Parit Buntar
Malaysia
This walkable town in Perak's Kerian District, Parit Buntar has a centre with a good spread of cafés and restaurants serving local dishes including laksa, Hokkien noodles, and nasi kandar. The district is known as the Rice Bowl of Perak for its extensive paddy fields, and fishing villages along nearby rivers add to the agricultural character of the area. The town sits close to the Penang border, with Penang's UNESCO-listed George Town reachable within a short drive.
- Population27,313
- Nearest water from center1.2 km
- Nearest mountain from center3.7 km
- UNESCO within 50 km1