Like Kelantan and Pahang, Perak is a state that is defined by
the course of its namesake river. Perak's population is about two million.
Until the nineteenth century, Perak's people were concentrated along the Perak
River, and the chief city was riverside Kuala Kangsar. However, the discovery
of wondrously rich tin deposits in surrounding valleys lead to the
establishment of and transfer of the capital to Taiping and, later, Ipoh. The
tin mines around Ipoh are reputedly the richest in the world, and it is no
surprise that the city has expanded steadily from the time the mines were
discovered in the nineteenth century. Today, Ipoh is one of Malaysia's larger
cities, with a population of about half a million people.
LOCATION
Perak covers an area of
21,000 square kilometers, making it the second largest state in Peninsular
Malaysia (Pahang is larger). The state is situated along Malaysia's western
coast at the northern approach to the Strait of Malacca. It extends deep into
the peninsula, with its eastern border marked by mountains of the Main Range.
No comments:
Post a Comment