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Parit
Buntar is a main town in Kerian district, on the northwestern tip of
Perak, Malaysia. 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).
Parit Buntar is also famous for its "pasar malam" (night market), which is
said to be the biggest in the northern region of
Perak. The night market operates
weekly on Friday evenings from 4.00 pm to 10.00 pm.
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 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,
Public Welfare District Office, District Information Office, the District
Veterinary Office, Public Works Department District Office, District
Health Office, District Education Office, District Agriculture Office,
National Registration Department (JPN) and District Police Headquarters.
Sources:
Wikipedia
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