Hilir Perak District - Where The River Meets The Sea

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Welcome to The Land Where The River Meets The Sea

Hilir Perak is a region you shouldn't miss while in Perak. This is the district where the mighty Perak River meets the open sea of the Straits of Malacca. Among the many interesting places to visit are Teluk Intan, the administrative centre of the district, rich in local and colonial history. Then there's the famous Leaning Tower of Teluk Intan, Malaysia's own equivalent to the world-famous Leaning Tower of Pisa in Italy, a pagoda-style structure which is a timeless masterpiece. The World War II Memorial, a giant boulder, stands at the main road entrance to Teluk Intan. 

The Teluk Intan Boatyards bear testimony to the boat building skills of the people of Perak. The estuarine village of Bagan Datoh with its picturesque countryside is the heart of Perak's coconut country. Beting Beras Basah, an important venue for the installation ceremonies of Perak Sultans, and Hutan Melintang, famous for its prawns and boat building industry. 

Batang Padang District Background And Economy

One of Malaysia's Foremost Agricultural Wonderlands

One of the larger district in the state of Perak, the Batang Padang area covers a total of approximately 271,200 hectares of green and beautiful rural countryside, occupying almost 13 percent of total area of the entire state. The District of Batang Padang has a population of approximately 177,000 people, mainly rural farmers and villagers spread out over the six territorial subdivisions or 'mukims' which together form the Batang Padang district proper. Geographically, Batang Padang is centrally located within the state of Perak, being bordered in the north by the Kinta District of Perak, to the south by Kuala Selangor District of Selangor State, to the east by the Cameron Highlands District of Pahang and to the west by Hilir Perak and parts of Perak Tengah.

Less than one percent of the total land area of the Batang Padang District may be considered urban, with most of the land being either villages, cultivated plantations on farmlands, while the rest is forested. The economy is largely agricultural based with rubber and oil palm as the main crops. About half of the total area of this district is covered with forest known for its forest produce such as 'rotan', bamboo, 'damar' and 'petai'. Batang Padang is fast developing into a growth area. This will be realised with the development of Tanjung Malim as the centre for producing automobiles in this country.