Ipoh, Perak
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| City and State Capital | |||
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| • Malay Jawi | إڤوه | ||
| • Chinese | 怡保 | ||
| • Tamil | ஈப்போ | ||
Ipoh Skyline
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| Nickname(s): City of Millionaires, Bougainvillea City, Silver Valley | |||
 Ipoh
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| Coordinates: 4°35′40″N 101°05′00″E / 4.59444°N 101.08333°ECoordinates: 4°35′40″N 101°05′00″E / 4.59444°N 101.08333°E | |||
| Country |
 Malaysia
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| State |
 Perak
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| Establishment | Around 1880 | ||
| Government | |||
| • Mayor | Datuk Zamri Man | ||
| Area | |||
| • City and State Capital | 643 km2 (248 sq mi) | ||
| Elevation | 21.95 m (72 ft) | ||
| Population (2010) | |||
| • City and State Capital | 657,892 | ||
| • Density | 1,023/km2 (2,650/sq mi) | ||
| • Metro | 737,861 | ||
| Time zone | MST (UTC+8) | ||
| • Summer (DST) | Not observed (UTC) | ||
| Postcode | 30xxx, 31xxx | ||
| Area code(s) | 05 | ||
| Website | mbi |
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Ipoh /ˈiːpoʊ/ (Chinese: 怡保; pinyin: Yí bǎo; Jyutping: ji4 bou2; Tamil: ஈப்போ) is the capital city of the state of Perak, Malaysia and also the third largest city in the country. It is approximately 200 km (120 mi) north of Kuala Lumpur and 130 km (81 mi) south of Penang on the North-South Expressway.
It is bordered by Batu Gajah in the west, Cameron Highlands in the east and Simpang Pulai in the south.
Ipoh's old world charm and booming hipster cafes has impressed the largest travel guide book publisher in the world, Lonely Planet, after the city was listed as one of the best Asian destinations to visit in 2016. Ipoh is the only city in Malaysia to be listed, at sixth place.
Ipoh grew out from the Malay village of Palau along the banks of the Kinta River in the 1880s. Its geographic location in the rich tin-bearing valley of the Kinta River made it a natural centre of growth.
The Great Fire of Ipoh in 1892 destroyed over half the town, but also presented an opportunity to rebuild the town in a more orderly grid pattern. Ipoh was subsequently rebuilt in time for the second tin rush and grew rapidly as a result of the booming tin mining industry, particularly in the 1920s and 1930s.
A local Hakka miner, millionaire Yau Tet Shin, started developing a large tract of the town in the early 1930s, today known as the 'New Town', from the eastern bank of the Kinta River to Greentown. In 1937, Ipoh was made the capital of Perak, replacing Taiping.
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