Bagan Datuk (town)

Bagan Datuk (formerly spell as Bagan Datoh, is a town and mukim in southwestern Perak, Malaysia.

For the federal constituency represented in the Dewan Rakyat, see Bagan Datuk (federal constituency).
Bagan Datuk

باݢن داتوه
Sungai Keling
Pekan Baru
பாகான் டாத்தோ
峇眼拿督
Town
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Nickname(s): 
The 'Cowboy' Town
Bagan Datuk
Coordinates: 3°59′N 100°47′E
CountryMalaysia
StatePerak
DistrictBagan Datuk District
Established1896
Founded byTok Kelah
Government
 • TypeMunicipality (Hilir Perak)
 • District Officer (Teluk Intan)Haji Zamari Mohd Ramli
 • Member of ParliamentYAB Ahmad Zahid Hamidi (BN)
Time zoneUTC+8 (MST)
Postal code
361xx
Area code(s)05
Websitemptelukintan.gov.my

Location

Bagan Datuk is the most southwest district in the state of Perak. It is about 130 km (by car) from the state capital Ipoh and 46 km from Teluk Intan. Across the Bernam River is Sabak, Selangor.

Landmark at Bagan Datuk waterfront located near Bagan Datuk jetty.


Economy

The main economic activity in Bagan Datuk is fishing. There are also, however, many coconut plantations nearby, visible along the road to Bagan Datoh from Teluk Intan.

There are also a few fishing villages scattered around Bagan Datuk, for example Sungai Tiang and Sungai Burong, and their corresponding seaside village Bagan Sungai Tiang and Bagan Sungai Burong. On the way from Teluk Intan there will be a few small township which are Hutan Melintang, Selekoh and Simpang Tiga. One popular spot for angling is Sungai Dulang, situated about 8 km from Bagan Datuk. It is famous for lobster fishing where an angler's night spent there could harvest up to 5 kilograms of lobsters.

Transportation

Highway 69 is the main ingress to Bagan Datuk town. KTM Intercity does not serve the area.

Politics

Bagan Datuk is represented in the Dewan Rakyat of the Malaysian Parliament by former Deputy Prime Minister Datuk Seri Ahmad Zahid Hamidi from UMNO.

On the state level, Bagan Datuk provides two seats to the Perak State Legislative Assembly:

Rungkup is currently held by Shahrul Zaman bin Yahya while Hutan Melintang is currently held by Khairuddin bin Tarmizi. Both politicians are from UMNO.

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