Northern Corridor Economic Region

NCER Geography

Highlights of the Region

  • 20.1% of total Malaysia GDP: RM52.7 billion1 out of RM262 billion (2005 real GDP in 1987 prices)
  • 7.28% of Malaysia’s land area: 2.4 mil ha2 out of 330 mil ha
  • 16.1% of Malaysia’s population: 4.29 million3 out of 26.64 mil in 2005
  • 76% of Malaysia average household income: RM2,477 vs. RM3,249 – second lowest amongst 6 regions (2005)4
  • 64% of Malaysia’s paddy growing regions5
  • 30% of total tourists to Malaysia in 2005 (total tourist arrivals: 16.4 million)6
  • 21% of Malaysia’s manufacturing investments (total Malaysia’s approved manufacturing investments, 1996-2005: RM269.5 billion)
NCER geography

Four districts in Perak within NCER are Hulu Perak, Kerian, Kuala Kangsar and Lart Matang-Selama.

  1. Pg. 32 of Third Industrial Master Plan, Total State figures for Perak
  2. National Physical Plan 2005; Perak State Economic Planning Unit
  3. State / District Data Bank, Department of Statistics, 2006
  4. Taburan Penduduk & Ciri-ciri Asas Demografi, Jabatan Statistik Malaysia, 2000
  5. Pg. 201of State / District Data Bank, Department of Statistics, 2005
  6. Ninth Malaysia Plan

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