# Kerian District, Perak – Villages, Map & Nearest Services

> Source: https://wherepedia.org/malaysia/perak/kerian/

District · Perak 

# Kerian

Kerian is a district of Malaysia in Perak. It covers **934.0 km²**. 183 named villages and localities are recorded here, and 665 mapped services such as hospitals, banks and schools.

- 934km²
- 665mapped services
- 5 mtypical elevation

## Where is Kerian?

Kerian lies in [Perak](https://wherepedia.org/malaysia/perak/), [Malaysia](https://wherepedia.org/malaysia/). It borders 4 other districts: [Bandar Baharu](https://wherepedia.org/malaysia/kedah/bandar-baharu/), [Kampar](https://wherepedia.org/malaysia/perak/kampar/), [Larut Dan Matang](https://wherepedia.org/malaysia/perak/larut-dan-matang/) and [S.P.Selatan](https://wherepedia.org/malaysia/pulau-pinang/s-p-selatan/). By area it is the 94th largest of 144 districts in Malaysia. It covers 4.5% of [Perak](https://wherepedia.org/malaysia/perak/). The centre of Kerian is about 240 km in a straight line from Kuala Lumpur, the capital. It is about 72 km from Ipoh, the main town of Perak. The centre point is at 4.9943° N, 100.5813° E.

Source: [UNHCR via OCHA HDX, administrative boundaries (COD-AB, CC BY-IGO)](https://data.humdata.org/dataset/cod-ab-mys).

## Things to see in and around Kerian

OpenStreetMap lists 9 named sights in Kerian: 4 viewpoints; 4 attractions; 1 theme park.

- Ban Pecah 1 · viewpoint
- Ban Pecah 2 · viewpoint
- Kuala Gula Bird Sanctuary · viewpoint
- Pantai Ban Pecah · viewpoint
- Ban Pecah · attraction
- Galeri Kerian · attraction
- Kampung Dew Firefly · attraction
- Orang Utan Island · attraction
- Bukit Merah Laketown Resort Theme Park · theme park

### Nearby, outside Kerian

- Former Port Weld KTM Station Signboard · memorial, Larut Dan Matang18 km
- Matang Mangrove Reserve · nature reserve, Larut Dan Matang18 km
- Kuala Sepetang · attraction, Larut Dan Matang18 km

Source: [© OpenStreetMap contributors (ODbL), Geofabrik extract — named settlements](https://www.openstreetmap.org/copyright).

Named attractions, museums, viewpoints, historic sites and natural features mapped in OpenStreetMap. Places of worship are not listed.

## Know before you go: Kerian

- Time zoneUTC+8, no daylight saving · Asia/Kuala_Lumpur
- CurrencyRinggit (MYR)
- Country calling code+60
- LanguagesMalay, English, Chinese, Tamil, Telugu, Malayalam
- Plug typesType G · 240 V
- Driving sideLeft
- Postcode format5 digits (#####)

### Nearest airports

- Penang International Airport (PEN) · Penang48 km
- Sultan Azlan Shah Airport (IPH) · Ipoh74 km

### Nearest railway station

Bagan Serai (Kerian), about 7.1 km from the centre.

### Daylight

Days are longest in Jun (about 12.4 hours, sunrise around 07:05) and shortest in Dec (about 11.8 hours, sunrise around 07:17, sunset around 19:07).

Source: [GeoNames country and time-zone files (CC BY 4.0)](https://www.geonames.org/); [Wikidata (CC0) — plug types, mains voltage, driving side; retrieved 2026-11-02](https://www.wikidata.org/); [OurAirports (public domain)](https://ourairports.com/data/).

Airports with scheduled passenger flights; straight-line distances. Daylight is calculated for the 15th of each month in local standard time. Check entry and visa rules with official government sources before travelling.

## Villages and localities in Kerian

Open gazetteers list **183 villages, towns and localities** in Kerian. The largest with a recorded population: Simpang Empat (58,004), Kuala Kurau (31,065), Parit Buntar (27,313), Bagan Serai (20,476), Bagan Tiang (13,538) and Tanjung Piandang (8,352). Settlements here lie between about 0 m and 44 m above sea level (median 5 m).

- Alor Pongsu
- Alur Pongsu
- Bagan Seberang
- Bagan Serai
- Bagan Tiang
- Bandar Lembah Beriah
- Bukit Merah
- Bukit Merah Pekan
- Gula
- Jalan Baru
- Kampong Alor Kubu
- Kampong Alor Senggut
- Kampong Baharu
- Kampong Balek Bukit
- Kampong Bukit Merah
- Kampong Dew
- Kampong Gunong Semanggol
- Kampong Kedah
- Kampong Kelumpang
- Kampong Kubu Gajah
- Kampong Matang Pasir
- Kampong Nibong Hangus
- Kampong Parit To’Ngah
- Kampong Perotan
- Kampong Pondok Tanjong Lama
- Kampong Sa Lengkun
- Kampong Salengkok
- Kampong Samagagah
- Kampong Selemat
- Kampong Selinsing
- Kampong Sera
- Kampong Sungai Gedong
- Kampong Sungai Megat Aris
- Kampong Sungai Pinang
- Kampong Surau
- Kampong Tanjong Nipis
- Kampong Tebok Matau
- Kampong Telok Ipil
- Kampong Telok Medan
- Kampong Telok Pulai
- Kampong Tengah
- Kampong Tok Sirun
- Kampong Tua
- Kampong Ulu Selinsing
- Kampung Alor Pongsu
- Kampung Alor Semat
- Kampung Alor Senggut
- Kampung Balik Bukit
- Kampung Batas Pinang
- Kampung Batu 3
- Kampung Batu 39
- Kampung Batu 8
- Kampung Batu Dua
- Kampung Batu Empat
- Kampung Batu Enam
- Kampung Batu Lapan
- Kampung Batu Lima
- Kampung Batu Tiga
- Kampung Batu Tujoh
- Kampung Beriah
- Kampung Bukit Dua
- Kampung Cangkat Lobak
- Kampung Dew
- Kampung Gula
- Kampung Haji Taib
- Kampung Hulu Sepetang
- Kampung Jalan Baharu
- Kampung Jalan Canal
- Kampung Jalan Kereta Api
- Kampung Jeram Kijang
- Kampung Kedah
- Kampung Kedai Dua
- Kampung Kuala Lebir
- Kampung Kubu Gajah
- Kampung Lembah Nenering
- Kampung Liang Seng
- Kampung Lubok Buntar
- Kampung Masjid
- Kampung Matang Gerdu
- Kampung Matang Jelutong
- Kampung Matang Pasir
- Kampung Melaka
- Kampung Nelayan Baru Tanjung Piandang
- Kampung Padang Lalang
- Kampung Parit 1 Jalan Baru
- Kampung Parit 2 Jalan Baru
- Kampung Parit Abas
- Kampung Parit Abu Samah
- Kampung Parit Panchor
- Kampung Perak
- Kampung Perlis
- Kampung Permatang Keling
- Kampung Permatang Tok Mahat
- Kampung Raja
- Kampung Selamat
- Kampung Siang Aik
- Kampung Sira Badak
- Kampung Sungai Bakau
- Kampung Sungai Bogak
- Kampung Sungai Kota
- Kampung Sungai Labu
- Kampung Sungai Protan
- Kampung Sungai Semambu
- Kampung Sungai Siakap
- Kampung Tanah Kebun
- Kampung Tanjung Nipis
- Kampung Tebuk Rimba
- Kampung Telok Pial
- Kampung Teluk Pulai
- Kampung Tengah
- Kampung Tepi Kolam
- Kedai Empat
- Kuala Gula
- Kuala Kurau
- Ladang Eaglehurst
- Ladang Tali Ayer
- Lake Town
- Parit Ali Kalang
- Parit Buntar
- Parit Gabis
- Parit Haji Ali Masjid Tinggi
- Parit Haji Aman
- Parit Haji Amin
- Parit Haji Ismail
- Parit Haji Taib
- Parit Haji Wahab
- Parit Mat Aris
- Parit Mat Aris Bawah
- Parit Mentara 2
- Parit Sungai Dungun
- Parit Tok Ngah
- Pekan Baru
- Pekan Lama
- Pekan Lama Bandar Baharu
- Permatang Keling
- Permatang Tengah
- Permatang Tok Mahat
- Pondok Tanjong
- Pondok Tanjung
- Selinsing
- Simpang Ampat
- Simpang Empat
- Simpang Empat (Semanggol)
- Simpang Lima
- Simpang Tiga
- Sungai Gedong
- Sungai Kepar
- Sungai Kota
- Taman Damai 3
- Taman Keramat Indah
- Taman Kerian Permai
- Taman Kerian Permai 1
- Taman Kerian Sentosa
- Taman Kerian Tambahan 5 & 6
- Taman Kurau
- Taman Kurau Harmoni
- Taman Kurau Jaya
- Taman Meranti 1
- Taman Meranti 2
- Taman Pekaka
- Taman Pekan Baru
- Taman Pongsu Mawar
- Taman Raja Sir Chulan
- Taman Sejahtera
- Taman Sempadan
- Taman Serai Perdana
- Taman Serai Permai
- Taman Seri Aman
- Taman Seri Tenggara
- Taman Seri Wangsa
- Taman Sri Pongsu
- Taman Sri Semarak
- Taman Suria Firus
- Taman Toh Jabit
- Taman Transkrian
- Taman Wawasan Jaya
- Tanjung Piandang
- Tebok Panchor
- Telok Medan
- Teluk Pial
- Tembok Haji Musa
- Titi Serong
- Ulu Sepetang

Source: [GeoNames (CC BY 4.0) — settlements, natural and historic features](https://www.geonames.org/); [© OpenStreetMap contributors (ODbL), Geofabrik extract — named settlements](https://www.openstreetmap.org/copyright).

## Landscape and landmarks of Kerian

Named natural and historic features inside Kerian, from the GeoNames gazetteer.

### Water

29 rivers and streams; 1 lake.

- Alor Imam
- Alor Satanggok
- Anak Sungai Merah
- Sungai Baharu
- Sungai Beriah
- Sungai Beriah Kanan
- Sungai Beriah Kiri
- Sungai Betul
- Sungai Burong
- Sungai Chenaan
- Sungai Gedong Kechik
- Sungai Gula
- Sungai Jana
- Sungai Jelutong
- Sungai Jelutong Kechil
- Sungai Kelumpang
- Sungai Kepar
- Sungai Kota
- Sungai Kurau
- Sungai Kurau
- Sungai Labu
- Sungai Megat Aris
- Sungai Merah
- Sungai Merah

…and 6 more.

### Coast and islands

4 headlands; 1 island.

- Pulau Tok Mat Ali
- Tanjong Gadoh
- Tanjong Pasir
- Tanjung Belanak
- Tanjung Piandang

### Hills and mountains

6 hills; 1 mountain.

- Gunong Semanggol · 168 m
- Changkat Asam · 28 m
- Bukit Tempurong · 17 m
- Bukit Kubu Gajah · 13 m
- Changkat Beriah · 10 m
- Bukit Merah · 9 m
- Bukit Berapit · 6 m

### Forests and nature

11 forests.

- Chabai Malai Forest Reserve
- Gula Island Forest Reserve
- Gunong Semanggol Forest Reserve North
- Kelumpang Island Forest Reserve
- Kuala Kurau Forest Reserve
- Matang Mangrove Forest Reserve
- Selinsing Island Forest Reserve
- Semanggol Forest Reserve North
- Semanggol Forest Reserve South
- Sungai Baharu Forest Reserve
- Sungai Sapetang Forest Reserve

### Estates

37 estates.

- Alor Pongsu Estate
- Basset Estate
- Bassett Estate
- Beriah
- Chersonese Estate
- Dennistown Estate
- Errol Estate
- Fondoland Estate
- Gan Kim Heoh Estate
- Gedong Estate
- Gula Estate
- Hurst Estate
- Jin Aik Estate
- Jin Seng Estate
- Kedah Rubber Estate
- Kelumpang Estate
- Kerian Road Estate
- Kim Seng Estate
- Kong Lee Estate
- Kurau Estate
- Merchiston Estate
- Nell May Estate
- Nibong Hangus Estate
- Parit Buntar Estate

…and 13 more.

### Getting around

1 railway station.

- Sungai Bogak

Source: [GeoNames (CC BY 4.0) — settlements, natural and historic features](https://www.geonames.org/).

Places of worship are not listed. Elevations are from the GeoNames terrain model and are approximate.

## Weather in Kerian and the best time to visit

In Kerian, the warmest month is May (average 27 °C) and the coolest is Jan (26 °C). About 2,370 mm of rain falls in a year; the wettest month is Oct (313 mm) and the driest Feb (91 mm). The most comfortable months for a visit are **February**.

- Jan
- Feb
- Mar
- Apr
- May
- Jun
- Jul
- Aug
- Sep
- Oct
- Nov
- Dec

Month Average °C Rain mm 

Jan 26 147 

Feb 27 91 

Mar 27 158 

Apr 27 197 

May 27 210 

Jun 27 140 

Jul 27 163 

Aug 27 190 

Sep 27 242 

Oct 26 313 

Nov 27 295 

Dec 26 221 

Source: [NASA POWER climatology, retrieved 2026-10-29](https://power.larc.nasa.gov/).

## Nearest hospital, bank and fuel from Kerian

Need Nearest mapped Distance 

Hospital Unit Fisioterapi Klinik Kesihatan Bagan Serai · Kerian 4.8 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=5.00903&mlon=100.54096#map=17/5.00903/100.54096) 

Bank Bank Rakyat · Kerian 5.6 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=5.01243&mlon=100.53454#map=17/5.01243/100.53454) 

ATM MEPS · Kerian 8.5 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=4.94178&mlon=100.63659#map=17/4.94178/100.63659) 

Petrol pump Petronas · Kerian 4.1 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=5.00447&mlon=100.54585#map=17/5.00447/100.54585) 

Hotel Sarah Homestay BS · Kerian 4.0 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=5.00609&mlon=100.54721#map=17/5.00609/100.54721) 

Mall Manjaku Baby Centre Sdn. Bhd · Kerian 17 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=5.11468&mlon=100.48463#map=17/5.11468/100.48463) 

School SK Teluk Medan · Kerian 1.0 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=4.98720&mlon=100.57534#map=17/4.98720/100.57534) 

College Kolej Komuniti Bagan Serai · Kerian 4.7 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=5.00989&mlon=100.54191#map=17/5.00989/100.54191) 

Police station Ibu Pejabat Polis Daerah Kerian · Kerian 4.3 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=5.00532&mlon=100.54433#map=17/5.00532/100.54433) 

Source: [Overture Maps places (CDLA-Permissive-2.0) and © OpenStreetMap contributors (ODbL)](https://overturemaps.org/).

Straight-line distance from the centre of the division, within 40 km.

## Hospitals, banks and other services in Kerian

Places mapped inside Kerian in open map data, by type — each number opens the full list with locations.

- Hospitals31
- Banks35
- ATMs6
- Petrol pumps55
- Hotels47
- Shopping malls7
- Schools128
- Colleges and universities7
- Cinemas2
- Pharmacies16
- Restaurants311
- Police stations11
- Dental clinics9

Source: [Overture Maps places (CDLA-Permissive-2.0) and © OpenStreetMap contributors (ODbL)](https://overturemaps.org/).

Coverage depends on what has been mapped; contact details are not shown.

## Other districts in Perak

- Batang Padang
- Hilir Perak
- Kampar
- Kinta
- Kuala Kangsar
- Larut Dan Matang
- Manjung (Dinding)
- Perak Tengah
- Ulu Perak

## Quick answers

- Where is Kerian?In Perak, Malaysia
- What borders Kerian?Bandar Baharu, Kampar, Larut Dan Matang and S.P.Selatan
- What is there to see in Kerian?Ban Pecah, Ban Pecah 1, Ban Pecah 2, Bukit Merah Laketown Resort Theme Park
- What time zone is Kerian in?UTC+8
- What currency is used in Kerian?Ringgit (MYR)
- What language is spoken in Kerian?Malay, English, Chinese (main languages nationally)
- How many villages are in Kerian?183 named settlements (GeoNames, OpenStreetMap)
- What is the elevation of Kerian?Settlements lie between 0 m and 44 m
- What is the highest point in Kerian?Gunong Semanggol (168 m, GeoNames elevation model)
- What is the best time to visit Kerian?February
- Where is the nearest hospital to Kerian?Unit Fisioterapi Klinik Kesihatan Bagan Serai, about 4.8 km from the centre
- Where is the nearest bank to Kerian?Bank Rakyat, about 5.6 km from the centre
- Where is the nearest ATM to Kerian?MEPS, about 8.5 km from the centre
- Where is the nearest petrol pump to Kerian?Petronas, about 4.1 km from the centre
- How many hospitals are in Kerian?31 mapped
- How many banks are in Kerian?35 mapped
- How many ATMs are in Kerian?6 mapped
- How many petrol pumps are in Kerian?55 mapped
- What is the P-code of Kerian?MY0905 (OCHA common operational dataset)