Parit Buntar
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Parit Buntar
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Parit
Buntar
Location of Parit Buntar in Malaysia
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Coordinates: 5°7′14″N 100°29′26″E
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Local area government
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Population (2010[1])
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• Total
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26,328
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The name
Parit Buntar originated from a well-known leader, Tok Buntar, who was famous at
the time when he and his followers built the drainage system, which used water
from the Kerian River to irrigate the surrounding paddy fields. The main drain
was named "Parit Tok Buntar" meaning the drain of Tok Buntar. Later
on, the town where the main drain is located was named Parit Buntar.
Parit Buntar
town is situated in the north of the Kerian district and is bordered by the
towns, Bandar
Baharu in the
state of Kedah and Nibong Tebal in the state of Penang. Its old town is situated near the Engineering
Campus of Universiti Sains Malaysia (USM).
There are a
few secondary schools and primary schools situated in this town; these are SMJK
Krian, SMK Pekan Baru, SMK Seri Perak, SMK Panglima Bukit Gantang, SMK
Methodist, SK Methodist [1], SJK(C) Sin Hwa, SK Baru Parit
Buntar, SK Kampong Kedah [2], SMJK Sin Hwa, SK Wawasan, SK St.
Mary and SK Sri Kerian [3].
The landmark
of Parit Buntar is the Clock Tower, which is situated in the old town of Parit
Buntar. The tower was built in early 1961 and was officiated by the First Prime
Minister of Malaysia, the Almarhum
Tunku Abdul Rahman Al-Haj on 24 August 1961.
Parit Buntar
is also famous for its "pasar malam" (night market), which is said to be
the biggest in the northern region of the Perak State. The night market
operates weekly on Friday evenings from 4pm to 10pm.
Parit Buntar
is an important commercial centre in the northern region. There are many
branches of various major financial institutions in the town centre. There are
also many medical clinics, automobile centres, etc. It also has accommodations
here such as the Damai Hotel, Parit Buntar Inn and Melor Inn.
There is
also an industrial area with a land space of 88.42 hectares. It houses 28
factories mostly involved in rattan and furniture industry. Other factories in
this area include textile, packaging and electronics factories. Some of these
factories are Eastern Global (M) Sdn. Bhd., Super Electronics Sdn. Bhd., ITC
Corporation Sdn. Bhd., Harta Packaging Industries Sdn. Bhd. and Push Power
Enterprise Sdn. Bhd.
Parit Buntar
is also an administration district. Some of the government offices that are
situated in this town are the Land and District Office [4], the Public Welfare District Office, the District
Information Office, the District Veterinary Office, the Public Works Department
District Office, the District Health Office, the District Education Office [5] and the
District Agriculture Office.
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Parit Buntar
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Nama
samaran: PB
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Koordinat: 5°39′U 100°30′T
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Penubuhan
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Kerajaan
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- Yang
DiPertua
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Encik Khairul Amir b. Mohamad Zubir
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Kepadatan (1991)
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- Total
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148,575
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- Musim
panas (DST)
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Tidak ditetapkan (UTC)
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Laman web: http://mdkerian.gov.my/
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Sejarah
Sejarah nama bandar Parit Buntar berasal daripada nama seorang pemimpin iaitu Tok Buntar masyarakat yang terkenal pada masa dahulu di mana beliau dan pengikut-pengikutnya telah membina parit dari Sungai Kerian untuk dialirkan ke sawah-sawah. Parit tersebut pada asalnya dikenali Parit Tok Buntar dan seterusnya dikenali sebagai Parit Buntar.Jam Besar di pekan lama Parit Buntar ini merupakan antara mercu tanda bandar Parit Buntar. Jam besar ini telah dirasmikan oleh Tunku Abdul Rahman pada 24 Ogos 1961 untuk memperingati kemajuan dan kemakmuran cemerlang semua penduduk Parit Buntar. Parit Buntar dihubungkan dengan Bandar Baharu melalui jambatan yang melintasi Sungai Kerian. Sungai ini juga mencatat sejarah apabila sekitar pertengahan tahun 1970-an tragedi feri karam telah menyebabkan ramai yang terkorban. Dahulu di tepi sungai ini terkenal dengan gerai makan yang dipanggil Terapung. Ketika itu Terapung menjadi tempat tumpuan utama masyarakat di Parit Buntar. Ketika dahulu, kedai jalan tepi sungai ini merupakan tempat utama untuk orang-orang Parit Buntar membeli baju-baju sukan yang berjenama dan juga barangan lain. Terdapat 6 cawangan kilang padi.
Wakil rakyat
- Mengikut perangkaan Suruhanjaya Pilihan Raya Malaysia (SPR) 2008, peratus pengundi kawasan parlimen P57 Parit Buntar (45,219 pengundi) ialah: Melayu: 67.0% Cina: 28.0% India: 4.9%; Lain: 0.1%.
- Dalam pilihan raya 1999, kawasan ini dimenangi oleh: Dato' Dr Hassan Mohd Ali dari parti PAS dengan majoriti sebanyak 2,094 undi.
- Dalam pilihan raya 2004, kawasan ini dimenangi oleh Brig Jen (B) Datuk Seri Abdul Hamid Ngah Alias Zainal Abidin dari Barisan Nasional (UMNO) dengan majoriti 4698, menewaskan Hasan Mohd Dato' Dr Hasan Mohd Ali.
- Dalam pilihan raya 2008, kawasan ini dimenangi oleh Dr. Mujahid Yusof Rawa dari PAS menewaskan Datuk Abdul Rahman Sulaiman dari Barisan Nasional (UMNO) dengan majoriti 7,551 undi.
Kemudahan
- Dewan Seri Kerian
- Dewan Merdeka
- Padang Bandaran
- Laman Pusat Bandar
- Hentian Raya Parit Buntar
- Hentian Teksi Pusat Bandar
- Arked Niaga Parit Buntar
Pelancongan
Parit Buntar tidak mempunyai banyak pusat pelancongan, pusat komersial atau tapak sejarah tetapi ia mempunyai taman rekreasi yang tersendiri.- Taman Rekreasi Pinggiran Sungai Kerian
- Taman Rekreasi Ampang Jajar
- Medan Selera Jambatan Parit Buntar-Bandar Baharu
- Bangunan Lama di Stesen keretapi Parit Buntar
- Menara Jam Parit Buntar
- Kuala Gula Bird Sanctuary
- Hutan Simpan Matang
- Arowana Farm Bukit Merah
- Bukit Merah Laketown Resort (tapak web)
- Pantai Ban Pecah, Tg. Piandang (maklumat di MDK)
Penginapan
Pengunjung juga boleh menginap di beberapa hotel di Parit Buntar yang bertaraf 2 bintang dan menikmati menu hidangan daerah Kerian yang juga disediakan di beberapa hotel di Parit Buntar.- Hotel Damai
- Parit Buntar Inn
- Hotel Pekan Baru
- Hotel Melor Inn
- Homestay Parit Buntar
Membeli-belah & menjamu selera
Pengunjung boleh membeli belah di pusat membeli-belah yang terkenal dan agak besar. Pengunjung juga dapat menikmati pelbagai menu pilihan yang disajikan dan terkenal di negeri Perak ini.- Pasaraya Econsave
- Billion Supermarket
- Pasaraya Minat
- MyDin Hypermarket (2013)rujuk sini
- Pasar Malam Hari Jumaat (sekitar Jam Besar)
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