Kampar District

Kampar District
District of Malaysia
Daerah Kampar
Other transcription(s)
• Jawi	دايره كمڤر
• Chinese	金宝县
• Tamil	கம்பார்
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Location of Kampar District in Perak
Kampar District Location of Kampar District in Malaysia
Coordinates: 4°20′N 101°15′E / 4.333°N 101.250°E / 4.333; 101.250
Country	Malaysia
State	Perak
Seat	Kampar
Local area government(s)	Kampar District Council
Government
• District officer	n/a
Area [1]
• Total	669.80 km2 (258.61 sq mi)
Population  (2010)[2]
• Total	97,167
• Estimate  (2015)[3]	103,600
• Density	150/km2 (380/sq mi)
Time zone	UTC+8 (MST)
• Summer (DST)	UTC+8 (Not observed)
Postcode	316xx-319xx
Calling code	+6-05
Vehicle registration plates	A

Kampar District Council Majlis Daerah Kampar مجليس دايره كمڤر
Local Government Act 1976
Type
Type	Municipal Council of Kampar District
History
Founded	1 September 1977
Preceded by	Kinta South District Council
Leadership
President	Ahmad Suqairy Alias
Motto
Maju dan Membangun Progress and Develop
Meeting place
Kompleks Pentadbiran MD Kampar, Jalan Iskandar, 31900 Kampar, Perak.
Website
www.mdkampar.gov.my

The Kampar District (Kinta South) is a district in Perak, Malaysia. It was a district on 21 May 2009 after the Sultan of Perak declared Kampar the state's 10th district, which is the smaller district in the state. Its local government is Kampar District Council based in the town of Kampar.

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.^{[citation needed]}