Kuala Sepetang

Kuala Sepetang
Other transcription(s)
  Jawiكوالا سيڤيتڠ
  Chinese十八丁 (Simplified)
  Japaneseクアラ·セぺタン
Charcoal factory, Kuala Sepetang.
CountryMalaysia
StatePerak
DistrictLarut, Matang and Selama
Time zoneUTC+8 (MST)
  Summer (DST)Not applicable
Postcode
34650

Kuala Sepetang (Jawi: كوالا سيڤيتڠ; Chinese: 十八丁) is a coastal town located in Larut, Matang and Selama District in northwestern Perak, Malaysia. It is also popularly known by English-speaking locals by its colonial name Port Weld (Chinese: Chinese: 砵威) after a former Governor, Frederick Weld.

It is a thriving fishing village, and the main jumping-off point to the river mouth community of Kuala Sangga, which is a Chinese fishing community at the river mouth which specializes in fish breeding in cages, more formerly known as cage culture.