The Kerian District (alternately Krian) is an administrative district in Perak, Malaysia. It covers the northwestern corner of Perak, bordering the states of Penang and Kedah to the north; the main town of Parit Buntar is located a mere southeast of George Town, Penang's capital city. The district is well known for Bukit Merah, a popular tourist destination.

Due to its closer proximity to Penang, much of Kerian is also part of the George Town Conurbation, Malaysia's second largest metropolitan area.

The district is one of the main rice-growing areas in Perak.

Administrative divisions

250px|thumb|Map of Kerian District

Kerian District is divided into eight mukims, which are:

  • Bagan Serai
  • Bagan Tiang
  • Beriah
  • Gunong Semanggol
  • Kuala Kurau
  • Parit Buntar
  • Selinsing
  • Tanjung Piandang

Demographics

The following is based on Department of Statistics Malaysia 2010 census.

{| class="wikitable"

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! style="text-align:center;" colspan="3"| Ethnic groups in Kerian, 2010 census

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! Ethnicity !! Population !! Percentage

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| Bumiputera || 130,903 || 74.8%

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| Chinese || 30,517 || 17.3%

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| Indian || 13,893 || 8.1%

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| Others || 1,395 || 0.3%

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! Total || 176,683 || 100.1%

|}

Federal Parliament and State Assembly Seats

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List of Kerian district representatives in the Federal Parliament (Dewan Rakyat)

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! align="center"|Parliament !! Seat Name !! Member of Parliament !! Party

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! align="left"|P57

| Parit Buntar || Mohd Misbahul Munir Masduki ||bgcolor=""|

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! align="left"|P58

| Bagan Serai || Idris Ahmad ||bgcolor=""|

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|}

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List of Kerian district representatives in the State Legislative Assembly of Perak

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{| class="toccolours sortable" border="1" cellpadding="3" style="border-collapse:collapse; text-align: left;"

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! align="center"|Parliament !! State !! Seat Name !! State Assemblyman !! Party

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! align="left"|P57

| N8|| Titi Serong || Hakimi Hamzi Hayat ||bgcolor=""|

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! align="left"|P57

| N9 || Kuala Kurau || Abdul Yunus Jamahri ||bgcolor=""|

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! align="left"|P58

| N10 || Alor Pongsu || Noor Azman Ghazali ||bgcolor=""|

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! align="left"|P58

| N11 || Gunong Semanggol || Razman Bin Zakaria ||bgcolor=""|

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! align="left"|P58

| N12 || Selinsing || Sallehuddin Abdullah ||bgcolor=""|

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See also

  • Districts of Malaysia

References

  • Rancangan Tempatan Daerah Kerian 2020