Parit Buntar
Parit Buntar
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Town and district capital | |
The town of Parit Buntar | |
Location of Parit Buntar in Perak | |
| Coordinates: 5°07′14″N 100°29′26″E / 5.12056°N 100.49056°E | |
| Country | Malaysia |
| State | Perak |
| District | Kerian |
| Parliament | Mohd Misbahul Munir Masduki |
| District council | Kerian District Council |
| Population (2010) | |
• Total | 26,328 |
| Time zone | UTC+8 (MST) |
| • Summer (DST) | Not observed |
| Postcode | 34200 |
| Area code(s) | 05-67xxxxxxx |
| Vehicle registration | A |
Parit Buntar (Kedah Malay: Paghit Buntaq) 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 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 27.3 °C (81.1 °F). The average annual rainfall is 2,304 mm (90.7 in).