Ipoh

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Ipoh
Ipoh (Malaysia)
Ipoh
Ipoh
Coordinates 4 ° 35 '  N , 101 ° 5'  E Coordinates: 4 ° 35 '  N , 101 ° 5'  E
location
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coat of arms
coat of arms
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Basic data
Country Malaysia

State

Perak
height 22 m
surface 150 km²
Metropolitan area 643 km²
Residents 657,892 (2010)
Metropolitan area 737,861 (2010)
density 4,385.9  Ew. / km²
Metropolitan area 1,147.5  Ew. / km²
founding 1880
Post Code 30000-31650
Telephone code (+60)  (0) 5
Website mbi.gov.my
politics
mayor Dato 'Harun Rawi
City Hall Ipoh
City Hall Ipoh
Blue house

Ipoh is a city in Malaysia with 673,346 inhabitants (2005). It is the capital of the state of Perak and is located in the Kinta district .

Location and geography

Ipoh is located about 200 km north of Kuala Lumpur on the Kinta River . The valley around Ipoh is rich in tin . About a kilometer east of Ipoh, in the Kinta Valley, lies Gua Tambun , a rock roof in which important rock paintings from the Neolithic were discovered.

history

Ipoh grew rapidly, especially in the 1920s and 1930s, because of the rich tin deposits in the area. The name "City of Millionaires" comes from this time. The city was hit hard by the sharp drop in tin prices in the late 1950s. Since then, many people have moved to other parts of Malaysia or Malaysia , especially to Kuala Lumpur and Singapore .

population

Ipoh is one of the largest cities in Malaysia with a population of 673,346 .

Almost 69% of Ipoh's population are ethnic Chinese . Although most of the early settlers who came to Ipoh to work in the tin mines were Hakka , more Chinese speak Cantonese in Ipoh today . Also Mandarin is widely spoken.

Twin cities

Ipoh has had a partnership with Wenzhou , China , since 2012 .

climate

Average monthly temperatures and rainfall for Ipoh
Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec
Max. Temperature ( ° C ) 32.9 33.7 33.9 33.7 33.5 33.3 33.0 33.0 32.5 32.4 32.1 32.1 O 33
Min. Temperature (° C) 22.6 23.0 23.4 23.9 24.0 23.7 23.2 23.3 23.2 23.1 23.1 22.8 O 23.3
Precipitation ( mm ) 132.3 149.8 169.9 259.1 210.9 151.8 156.6 157.8 216.0 297.2 275.4 251.1 Σ 2,427.9
Rainy days ( d ) 9 10 12 14th 14th 10 10 12 15th 18th 18th 15th Σ 157
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32.9
22.6
33.7
23.0
33.9
23.4
33.7
23.9
33.5
24.0
33.3
23.7
33.0
23.2
33.0
23.3
32.5
23.2
32.4
23.1
32.1
23.1
32.1
22.8
Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec
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132.3
149.8
169.9
259.1
210.9
151.8
156.6
157.8
216.0
297.2
275.4
251.1
  Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec

sons and daughters of the town

Web links

Commons : Ipoh  - collection of images, videos and audio files

Individual evidence

  1. www.wenzhou.gov.cn: City friendships . Retrieved July 11, 2019.