Hilir Perak

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Logo of Teluk Intan Municipal Council. The clock tower is the landmark of Teluk Intan, while the ship signifies the local fishing industry and the oil plam tree showing the importance of oil palm plantations to the local economy.

Hilir Perak (literally meaning Lower Perak in English, 下霹雳县 in Chinese) is an administrative district of Perak, Malaysia. The district is governed by Majlis Perbandaran Teluk Intan or Teluk Intan Municipal Council which is based in the town of Teluk Intan. The District council was known as Majlis Daerah Hilir Perak or Hilir Perak District Council until 4 April 2004, when it was upgraded to Municipality status.

[edit] Population

The population in Hilir Perak is estimated to be around 200,000. The biggest town in Hilir Perak is Teluk Intan, and the other important townships in Hilir Perak include Langkap, Bagan Datoh, and Hutan Melintang.

[edit] Economic Activities

Agriculture and fishing are two main economic activities in Hilir Perak. Almost two third of Hilir Perak's agricultural land is planted with oil palms, while the one third goes to vegetables, paddy, coconuts etc. The biggest fishing town in Hilir Perak is Hutan Melintang, which has about 400 fishing ships of various sizes. Hutan Melintang fishermen sell their catches throughout the country. The vibrant agriculture and fishing industry in Hilir Perak had attracted many foreign workers into Hilir Perak. The fishing industry employs more Thais while Indonesians are largely employed in the agricultural sector.

There is also a light industrial area in Langkap which provides many work opportunities to the locals.

	Perak Darul Ridzuan
Districts: Kinta | Larut, Matang | Hilir Perak | Manjung | Batang Padang | Kerian | Kuala Kangsar | Hulu Perak | Perak Tengah | Selama
City: Ipoh
Towns: Ayer Tawar | Bagan Datoh | Bagan Sungai Burong | Batak Rabit | Batu Gajah | Behrang | Bercham | Beruas | Bidor | Bikam | Bota | Bukit Merah | Changkat Jering | Chemor | Damar Laut | Gerik | Gopeng | Hutan Melintang | Jelapang | Jenderata | Kamunting | Kampar | Keroh | Kota Setia | Kuala Kangsar | Kuala Sepetang | Lekir | Lenggong | Lumut | Malim Nawar | Mambang Di Awan | Menglembu | Pantai Remis | Parit | Parit Buntar | Pasir Salak | Pekan Gurney | Pengkalan Hulu | Proton City | Sayong | Selama | Seri Iskandar | Seri Manjung | Simpang Pulai | Simpang Tiga | Sitiawan | Slim | Slim River | Sungai Siput | Taiping | Tambun | Tanjung Malim | Tanjung Rambutan | Tapah | Tapah Road | Teluk Batik | Teluk Intan | Teluk Rubiah | Ternoh | Terolak | Terong | Teronoh | Tringkap
Islands: Pulau Pangkor