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Encyclopedia > Kuala Kangsar
Kuala Kangsar Municipality
Location
Country Malaysia
State Perak
District Kuala Kangsar
Physical characteristics
Area 204.94 km²
Population (as of 2000)
     Total 154,048
     Density 752/km²
Location 4°46′N 100°56′E
Symbols
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Kuala Kangsar Municipality Hall
Mayor Shafie Arifin
Address Majlis Perbandaran Kuala Kangsar,
Jln Raja Chulan,
33000 Kuala Kangsar
Phone number +(605)776 3199
Official website: www.mpkkpk.gov.my

Coordinates: 4°46′N 100°56′E Look up country in Wiktionary, the free dictionary. ... Malaysia is a federation of 13 states and 3 federal territories. ... State motto: no State motto Capital Ipoh Royal Capital Kuala Kangsar Sultan Sultan Azlan Muhibbuddin Shah Chief Minister Dato Seri Diraja Tajol Rosli bin Mohd Ghazali Area 21,006 km² Population  - Est. ... Area is a physical quantity expressing the size of a part of a surface. ... World map of the population density in 2006 Population density is a measurement of population per unit area or unit volume. ... Square kilometre (US spelling: Square kilometer), symbol km², is an SI unit of surface area. ... Clivia miniata bears bright orange flowers. ... Species 19 classified species, see list Canna (Canna or Canna lily although not a true lily) is a genus of nineteen species of flowering plants, the only genus in the family Cannaceae. ... Image File history File links Kuala_Kangsar_Symbol. ... A mayor (from the Latin māior, meaning larger,greater) is in modern times the title of the highest ranking municipal officer, who discharges certain judicial and administrative functions, in many systems an elected politician, who serves as chief executive and/or ceremonial official of many types of municipalities. ... An address is a code and abstract concept expressing the fixed location of a home, business or other building on the earths surface. ... A telephone number is a sequence of decimal digits that uniquely indicates the network termination point. ... Map of Earth showing lines of latitude (horizontally) and longitude (vertically), Eckert VI projection; large version (pdf, 1. ...



Kuala Kangsar (population 154,048) is a royal town in Perak, Malaysia, located at the mouth of the Kangsar River, where it flows into the Perak River. It is the main town in the administrative district called Kuala Kangsar. State motto: no State motto Capital Ipoh Royal Capital Kuala Kangsar Sultan Sultan Azlan Muhibbuddin Shah Chief Minister Dato Seri Diraja Tajol Rosli bin Mohd Ghazali Area 21,006 km² Population  - Est. ... Perak River is the second longest river in Peninsular Malaysia after Pahang River in Pahang, Malaysia. ...

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Royal town of Perak

The sultan of Perak officially resides in Kuala Kangsar, and it has been Perak's royal seat since the 18th century. It is one of four towns that play a role in Perak's complex succession system. It was the administrative seat of the first British Resident in the Malay Peninsula, James W.W. Birch, starting in October 1874; he was murdered on November 2, 1875. Kuala Kangsar is known in Malaysian history as the site where the first Conference of Rulers, the Durbar, was held in 1897. The Sultan in Disneys Aladdin A Sultan (Arabic: سلطان) is an Islamic title, with several historical meanings. ... (17th century - 18th century - 19th century - more centuries) As a means of recording the passage of time, the 18th century refers to the century that lasted from 1701 through 1800. ... A Resident, or in full Resident Minister, is a state official of certain representative types, required to take up permanent residency abroad officially. ... The Malay Peninsula (Malay: Semenanjung Tanah Melayu) is a major peninsula located in Southeast Asia. ... November 2 is the 306th day of the year (307th in leap years) in the Gregorian Calendar, with 59 days remaining. ... 1875 (MDCCCLXXV) was a common year starting on Friday (see link for calendar). ... The Conference of Rulers (also Council of Rulers, Malay: Majlis Raja-Raja) in Malaysia is a group comprising the nine rulers of the Malay states, and the governors or Yang di-Pertua Negeri of the other three states. ... Durbar is a term in India for a court or levee, from the Persian darbar. ... 1897 (MDCCCXCVII) was a common year starting on Friday (see link for calendar). ...


Origin of Rubber Plantations

The town is also the site of the first rubber tree planted in Malaysia. The person responsible was the English botanist Henry Nicholas Ridley. He was the one who helped Malaya and eventually Malaysia become the largest rubber producer in the world. The tree still stands today. Latex being collected from a wounded rubber tree The Pará rubber tree (Hevea brasiliensis) is a tree belonging to the family Euphorbiaceae. ... Motto: (French for God and my right) Anthem: Multiple unofficial anthems Capital London Largest city London Official language(s) English (de facto) Government Constitutional monarchy  - Queen Queen Elizabeth II  - Prime Minister Tony Blair MP Unification    - by Athelstan AD 927  Area    - Total 130,395 km² (1st in UK)   50,346 sq... Botany is the scientific study of plant life. ... Henry Nicholas Ridley (December 10, 1855 - October 24, 1956) was an English botanist. ... Map of Peninsular Malaysia Peninsular Malaysia (Malay: Semenanjung Malaysia) is the part of Malaysia which lies on the Malay Peninsula, and shares a land border with Thailand in the north. ...


Information

The first Malaysian scout troop was established in Kuala Kangsar. Consequently, its squad number is 001. Persekutuan Pengakap Malaysia (Malaysian Scouts Association) is an organisation for boys and girls between the ages of 10 and 17, based in Malaysia. ...


By the 1890s, the growth of the tin mining towns of Ipoh and Taiping had eclipsed Kuala Kangsar, but it remains to this day one of the most attractive of the Malay royal capitals. Nickname: City of Millionaires or Bougainvillea City Motto: Maju dan makmur (English: Progress and prosperity) Location in Malaysia Coordinates: Country Malaysia State Perak Establishment Around 1880 Mayor Mohamad Rafiai Moktar Area    - City 137. ... Taiping (also Itu Aba, Chinese: 太平島) is the largest island of Nansha Islands (Spratly Islands) in the South China Sea. ...


A nearby village called Sayong is located on the opposite bank of the Perak River. It is the production center of the famed labu sayong - a traditional earthenware container. Small villages in the Sayong vicinity include Kepala Bendang and Kampong Bendang Kering.


Two bridges now connect Kuala Kangsar to Sayong. Sultan Abdul Jalil Bridge is made out of concrete and is located near the town while Sultan Iskandar Bridge is farther upstream and is made out of steel. Kuala Kangsar is easily accessible via the North-South Expressway. Terolak is a small town in Perak, Malaysia. ... PLUS PLUS South section of North-South Expressway, facing towards Kuala Lumpur. ...


Point of Interest

Kuala Kangsar is a nice and relaxing town where visitors can have a nice and enjoying day with less worries about the daily schedules.


Points of interest are:

  • 1. Bukit Chandan
  • 2. River side walk next to the Sayong Bridge
  • 3. The palace area
  • 4. Public swimming pool at Bukit Chandan
  • 5. Golf Course
  • 6. The wet morning market

Landmarks

The Malay College Kuala Kangsar (fondly known as the Malay College, MCKK, MC or Koleq and sometimes dubbed the Eton of the East) is the premier residential school in Malaysia. ... Masjid Ubudiah in Kuala Kangsar. ... The Perak royal mausoleum or Al-Ghufran Royal Cemetery is the next most beautiful royal mausoleum in Malaysia after Makam Mahmoodiah in Johor Bahru. ... Jambatan Sultan Abdul Jalil Shah is one of two major bridges in Kuala Kangsar, Perak, Malaysia with the other one being the Jambatan Iskandariah. ... Jambatan Iskandariah is one of two major bridges in Kuala Kangsar, Perak, Malaysia with the other one being the Sultan Abdul Jalil Shah Bridge. ...

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Notable residents

  • Dato' Seri Rafidah Aziz - Member of Parliament for the constituency of Kuala Kangsar and Minister of International Trade and Industry.

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Sources and references

See also


Teluk Intan (Chinese name: 安顺) is a town located in the state of Perak in Malaysia. ...

Flag of Perak                                                                   Perak Darul Ridzuan Emblem of Perak
Districts: Kinta | Larut, Matang | Hilir Perak | Manjung | Batang Padang | Kerian | Kuala Kangsar | Hulu Perak | Perak Tengah | Selama
City: Ipoh
Towns: Ayer Tawar | Bagan Datoh | Bagan Sungai Burong | Batak Rabit | Batu Gajah | Behrang | Bercham | Beruas | Bidor | Bikam | Bota | Bukit Merah | Changkat Jering | Chemor | Damar Laut | Gerik | Gopeng | Hutan Melintang | Jelapang | Jenderata | Kamunting | Kampar | Keroh | Kota Setia | Kuala Kangsar | Kuala Sepetang | Lekir | Lenggong | Lumut | Malim Nawar | Mambang Di Awan | Menglembu | Pantai Remis | Parit | Parit Buntar | Pasir Salak | Pekan Gurney | Pengkalan Hulu | Proton City | Sayong | Selama | Seri Iskandar | Seri Manjung | Simpang Pulai | Simpang Tiga | Sitiawan | Slim | Slim River | Sungai Siput | Taiping | Tambun | Tanjung Malim | Tanjung Rambutan | Tapah | Tapah Road | Teluk Batik | Teluk Intan | Teluk Rubiah | Ternoh | Terolak | Terong | Teronoh | Tringkap
Islands: Pulau Pangkor

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Kuala Kangsar (population 154,048) is a royal town in Perak, Malaysia, located at the mouth of the Kangsar River, where it flows into the Perak River.
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Kuala Kangsar is a nice and relaxing town where visitors can have a nice and enjoying day with less worries about the daily schedules.
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