Kamunting

Kamunting
Kelian Bahru
Other transcription(s)
 • Jawiكامونتيڠ
 • Chinese甘文丁
Kamunting Industrial Park road.
Kamunting Industrial Park road.
Nickname(s): 
"The Satellite Town", "The Industrial Town in Taiping", "Malay Town"
Motto(s): 
Perpaduan Menjana Kemakmuran
(ڤرڤادوان منجان کمعمورن)
(Unity Generate Prosperity)
Kamunting is located in Perak
Kamunting
Kamunting
Location of Kamunting in Perak
Kamunting is located in Malaysia
Kamunting
Kamunting
Kamunting (Malaysia)
Coordinates: 4°53′N 100°44′E / 4.883°N 100.733°E / 4.883; 100.733
Country Malaysia
StatePerak Perak
DistrictLarut, Matang & Selama
Established1876
(as Kelian Bahru)
Founded byDatuk Paduka Setia Long Jaafar Abdul Latif
Government
 • TypeMunicipality
 • District Officer (Taiping)Harun Bin Rawi[1]
 • Mayor (Taiping)Tuan Omor Bin Saad[2]
 • Member of ParliamentYB Datuk Mohammad Zahir bin Abdul Khalid (BN)[3]
 • CouncilTaiping Municipal Council
Population
 (2010)
 • Total36,243
Postal code
346xx
Area code05
Vehicle registrationA
Websitewww.mptaiping.gov.my

Kamunting (Malay pronunciation: /Kemunting/) is a town in Larut, Matang and Selama District, Perak, Malaysia. It is the biggest satellite town of Taiping.

During the Malayan Emergency between 1948 and 1960, Kamunting was the site of a major British/Commonwealth military base, there being a large garrison for the 28th Commonwealth Independent Infantry Brigade and also one of the three British Military Hospitals (BMHs) in Malaya. Between Taiping and Kamunting is one of the main Military Cemeteries in Malaya. Over the many years of the conflict against the Communist terrorists, thousands of British, Australian, New Zealand, Fijian and Gurkha troops lived - and died - in and around Kamunting and Taiping.

Kamunting houses the main bus station (Kamunting Raya) for Taiping town. Soon the Taiping train station will relocate there too. It has a weekly night market every Saturday night near the bus station that sells all sorts of local fresh produce and food stuffs. There are also fruit sellers along the road leading to the Kamunting bus stops which sell seasonal fruits like durian and mangosteens. It also connects Taiping to the North–South Expressway via the northern exit.

Major tourist spot is Bukit Jana, which has a waterfall and streams off the range of Bukit Larut. The Bukit Jana Golf & Country Club is also situated nearby. Plans for Taiping sports centre, which includes a 15000-seater stadium, indoor venues and extreme sports site, are still under consideration.

  1. ^ http://pdttaiping.perak.gov.my/index.php?bhg=pentadbiran&isi=pdaerah
  2. ^ "Laman Web Rasmi Majlis Perbandaran Taiping - Profil YDP". Archived from the original on 2010-01-05. Retrieved 2014-12-25.
  3. ^ "MOHAMMAD ZAHIR BIN ABDUL KHALID | Barisan Nasional". Archived from the original on 2014-12-25. Retrieved 2014-12-25.