The Kerian District (alternately Krian) is an administrative district in

Perak Perak () is a state of Malaysia on the west coast of the Malay Peninsula. Perak has land borders with the Malaysian states of Kedah to the north, Penang to the northwest, Kelantan and Pahang to the east, and Selangor to the south. Thailand's ...

Malaysia Malaysia ( ; ) is a country in Southeast Asia. The federation, federal constitutional monarchy consists of States and federal territories of Malaysia, thirteen states and three federal territories, separated by the South China Sea into two r ...

. It covers the northwestern corner of

, bordering the states of

Penang Penang ( ms, Pulau Pinang, is a Malaysian state located on the northwest coast of Peninsular Malaysia, by the Malacca Strait. It has two parts: Penang Island, where the capital city, George Town, is located, and Seberang Perai on the Malay ...

and

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to the north; the main town of Parit Buntar is located a mere southeast of George Town,

's capital city. Due to its closer proximity to

, much of Kerian is also part of Greater Penang, Malaysia's second largest conurbation. The district is one of the main

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-growing areas in

Administrative divisions

Kerian District is divided into eight

mukim A mukim is a type of administrative division used in Brunei, Indonesia, Malaysia and Singapore. The word ''mukim'' is a loanword in English. However, it was also originally a loanword in Malay from the Arabic word: (meaning ''resident''). The clo ...

s, which are: *

Bagan Serai Bagan Serai ( Jawi: باݢن سراي) is a mukim in Kerian District, Perak, Malaysia. It is located southeast of George Town, the capital city of the neighbouring state of Penang. As such, the town is also part of Greater Penang, Malaysia' ...

* Bagan Tiang * Beriah * Gunong Semanggol *

Kuala Kurau Kuala Kurau is a mukim in Kerian District, Perak, Malaysia Malaysia ( ; ) is a country in Southeast Asia. The federation, federal constitutional monarchy consists of States and federal territories of Malaysia, thirteen states and three f ...

Parit Buntar Parit Buntar ( Jawi: ڤاريت بونتر) is a town in Kerian District, Perak, Malaysia. It is bordering to Nibong Tebal in Penang and Bandar Baharu in Kedah.It is also the district capital of Kerian District. This district is known as t ...

* Selinsing *

Tanjung Piandang Tanjung Piandang (''Chinese: 角头'') is a small town and mukim in Kerian District, Perak, Malaysia Malaysia ( ; ) is a country in Southeast Asia. The federation, federal constitutional monarchy consists of States and federal territories ...

Demographics

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

Federal Parliament and State Assembly Seats

List of Kerian district representatives in the Federal Parliament (

Dewan Rakyat The Dewan Rakyat (English: 'House of Representatives'; ) is the lower house of the bicameral Parliament, the federal legislature of Malaysia. The chamber and its powers are established by Article 44 of the Constitution of Malaysia. The Dewan Ra ...

)

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

References

External links

Rancangan Tempatan Daerah Kerian 2020
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Administrative divisions

Demographics

Federal Parliament and State Assembly Seats

See also

References

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