Ipoh

nederzetting in Maleisië

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Ipoh is the capital city of the Malaysian state of Perak, located on the Kinta River between Kuala Lumpur and George Town. With a population of nearly 760,000 people as of 2020, it is Malaysia's ninth-largest city and the fourth most populous state capital in the country.

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Key facts

Settlement.name: Ipoh
Settlement.settlement_type: State capital city
Settlement.official_name: City of Ipoh
Settlement.image_flag: Flag of Ipoh, Perak.svg
Settlement.flag_size: 115px
Settlement.image_seal: Ipoh Emblem.svg
Settlement.nicknames: City of Millionaires, Bougainvillea City, Mountain City, Silver Valley
Settlement.motto: Berkhidmat dan Maju
Settlement.mapframe: yes
Settlement.mapframe zoom: 9
Settlement.mapframe marker: city
Settlement.map_caption: Location of Ipoh in Perak
Settlement.pushpin_map: Malaysia Perak#Malaysia municipalities#Asia#Earth
Settlement.pushpin_mapsize: 275px
Settlement.pushpin_map_caption: Ipoh in Perak
Settlement.subdivision_type: Country
Settlement.subdivision_type1: State
Settlement.subdivision_type2: District

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Wikidata facts

Instance of: big city
Country: Malaysia
Located in: Kinta District
Population: 866772
Area: 150
Elevation: 22
Time zone: Time in Malaysia
Capital of: Kinta District
Official website: mbi.gov.my
Image: Ipoh 62.jpg
Dialing code: 05

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category of associated people: Category:People from Ipoh
Commons category: Ipoh
topic's main category: Category:Ipoh
twinned administrative body: Yogyakarta
postal code: 31000–31999
P8168: Arabia Satrapy

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Article · Nederlands

Ipoh is een stad en gemeente (majlis bandaraya; city council) met circa 660.000 inwoners in de noordelijke staat Perak in Maleisië. 75% van de inwoners is van Chinese afkomst. Maar volgens Malaysian Electoral Commission ethnic composition was 82 procent van de bevolking in 2008 Chinees. De Chinezen die hier wonen zijn grotendeels van Kantonese of Hakkase afkomst. De belangrijkste voertaal is Standaardkantonees. De stad, bijgenaamd Stad van de miljonairs, is qua inwonertal de derde stad van het Aziatische land. Ipoh is gelegen in de , en de hoofdstad van Perak was vroeger het centrum van de handel in tin, maar is vandaag de dag het commerciële en bestuurlijke centrum van Perak. Bezienswaardigheden zijn onder meer het in 1917 gebouwde treinstation, door de lokale bevolking ook wel de Taj Mahal van Ipoh genoemd, de Masjid Negeri-moskee en The Birch Memorial Tower. De luchthaven is .

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