MY005
Matang coast


Country/territory: Malaysia
Subnational region(s): Perak

IBA Justification: A1, A4i (2004)

Area: 43,502 hectares (435.02 km2)

BirdLife Partner(s): Malaysian Nature Society

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Scale = 1 : 867K
20 km
10 mi

Site summary
The area is in the state of Perak, stretched over four districts. The area is made up mostly of mangrove forest and it represents the largest intact tract of mangrove forest with several semi-permanent lakes in Peninsular Malaysia.


Recommended citation
BirdLife International (2025) Important Bird Area factsheet: Matang coast (Malaysia). Downloaded from https://datazone.birdlife.org/site/factsheet/matang-coast-iba-malaysia on 13/01/2025.