Kampar District
| Kampar District | |
|---|---|
| District of Malaysia | |
| Country |
 Malaysia
|
| State |
 Perak Darul Ridzuan
|
| Seat | Kampar |
| Government | |
| • District officer | Tuan Ahmad Kamaruzzaman Hamzah |
| Population (2005) | |
| • Total | 800,100 |
The Kampar District, is one of the eleven administrative districts of Perak, Malaysia It was a district on 21 May 2009 after the Sultan of Perak declared Kampar the state's 10th district. Its local government is Kampar District Council (Majlis Daerah Kampar), based in the town of Kampar.
According to population growth, the District Council (Majlis Daerah) can be enlarged to Municipal Council (Majlis Perbandaran) and finally to City Council (Majlis Bandaraya).
Historically, Kampar District was once famous for its tin, being one of the major tin producers in the 18th century. In the 19th century, Kinta district was famous for its tin. It was the number one tin producing valley in the world.
Kampar District is divided into 2 mukims, which are:
(P70)Kampar is a Parliament seat under the Election Commission of Malaysia. Under this parliament seat, there are three state seats: (N40) Malim Nawar, (N41) Keranji and (N42) Tualang Sekah.
The parliament seat is a traditional fight between the Democratic Action Party (DAP) and Barisan Nasional (represented by Malaysian Chinese Association, MCA). The member of parliament is Ko Chung Sen from Democratic Action Party. In the last election, General Elections 2013 he won with the statistics of
Parliament seat (P70)
State seat (N40)
State seat (N41)
State seat (N42)
Coordinates: 4°18′36″N 101°09′00″E / 4.3100°N 101.1500°E
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