Tanjung Rambutan | |
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Town | |
  Tanjung Rambutan Location in Perak  Tanjung Rambutan Location in Malaysia | |
| 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]
- ^ Cheah, Jin Seng (2008). Malaya: 500 Early Postcards. Continental Sales, Incorporated. p. 1897. ISBN 978-981-4155-98-4.
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.