Tanjung Rambutan

Tanjung Rambutan
Town
Tanjung Rambutan is located in Perak
Tanjung Rambutan
Tanjung Rambutan
Location in Perak
Tanjung Rambutan is located in Malaysia
Tanjung Rambutan
Tanjung Rambutan
Location in Malaysia
Coordinates: 4°42′35″N 101°08′00″E / 4.70972°N 101.13333°E / 4.70972; 101.13333
Country Malaysia
State Perak
Government
 • TypeCouncil government
 • Yang berhormatMuhammad arafat (Pakatan harapan)
Time zoneUTC+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]

  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.