Batang Padang

Batang Padang District
District of Malaysia
Map of Batang Padang.
Country	Malaysia
State	Perak Darul Ridzuan
Government
• Body	Majlis Daerah Tapah

The Batang Padang District is an administrative 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. Selangor is the most populated state in Malaysia.

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.

Batang Padang District is divided into 4 mukims, which are: