Tanjung Rambutan | |
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Town | |
Coordinates: 4°42′35″N 101°08′00″E / 4.70972°N 101.13333°E | |
Country | Malaysia |
State | Perak |
Government | |
• Type | Council government |
• Yang berhormat | Muhammad arafat (Pakatan harapan) |
Time zone | UTC+8 (MST) |
Tanjung Rambutan (Jawi: تنجوڠ رمبوتن; Chinese: 丹绒红毛丹) is a small town in Kinta District, Perak, Malaysia. It is on the Ipoh to Butterworth railway line, at the now-defunct Tanjung Rambutan railway station. It is located approximately 12 kilometers from the city of Ipoh and is known for its mental hospital, the Hospital Bahagia Ulu Kinta.[1]
Tanjung Rambutan ("The Promontory of the Rambutan Fruit Tree") was a thriving mining town in the 1900s. Beside the Hot Springs, it is best known for its Central Mental Hospital.