Batang Padang District
Batang Padang District | |
|---|---|
| Daerah Batang Padang | |
Location of Batang Padang District in Perak | |
Location of Batang Padang District in Malaysia | |
| Coordinates: 4°05′N 101°20′E / 4.083°N 101.333°E | |
| Country | Malaysia |
| State | Perak |
| Seat | Tapah |
| Local area government(s) | Tapah District Council |
| Government | |
| • District officer | En. Shahrul Affendi bin Baharudin |
| Area | |
• Total | 1,794.18 km2 (692.74 sq mi) |
| Population (2016) | |
• Total | 123,600 |
• Estimate (2015) | 88,800 |
| • Density | 69/km2 (180/sq mi) |
| Time zone | UTC+8 (MST) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+8 (Not observed) |
| Postcode | 35000-35600 |
| Calling code | +6-05 |
| Vehicle registration plates | A |
The Batang Padang District (Malay: Daerah Batang Padang) is a district in Perak, Malaysia. This district is administered by a local council, namely, the Tapah District Council, based in Tapah. The major towns of Batang Padang are Bidor, Tapah and Sungkai.
In August 2007 the Perak Government announced the discovery of large water aquifers at Batang Padang. They plan to sell the water to neighbouring Selangor to help solve future water shortage problems in that state.