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Taiping

South-eastern Asia

Taiping is a city in Larut, Matang and Selama District in the state of Perak, Malaysia. It lies about 48 kilometres north-west of Ipoh, the state capital, and 78 kilometres south-east of George Town in Penang. With a population of 245,182 in 2013 it is the second largest city in Perak after Ipoh. Taiping took over the role of state capital from Kuala Kangsar from 1876 to 1937, before Ipoh replaced it, and its growth slowed after that, although it has been developing rapidly again in recent years. The Perak State Museum is located in the town, and Taiping is known as the wettest town in Peninsular Malaysia, with an average annual rainfall of about 2,757 millimetres that has fostered the rain trees of the Taiping Lake Gardens.

Facts
Population
245,182 1
Elevation (m)
20 2
Elevation Band
Lowland 2
Climate Zone
Tropical 3
Time Zone
UTC+08:00 4
Sources
1. Taiping, Perak (Wikipedia)
  • Lead, population
    With a population of 245,182 (in 2013)
  • Part Of: Malaysia, Lead, location
    is a city located in Larut, Matang and Selama District, in the state of Perak, Malaysia
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2. Opentopodata (SRTM): SRTM 90 m elevation at 4.85,100.73
Opentopodata (SRTM)Elevation of the place coordinates 4.85,100.73, band assigned from the figure (up to 10 m sea level, otherwise lowland)
Quote, Elevation of the place coordinates 4.85,100.73, band assigned from the figure (up to 10 m sea level, otherwise lowland)
"elevation": 20.0
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3. CIA World Factbook (factbook.json archive): The World Factbook archive: Malaysia
CIA World Factbook (factbook.json archive)Geography.Climate.text
Quote, Geography.Climate.text
tropical; annual southwest (April to October) and northeast (October to February) monsoons
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4. IANA Time Zone Database: IANA Time Zone Database, asia zone file
IANA Time Zone DatabaseComment above the Malaysia zone lines
Quote, Comment above the Malaysia zone lines
# For peninsular Malaysia see Asia/Singapore.
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Malaysia (Wikipedia)
Wikimedia FoundationOn Continent: Asia, Lead
Quote, On Continent: Asia, Lead
Malaysia is a country in Southeast Asia.
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