Taiping, Perak

Taiping
Taiping Town
Bandar Taiping
Other transcription(s)
 • Jawiتاءيڤيڠ
 • Chinese太平 (Simplified)
太平 (Traditional)
Tàipíng (Hanyu Pinyin)
Thài-pêng (Penang Hokkien)
 • Tamilதைப்பிங்
Taippiṅ (Transliteration)
Kota Road at night
Kota Road at night
Official seal of Taiping
Nickname(s): 
The Rain City, The Heritage City
Motto(s): 
Aman Selama-lamanya
(English trans.: Everlasting Peace)[1]
Taiping is located in Perak
Taiping
Taiping
   Taiping in    Perak
Taiping is located in Malaysia
Taiping
Taiping
Taiping (Malaysia)
Taiping is located in Southeast Asia
Taiping
Taiping
Taiping (Southeast Asia)
Coordinates: 4°51′N 100°44′E / 4.850°N 100.733°E / 4.850; 100.733
Country Malaysia
State Perak
DistrictLarut, Matang and Selama District
Established1874
Government
 • TypeLocal government
 • BodyTaiping Municipal Council
 • PresidentKhairul Amir Mohamad Zubir[2]
Area
 • Total
186.46 km2 (71.99 sq mi)
Population
 (2013)
 • Total
245,182 [1]
 • Density1,315/km2 (3,406/sq mi)
Time zoneUTC+8 (MST)
Postal code
34xxx
Area code05
Vehicle registrationA
Websitewww.mptaiping.gov.my

Taiping (Malay: [taipeŋ], Jawi: تاءيڤيڠ; Chinese: 太平, Mandarin: [tʰaɪ̯⁵¹piŋ], Hokkien: Thài-pêng; Tamil: தைப்பிங்) is a town located in Larut, Matang and Selama District, Perak, Malaysia. It is located approximately 48 km (30 mi) northwest of Ipoh, the capital of Perak, and 78 km (48 mi) southeast of George Town, Penang. With a population of 245,182 (in 2013),[3] it is the second largest town in Perak after Ipoh, the state capital.

Taiping took over Kuala Kangsar's role as the state capital from 1876 to 1937, but was then replaced by Ipoh.[4] Its growth slowed after that, but in recent years the town has been developing rapidly again. Perak State Museum is located in the town.

Taiping also receives some limelight for being the wettest town in Peninsular Malaysia.[5] [citation needed] Its average annual rainfall of about 4,000 mm has led to fertile flora and rain trees in the Taiping Lake Gardens.

Taiping was ranked in the Top 3 Sustainable Cities in the world.[6]

  1. ^ "Logo". Portal Rasmi Majlis Perbandaran Taiping (MPT). 21 October 2015.
  2. ^ "Laman Web Rasmi Majlis Perbandaran Taiping - Profil YDP". Archived from the original on 5 January 2010.
  3. ^ Senarai Mukim dan Statistik Penduduk
  4. ^ Malaysian States http://www.worldstatesmen.org/Malay_states.htm
  5. ^ Newspapers recorded Taiping as the wettest place in Malaya in March 1937, with a rainfall of 21.55 inches, and Maxwell's Hill next to it with 16.01 inches. Comparatively, Kuala Lumpur's rainfall was just 6.39 inches (The Straits Times, 24 April 1937, Page 12).; In 1959, The Straits Times (The Straits Times, 2 April 1959, Page 7) reported, 'Water was rationed 39 days last year in Taiping, the wettest town in Malaya. 'Taiping's Larut Hills record the highest annual average total of 5800 mm rain (Cranbrook, Gathorne Gathorne-Hardy, ed. Malaysia:key Environments. Oxford: Published in Collaboration with the International Union for Conservation of Nature and Natural Resources by Pergamon, 1988. Print. Page 7).
  6. ^ LOH, IVAN. "Taiping is No 3 most sustainable city in the world". The Star. Retrieved 19 March 2022.