Parit Buntar (Kedah Malay: Paghit Buntaq, Jawi: ڤاريت بونتر) is a town in Kerian District, Perak, Malaysia.

Irrigation system has been built to reclaim the areas and to control the water flow into and out of the paddy fields.

The economic activity is fishing especially at Sungai Acheh, Bagan Tiang, Tanjung Piandang and Kuala Kurau, and commercial businesses and industrial in the Parit Buntar City Center.

[2] The town name is derived from the name of a leader of Tok Buntar famous people in the past where he and his followers have built trenches of Sungai Kerian to flow into the paddy fields.

The clock was inaugurated by Tunku Abdul Rahman on August 24, 1961 to commemorate the progress and prosperity of all the people of Parit Buntar.

Parit Buntar is also accessible via road through Federal Route 1 (Jalan Ipoh-Butterworth section) or the North–South Expressway (Malaysia).

It is served by KTM ETS, a higher-speed rail service connecting major cities in Malaysia.