Batu Gajah is the seat of Kinta District, Perak, Malaysia. It is administered by the Batu Gajah District Council, formerly known as Kinta West District Council. The name Batu Gajah in Malay means "elephant rock", it is presumably derived from two large boulders that resembled elephants found along the Kinta River. Folklore claims that huge elephant figure…Batu Gajah is the seat of Kinta District, Perak, Malaysia. It is administered by the Batu Gajah District Council, formerly known as Kinta West District Council. The name Batu Gajah in Malay means "elephant rock", it is presumably derived from two large boulders that resembled elephants found along the Kinta River. Folklore claims that huge elephant figures were made of stones to scare away the elephants that destroyed the villagers' sugar cane crops.
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