Taiping, Perak From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia Jump to: navigation, search Taiping — District Capital — Kota Road at night Seal Nickname(s):

Taiping, Perak
From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Jump to: navigation, search
Taiping
— District Capital —
Kota Road at night

Seal
Nickname(s): The Rain Town
Taiping is located in Malaysia
Taiping
Coordinates: 4°51′N 100°44′E / 4.85°N 100.733°E / 4.85; 100.733
Country Malaysia
State Perak
District Larut, Matang & Selama
Established 1874
Government
- Type Municipality
- District Officer Dato' Mahmud Bin Morsidi [1]
- Mayor Tuan Omor Bin Saad [2]
- Member of Parliament YB Nga Kor Ming (DAP) [3]
Area
- Total 186.46 km2 (72 sq mi)
Population (2007)
- Total 191,104 [4]
- Density 1,197/km2 (3,100.2/sq mi)
Time zone MST (UTC+8)
Postal code 34xxx
Area code(s) 05
Website www.mptaiping.gov.my

Taiping is a town located in northern Perak, Malaysia. With a population of 191,104 (in 2007)[1], 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[2]. Its development slowed down after that, but in recent years the town has begun developing rapidly again.

Taiping also receives some limelight for being the wettest town in Peninsular Malaysia. The average annual rainfall is about 4,000mm in Taiping while the peninsula's average is 2,000mm – 2,500mm. Its unusual rainfall has also led to a fertile collection of flora and century-old rain trees in the Taiping Lake Gardens.