Teluk Intan

Teluk Intan is a town in Hilir Perak District, Perak, Malaysia. It is the district capital and the largest town in the district, and the fourth largest town in the state of Perak, with an estimated population of around 172,505, which is more than half of the district total of 232,900. It was formerly known as Teluk Mak Intan, after a female Mandailing trader, and the Perak rulers held court there from 1528 until Kuala Kangsar became the royal town in 1877. In the British protectorate era it was renamed Teluk Anson after a British officer, and in 1982, the centenary of the town, the Sultan of Perak changed the name to Teluk Intan, meaning Diamond Bay. The Leaning Tower of Teluk Intan is one of its attractions.