Rancangan Struktur Negeri Perak 2040" (PDF). p. 316. Archived from the original (PDF) on 2018-03-28. Retrieved 2018-03-28.
5. "Gunong Ulu Titi Basah: Thailand". Geographic.org. 1994-04-06. Retrieved 2013-04-30.
6. "Perang saudara di Hulu Perak". Utusan Online. Utusan Malaysia. Archived from the original on 15 October 2017. Retrieved 16 October 2016.
7. "Portal Rasmi Pejabat Daerah Dan Tanah Hulu Perak, Gerik - Geografi Daerah". pdtgerik.perak.gov.my.
8. "Key Findings of Population and Housing Census of Malaysia 2020" (pdf) (in Malay and English). Department of Statistics, Malaysia. ISBN 978-967-2000-85-3.

External links

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