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Perak

Perak
Administration
Full namePerak
Official namePerak Darul Ridzuan
Settlement typeState
AnthemAllah Lanjutkan Usia Sultan
Government
CapitalIpoh
SultanSultan Azlan Shah
Menteri BesarZambry Abdul Kadir (BN)
Geography
Total Area8119.5 sq mi (21035 km2)
Demography
Total Population2258428 (2010)
Density (pop.)auto/km2 (0/sq mi)
Human Development Index
HDI (2010)0.719 (high) (8th)
Other information
Postal code30xxx to 36xxx
39xxx
Area code05
Vehicle registrationA
Pangkor treaty1874
Federated into FMS1895
Japanese occupation1942
Accession into Federation of Malaya1948

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Perak (Simplified Chinese:霹雳) is one of the 13 states of Malaysia. It is the second largest state in Peninsular Malaysia bordering Kedah and Yala Province of Thailand to the north, Penang to the northwest, Kelantan and Pahang to the east, Selangor southward and to the west by the Strait of Malacca.

Perak means silver in Malay. The name comes most probably from the silvery colour of tin. In the 1890s, Perak, with the richest alluvial deposits of tin in the world was one of the jewels in the crown of the British Empire. However, some say the name comes from the "glimmer of fish in the water" that sparkled like silver. The Arabic honorific of the State is 'Darul Ridzuan', the Land of Grace.

Ipoh, the state capital of Perak, is known historically for its tin-mining activities until the drop of tin price, which has severely affected the state economy. The royal capital, however, is set in Kuala Kangsar, where the palace of the Sultan of Perak is located.


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