Bagan Datuk (town)

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Bagan Datuk Sungai Keling Pekan Baru
Town
Others transcription(s)
• Jawi	باݢن داتوه
• Chinese	峇眼拿督
• Tamil	பாகான் டாத்தோ
Colour shophouses in Bagan Datuk
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Nickname(s):  The 'Cowboy' Town
Bagan Datuk
Coordinates: 3°59′N 100°47′E / 3.983°N 100.783°E / 3.983; 100.783Coordinates: 3°59′N 100°47′E / 3.983°N 100.783°E / 3.983; 100.783
Country	Malaysia
State	Perak
District	Bagan Datuk District
Established	1896
Founded by	Tok Kelah
Government
• Type	Municipality (Hilir Perak)
• District Officer (Teluk Intan)	Haji Zamari Mohd Ramli
• Member of Parliament	YB Ahmad Zahid Hamidi (BN)
Time zone	UTC+8 (MST)
Postal code	361xx
Area code(s)	05
Website	mptelukintan.gov.my

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

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.

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
• Hutan Melintang

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

References[]

External links[]

• JPN Bagan Datoh