Parit Buntar ( Jawi: ڤاريت بونتر) is a town in

Kerian District 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 southea ...

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. It is bordering to

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and

Bandar Baharu The Bandar Baharu District (colloquially ''Bandaq Baqhu'' or ''Bandaq Baru''; once proposed to be renamed as Bandar Crustacea) is a town, district and state assembly constituency at the southernmost end of Kedah, Malaysia. Bandar Baharu is locat ...

in Kedah.It is also the district capital of

. This district is known as the Rice Bowl of Perak due to its large areas of paddy fields. Irrigation system has been built to reclaim the areas and to control the water flow into and out of the paddy fields. A few areas suffer from flooding in some seasons. The economic activity is fishing especially at Sungai Acheh, Bagan Tiang, Tanjung Piandang and Kuala Kurau, and commercial businesses and industrial in the Parit Buntar City Center. This city has a tropical climate. There is a great deal of rainfall in Parit Buntar, even in the driest month. This location is classified as Af by Köppen and Geiger. The temperature averages . The average annual rainfall is .

History

History of Parit Buntar town name is derived from the name of a leader of Tok Buntar famous people in the past where he and his followers have built trenches of Sungai Kerian to flow into the paddy fields. The ditch was originally known Parit Tok Buntar and now known as Parit Buntar. The Big Clock (Jam Besar) in the old town was one of the landmarks Parit Buntar. The clock was inaugurated by Tunku Abdul Rahman on August 24, 1961 to commemorate the progress and prosperity of all the people of Parit Buntar. Parit Buntar and Bandar Baharu connected to the bridge that crosses Sungai Kerian.

Transportation

Parit Buntar are accessible via: North–South Expressway (Malaysia) (exit

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Alor Pongsu Alor Pongsu ( Jawi: الور ڤوڠسو; ) is a small town in Kerian District, Perak, Malaysia. This small town is located 8 kilometres from Bagan Serai Bagan Serai ( Jawi: باݢن سراي) is a mukim in Kerian District, Perak, Malaysia. I ...

) Federal Road (Jalan Ipoh-Butterworth) KTM ETS Penang International Airport (about 50 minutes from/to airport) Rapid Penang KTM Komuter Northern Sector

Climate

The least amount of rainfall occurs in February. The average in this month is . The greatest amount of precipitation occurs in October, with an average of . The temperatures are highest on average in May, at around . The lowest average temperatures in the year occur in January, when it is around . The variation in the precipitation between the driest and wettest months is . The variation in temperatures throughout the year is 1.0 °C.

Tragedy

Behind the serenity of Sungai Kerian was a ferry tragedy that took place in September 1972. It claimed about 20 lives, mostly school children from Bandar Baharu, Kedah who crossed the river using the ferry to attend school in Parit Buntar, Perak. Since this unfortunate incident, the ferry ceased operations and a concrete bridge was built.

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