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FAQ – ABOUT STATE OF PERAK
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Where is Perak? |
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Perak is one of the 13 states of Malaysia. It is the second largest state in Peninsular Malaysia bordering Kedah and Thailand to the north, Penang to the northwest, Kelantan and Pahang to the east, Selangor southward and to the west by the Strait of Melaka.
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What does Perak mean? |
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Perak means silver in Bahasa Malaysia. The name comes most probably from the silvery colour of tin. In the 1890s, Perak, with the richest alluvial deposits of tin in the world was one of the jewels in the crown of the British Empire. However, some say the name comes from the "glimmer of fish in the water" that sparkled like silver. The Arab honorific of the State is Darul Ridzuan, the Land of Grace.
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Who is the constitutional monarchy of the State of Perak? |
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Its current hereditary Sultan of Perak is Sultan Azlan Muhibbuddin Shah ibni Almarhum Sultan Yussuf Izzuddin Shah Ghafarullahu-Lahu, who was the ninth Yang di-Pertuan Agong of Malaysia and formerly the Lord President of Malaysia's Supreme Court.
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Who is the Chief Minster of Perak? |
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The Perak State Government, is led by the Menteri Besar, Datuk Seri Mohammad Nizar Jamaluddin of Pakatan Rakyat.
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How many municipalities are there in Perak? |
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Modern Perak is divided into 9 administrative districts or "daerah" in Malay. These 9 districts, are further divided into administrative Municipal councils (Majlis Bandaraya/Perbandaran and Daerah):
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Kinta- Population: 751,825; Area: 1,958 km².
1. Majlis Bandaraya Ipoh
2. Majlis Daerah Kinta Selatan
3. Majlid Daerah Kinta Barat
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Larut, Matang dan Selama - Population:273,321; Area: 2,103 km².
1. Majlis Perbandaran Taiping (administrate central and south-west part of district)
2. Majlis Daerah Selama (administrate north part of district)
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Hilir Perak- Population: 191,098; Area: 1,727 km².
1. Majlis Perbandaran Teluk Intan (Majlis Daerah Hilir Perak)
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Manjung- Population: 191,004; Area: 1,168 km².
1. Majlis Perbandaran Manjung (Majlis Daerah Manjung)
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Batang Padang- Population:152,137; Area: 2,730 km².
1. Majlis Daerah Tapah
2. Majlis Daerah Tanjong Malim
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Kerian- Population: 52,651; Area: 938 km². 1. Majlis Daerah Kerian
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Kuala Kangsar- Population: 154,048; Area: 2,541 km².
1. Majlis Perbandaran Kuala Kangsar (Majlis Daerah Kuala Kangsar)
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Hulu Perak- Population: 82,195; Area: 6,558 km².
1. Majlis Daerah Gerik
2. Majlis Daerah Pengkalan Hulu
3. Malis Daerah Lenggong
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Perak Tengah- Population: 82,103; Area: 1,282 km².
1. Majlis Daerah Perak Tengah
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What is Perak’s demography like? |
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Perak's population is now approximately 2 million. Once Malaysia's most populous state, the decline in the tin mining industry caused an economic slowdown from which it has yet to recover, leading to a massive drain in manpower to higher-growth states such as Penang, Selangor and the Federal Territory of Kuala Lumpur. The ethnic composition of the population was estimated in 2001 to be: Malay (962,050 or 44%), Chinese (924,000 or 42%), Indian (308,600 or 14%), Other (50,000), Other Bumiputra (41,400).
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