Manjung
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Manjung also known previously as Dinding, is a district located in the southwest part of the state of Perak, Malaysia. It is well-known for its island, Pangkor Island, a major attraction in Perak and the home of the Royal Malaysian Navy (TLDM) naval base. Since the population is increasing, residential and commercial infrastructure is being developed. Dinding was once part of the British Straits Settlement colony (see Straits Settlement for history).
Bandar Seri Manjung is the district's principle urban center while smaller towns include Lumut town, Sitiawan, Ayer Tawar, Pantai Remis and Beruas. Other areas of some importance are Acheh Industrial Estates, Desa Manjung Raya, Damai Laut Country Resort and Lumut Port.
Seri Manjung town is developing as a well-planned administrative town, housing government buildings such as the Municipal Council Office, National Registration Office and Immigration Office. The town also has a sports center and a shopping mall. It is located between Sitiawan and Lumut.
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[edit] Demographics
According to "Laporan Taburan Penduduk dan Ciri Asas Demografi, Julai 2000, Jabatan Perangkaan Malaysia", Manjung District has a population of 198,576 and according to the natural needs in "Kajian Rancangan Struktur Negeri Perak 2002-2020", the total population of Manjung is about 199,809. Manjung District is the second highest of Average Annual Growth Rate after Kinta which records 2.0% of growth rate.
Manjung's land area is predominantly comprised of agricultural land, with an agricultural area of 833.75 square kilometres or about 71.20% of Manjung District. This is followed by forest reserves with an extent of 168.81 km² (14.42%), while residential area is about 29.32 km² (2.50%), and swampy area is 68.57 km².
Manjung District has plenty of land for development purposes in the future with small barrier (1/10) due to its large landbank of agricultural land, mining /mined areas and uncultivated lands/undergrowth.
[edit] Education
Universiti Kuala Lumpur Malaysian Institute of Marine Engineering Technology (UniKL MIMET) was established in collaboration between MARA and the Australian Government represented by International Training Australia (ITA) as the technology provider. The main function of UniKL MIMET is to offer industry specific courses and Diplomas in Ship Construction Technology and Ship Design as well as to produce highly skilled manpower for the maritime industry.
Tertiary education is provided by Institut Kemahiran Mara (IKM) and Kolej Komuniti (located partly in Sekolah Teknik Seri Manjung).Manjung also has numerous schools along with its rapid population growth.
[edit] Transportation
There are two federal highways linking Lumut with Ipoh and Lumut to Teluk Intan and Kuala Lumpur. From Ipoh the journey takes about one hour while the journey from Kuala Lumpur takes about three hours if you take the federal highway from Kuala Lumpur to Teluk Intan and further on to Lumut. From Butterworth, which is situated to the north, you can use the road to Pantai Remis or Beruas and the journey will take about 4 hours.
Most express buses are based in Medan Gopeng (Ipoh), Pudu Raya (Kuala Lumpur) and Pengkalan Sultan Abdul Halim (Butterworth). The taxi journey from Ipoh to Lumut takes about an hour. "Pelangi Air" and "Berjaya Air" offers two weekly flights from Kuala Lumpur and Penang.
[edit] Economy
The major sectors of economy in Manjung District are agriculture, services and manufacturing. Agriculture is still the main economic sector, providing the majority of the population's employment. Manjung District is well known for its livestock, especially chicken. Sea fishing and fish/prawn farming are the most important economic activities of some communities. At least 5,000 residents are fishermen. Farming of fresh-water fish and prawns are being carried out thoroughly in the district. There are more than 300 ponds of prawns in operation. The most popular prawn farming area is along Dinding River.
Manjung District is the second most rapid growing district in Perak for the commercial sector with developmental units of 5,947 or 13.32%. Most of the businesses and industries located along the road linking Sitiawan, Seri Manjung, Lumut and Ayer Tawar. There also industrial and commercial activities in other small towns such as Beruas, Pantai Remis, Pekan Gurney, Lekir and Changkat Kruing.
Business activities in Manjung include wholesale, groceries and services. There are also informal activities such as static hawkers (1,029 which cover 11.00%) and unstatic hawkers 1,092 which cover 11.00%) in Manjung district.
Of all the business activities here, services contributes about 72.30% of all the commercial activities. Groceries sector is the second largest commercial activity, covering 24.40% (1,449 unit) while wholesale activities cover the remaining portion of the pie with about 3.40%.
[edit] Tourism
Pangkor Island, the paradise island, is one of the most famous and well known islands in Malaysia. It is located approximately 90 km southwest of Ipoh. Pangkor Island is an idyllic and beautiful island resort for a carefree and relaxing holiday. Its natural scenery of green hills and palm-fringed beaches of fine white sand lapped by the warm blue waters of the Straits of Malacca is truly magnificent.
The main island of Pangkor is mainly populated by fisherfolk who occupy the eastern coastline. The island is famous for its 'ikan bilis' (anchovies) and squids. The real attraction here however are the enchanting beaches on the western coastline, such as Pantai Puteri Dewi , Teluk Belanga, Teluk Nipah, and Teluk Cempedak. They are marvellous for swimming or just basking in the sun, in complete privacy admist tranquil surroundings.
Pangkor Laut Island, a smaller island off the southwestern coast of Pangkor Island, is also a famous resort island.
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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 | ||
