During the British colonization, Kuala Lipis was made the state's capital city.

Lipis had many types of minerals such as tin and gold, and products from the surrounding forests.

[5] There are 400 speakers of Mintil, a language of the Mayah (Orang Asli) people, remaining in Lipis District.

[6] Lipis district representative in the Federal Parliament (Dewan Rakyat) List of Lipis district representatives in the State Legislative Assembly (Dewan Undangan Negeri) There is also another state seat, Jelai, which is governed by the Lipis District Council but is represented by the Cameron Highlands parliamentary constituency instead.

Lipis District is divided into 10 mukims, which are:[7] The following is based on Department of Statistics Malaysia 2010 census.