Kinta

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Districts of Perak Darul Ridzuan
Kinta
District seat	Batu Gajah
District officer	Tuan Razali bin Othman
Area
- Total	-- km²
Population
- 2005 estimate	--800100
- Density	--/km²

Kinta (Chinese: 近打) is one of the nine administrative districts of Perak, Malaysia, and it is divided into three major councils:

• Ipoh City Council (Majlis Bandaraya Ipoh), based in Ipoh, the state capital of Perak
• West Kinta District Council (Majlis Daerah Kinta Barat), based in the town of Batu Gajah
• South Kinta District Council (Majlis Daerah Kinta Selatan), based in town of Kampar

According to population growth, the District Council (Majlis Daerah) can be enlarged to Town Council (Majlis Perbandaran) and finally to City Council (Majlis Bandaraya). In Malaysia, there are only three City Halls, in Kuala Lumpur, Kuching and Kota Kinabalu. Other cities in the country are managed by City Councils (Majlis Bandaraya).

Historically, Kinta district was once famous for its tin, being one of the major tin producers in the 18 century.

[edit] External links

• Majlis Daerah Kinta Barat
• Majlis Bandaraya Ipoh
• Majlis Daerah Kinta Selatan

v • d • e Perak Darul Ridzuan Districts Kinta • Larut, Matang dan Selama • Hilir Perak • Manjung • Batang Padang • Kerian • Kuala Kangsar • Hulu Perak • Perak Tengah Cities Ipoh (capital) Towns Ayer Tawar • Bagan Datoh • Bagan Serai • Bagan Sungai Burong • Banir • Batak Rabit • Batu Gajah • Behrang • Bercham • Beruas • Bidor • Bikam • Bota • Bukit Gantang • Bukit Merah • Changkat Jering • Changkat Keruing • Chemor • Chikus • Damar Laut • Gerik • Gopeng • Gua Tempurung • Hutan Melintang • Jelapang • Jenderata • Jerlun • Kamunting • Kampar • Karai • Kota Setia • Kuala Kangsar • Kuala Kurau • Kuala Sepetang • Langkap • Lekir • Lenggong • Lumut • Manjoi • Malim Nawar • Mambang Di Awan • Manong • Menglembu • Padang Rengas • Pantai Remis • Parit • Parit Buntar • Pasir Salak • Pekan Gurney • Pengkalan Hulu (Keroh) • Proton City • Sayong • Selama • Seri Iskandar • Seri Manjung • Simpang Tiga • Sitiawan • Slim • Slim River • Sungai Siput • Sungkai • Taiping • Tambun • Tanjung Malim • Tanjung Piandang • Tanjung Rambutan • Tanjung Tualang • Tapah • Tapah Road • Teluk Batik • Teluk Intan • Teluk Rubiah • Temoh • Temoh Road • Trolak • Terong • Teronoh Islands Pulau Pangkor

In the 18 century, Kinta district was famous for its tin. It was the number one tin producing valley in the world.

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