[SIZE="3"]Parit Buntar is a main town in Kerian district, on the northwestern tip of Perak, Malaysia.
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, SMJK Sin Hwa, SK Wawasan,SK St. Mary and SK Sri Kerian
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 24th 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 said 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.
There is also an industrial area of 88.42 hectar that houses 28 factories, which are well known in the rattan and furniture industry. Other factories in this area include textile, packaging and electronics factories. Some of these factories are Poh May Craft, Nikko Electronics, Tanako and Hunza Marine Products.
Parit Buntar is also an administration district. Some of the government offices that are situated in this town are the Land and District Office [2], 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 [3] and the District Agriculture Office.
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./SIZE]
huh?!!.. aku dok sini la. 30 thn dah pun. tatau la plak sejarah p buntaq nih.
ohhh....awak orang parit buntar lokasi mana?
aku ni orang Nibong Tebal....
iaitu kawasan Paksi Tiga iaitu Bandar Bharu Kedah, Parit Buntar Perak, Nibong Tebal Pulau Pinang....
kat jalan simpang PB menghala ke bandar PB, sebelah kanan ada rumah batu orang koloni British dahulu. skrg ni tak tau le ada lagi tak.banjar byk kat situ...
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kat jalan simpang PB menghala ke bandar PB, sebelah kanan ada rumah batu orang koloni British dahulu. skrg ni tak tau le ada lagi tak.banjar byk kat situ...
ada 4 simpang boleh masuk parit buntar.
1. ikut jalan Bandar Bharu Kedah.
2. Simpang Ampat Nibong Tebal Penang ada trafik light belah kanan boleh pergi ke sungai bakau dan kiri pula nak p jalan hospital kat permatang tok mahat
3. dah lupa lepas nibong tebal ada landasan keretapi kat belah kiri dan belah kanan nak p jalan hospital dan permatang tok mahat.
4. jalan besar simpang ampat berdekatan dengan jalan masuk ke tanjong piandang, bagan serai.
wei kampung aku ni...hahahha...dekat ngan hosptal...kat kawasan sekolah..name pun lorong asuhan..hahaha
ohhh...itu kampung hang...wei dengar kata waktu puasa apabila time buka puasa depan hospital ada satu gerai makan buat kerang bakar fuhhh sedap....dan mantap....sekarang kampung tu hang masih duduk lagi ker....
kampung aku kat kampung kedah....sapa ada berkaitan kat situ berkemungkinan sedara mara aku sebab sedara aku satu kampung kedah tu..... petronas kmpg kedah adalah tapak asal rumah opah aku tapi dh dijual utk wat petronas......
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