Batang Padang

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Batang Padang is an administrative district in Perak, Malaysia. This district is administered by two local councils, namely, the Tapah District Council, based in Tapah, and Tanjung Malim District Council, based in Tanjung Malim.

The major towns of Batang Padang are Tapah and Tanjung Malim.

In August 2007 the Perak Government announced the discovery of large water aquifers the size of Singapore at Batang Padang. They plan to sell the water to neighbouring Selangor to help solve future water shortage problems in that state. Selangor is the most populated state in Malaysia.

v • d • e Perak Darul Ridzuan

Districts	Kinta • Larut, Matang dan Selama • Hilir Perak • Manjung • Batang Padang • Kerian • Kuala Kangsar • Hulu Perak • Perak Tengah

Cities	Ipoh (capital)

Towns	Ayer Tawar • Bagan Datoh • Bagan Serai • Bagan Sungai Burong • Banir • Batak Rabit • Batu Gajah • Behrang • Bercham • Beruas • Bidor • Bikam • Bota • Bukit Gantang • Bukit Merah • Changkat Jering • Changkat Keruing • Chemor • Chikus • Damar Laut • Gerik • Gopeng • Gua Tempurung • Hutan Melintang • Jelapang • Jenderata • Jerlun • Kamunting • Kampar • Karai • Kota Setia • Kuala Kangsar • Kuala Kurau • Kuala Sepetang • Langkap • Lekir • Lenggong • Lumut • Manjoi • Malim Nawar • Mambang Di Awan • Manong • Menglembu • Padang Rengas • Pantai Remis • Parit • Parit Buntar • Pasir Salak • Pekan Gurney • Pengkalan Hulu (Keroh) • Proton City • Sayong • Selama • Seri Iskandar • Seri Manjung • Simpang Tiga • Sitiawan • Slim • Slim River • Sungai Siput • Sungkai • Taiping • Tambun • Tanjung Malim • Tanjung Piandang • Tanjung Rambutan • Tanjung Tualang • Tapah • Tapah Road • Teluk Batik • Teluk Intan • Teluk Rubiah • Temoh • Temoh Road • Trolak • Terong • Teronoh

Islands	Pulau Pangkor