Hulu Perak District (Upper Perak) is a district in Perak , Malaysia . It is the largest district in Perak . In the east of the district it borders the districts of Jeli and Gua Musang in Kelantan , to the west it borders Baling and Kulim Districts of Kedah , to the south it borders the district of Kuala Kangsar while to the south-west it borders the district of Larut, Matang and Selama . Hulu Perak also shares a border with Yala province 's Betong district on the border with Thailand . The seat of the district is Gerik , which is also the largest town of the district.
5-1004: The highest point in the district is the Ulu Titi Basah peak in the Titiwangsa Mountains . The peak is 1,533 m (5,030 ft) tall and is located near the Malaysia–Thailand border and Temenggor Lake . In 1511, after the fall of the Malacca Sultanate to the Portuguese, Sultan Mahmud Shah retreated and established his government in Bentan . In 1526 the Portuguese attacked his domain again and forced him to retreat to Kampar where he re-establish his rule. At that time, Tun Saban had moved to Upper Patani and stayed at Beredung Budi. He then moved to Belum Forest in Hulu Perak, founded
10-563: A village at a place called Relap Hati, and became the chief of the peoples in Belum Forest. For sometime until the 19th century, a good part of this district was under the sovereignty of Siam , as part of the old Malay Kingdom of Reman . The area then under Thai control included what is today Gerik, Pengkalan Hulu (Kroh), Kerunai, the Belum forest and the Temenggor Lakes . The capital of Reman
15-412: Is based on Department of Statistics Malaysia 2010 census. Ulu Titi Basah Ulu Titi Basah ( Thai : เขาฮูลูติติปาซา ; Malay : Gunung Ulu Titi Basah ) is the southernmost high peak of Thailand . The peak is 1,533 metres (5,030 ft) tall and is located on the Malaysia–Thailand border between Betong District of Yala province and Hulu Perak in the state of Perak . Ulu Titi Basah
20-527: Was finalised in 1909 , when the districts of Pengkalan Hulu, Kerunai, Belukar Semang, Belum and the present-day Temenggor Lakes were transferred to the Federated Malay States. The British also gained control of Perlis , Kedah , Kelantan and Terengganu . Hulu Perak District is divided into 10 mukims and three district councils, which are: The municipalities of Pengkalan Hulu and Lenggong are autonomous subdistricts (daerah kecil). The following
25-569: Was near Pengkalan Hulu. In 1882, the border between the British protected state of Perak and the Siamese vassal state of Reman was delimited at Bukit Nasha, some 5 km south of Gerik town. An adjustment in 1899 transferred Gerik town and the surrounding commune to the Federated Malay States , which Perak was part of. The present-day border, part of the longer Malaysia–Thailand border ,
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