Batang Padang District
The Batang Padang District is a district in Perak, Malaysia. This district is administered by a local councils, 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.History
The sub-district of Tanjung Malim was split from this district to pave the way for Muallim District which was officiated on 11 January 2016.Administrative divisions
Batang Padang District is divided into 4 mukims, which are:
List of Batang Padang district representatives in the Federal Parliament
| Parliament | Seat Name | Member of Parliament | Party |
| P72 | Tapah | Saravanan A/L Murugan | Perikatan Nasional |
| P77 | Tanjong Malim | Chang Lih Kang | Pakatan Harapan |
List of Batang Padang district representatives in the State Legislative Assembly of Perak
| Parliament | State | Seat Name | State Assemblyman | Party |
| P72 | N47 | Chenderiang | Ahmad Faizal Azumu | Perikatan Nasional |
| P72 | N48 | Ayer Kuning | Samsudin Bin Abu Hassan | Perikatan Nasional |
| P77 | N57 | Sungkai | Sivanesan A/L Achalingam | Pakatan Harapan |
| P77 | N58 | Slim | Vacant | |
| P77 | N59 | Behrang | Aminuddin Zulkipli | Pakatan Harapan |
Public Transport
Train Service
There are two railway stations in Batang Padang District which are Tapah Road station and Sungkai station.
