Kuala Sepetang

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Kuala Sepetang
Other transcription(s)
• Jawi	كوالا سيڤيتڠ
• Chinese	十八丁 (Simplified)
• Japanese	クアラ·セぺタン
Charcoal factory, Kuala Sepetang.
Country	Malaysia
State	Perak
District	Larut, Matang and Selama
Time zone	UTC+8 (MST)
• Summer (DST)	Not applicable
Postcode	34650

Kuala Sepetang (Jawi: كوالا سيڤيتڠ; Chinese: 十八丁) is a coastal town located in Larut, Matang and Selama District in northwestern Perak, Malaysia. It is also popularly known by English-speaking locals as Port Weld (Chinese: Chinese: 砵威) after a former Governor, Frederick Weld.

It is a thriving fishing village, and the main jumping-off point to the river mouth community of Kuala Sangga, which is a Chinese fishing community at the river mouth which specializes in fish breeding in cages, more formerly known as cage culture.^{[citation needed]}