Hulu Perak District


The Hulu Perak District is a district in Perak, Malaysia. To the east of the district is the state of Kelantan, to the west is Kedah, to the south is the district of Kuala Kangsar while to the south-west is the district of Larut, Matang and Selama. Hulu Perak also shares a border with Betong District of Thailand. The seat of the district is Gerik, which is also the largest town of the district.
The highest point of the district is located at Titiwangsa Mountains, with 1,533 m high Ulu Titi Basah peak near the Thai/Malaysian border, and Temenggor Lake.

History

In 1511, after the fall of the Malacca Sultanate to the Portuguese, Sultan Mahmud Shah retreated and established his government in Bentan. In 1526 the Portuguese attacked his domain again and forced him to retreat to Kampar and to establish his rule there.
At that time, Tun Saban had moved to Upper Patani and stayed at Beredung Budi. He then moved to Belum Forest in Hulu Perak, founded a village at a place called Relap Hati, and became the chief of the peoples in Belum Forest.
For sometime until the 19th century, a good part of this district was under the sovereignty of Siam, as part of the old Malay kingdom of Reman. The area then under Thai control included what is today Gerik, Pengkalan Hulu, Kerunai, the Belum forest and the Temenggor Lakes. The capital of Reman was near Pengkalan Hulu.
In 1882, the border between the then-British protected state of Perak and the Siamese vassal state of Reman was delimited at Bukit Nasha, some 5 km south of Gerik town.
An adjustment in 1899 transferred Gerik town and the surrounding commune to the Federated Malay States, which Perak was then part of.
The present-day border, part of the longer Malaysia-Thailand border, was finalised in 1909, when the districts of Pengkalan Hulu, Kerunai, Belukar Semang, Belum and the present-day Temenggor Lakes were transferred to the FMS. The British also gained control of Perlis, Kedah, Kelantan and Terengganu.

Administrative divisions

Hulu Perak District is divided into 10 mukims and three district councils, which are:
The municipalities of Pengkalan Hulu and Lenggong are autonomous subdistricts.

Demographics

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

Federal Parliament and State Assembly Seats


List of Hulu Perak district representatives in the Federal Parliament


ParliamentSeat NameMember of ParliamentParty
P54GerikHasbullah OsmanPerikatan Nasional
P55LenggongShamsul Anuar NasarahPerikatan Nasional



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


ParliamentStateSeat NameState AssemblymanParty
P54N01Pengkalan HuluAznel IbrahimPerikatan Nasional
P54N02TemengorSalbiah MohamedPerikatan Nasional
P55N03KeneringMohd Tarmizi IdrisPerikatan Nasional
P55N04Kota TampanSaarani MohamadPerikatan Nasional

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