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Teluk Intan is a town in Hilir Perak District, Perak, Malaysia.It is the district capital, the largest town in the district and fourth largest town in the state of Perak with an estimated population of around 172,505, more than half of Hilir Perak district's total population (232,900).
The district is governed by Teluk Intan Municipal Council which is based in the town of Teluk Intan. The District council was known as Hilir Perak District Council until 4 April 2004, when it was upgraded to Municipality status. Teluk Intan town is the district's principal urban center while smaller towns include Langkap town and Chenderong ...
The Leaning Tower of Teluk Intan (Malay: Menara Condong Teluk Intan; Chinese: 安顺斜塔) is a leaning clock tower in Teluk Intan, Hilir Perak District, Perak, Malaysia. It is the Malaysian equivalent of the Leaning Tower of Pisa. It is 25 m (82 ft) and, from the outside, looks like an eight storey building, though inside it is actually ...
Tapah Road was of greater importance in early to mid-20th century because of its railway station, Tapah Road railway station, which is the second oldest in Malaysia.The station was constructed with a 30 km (19 mi) railway to Teluk Intan (Branch Line) in the 1880s.
Between Tapah Road and Teluk Intan (abandoned and not connected to the main line) Between Seremban and Port Dickson; Between Tasek and Tanjung Rambutan To be removed as is a portion of the old main line that was abandoned after double tracking, and not connected to the new main line, never used and meant as branch line compared to Teluk Intan ...
The groundbreaking ceremony for the new expressway was held near the Teluk Intan interchange in Teluk Intan, Perak. [ citation needed ] Five interchanges (sections 4–5, 8–10) were expected to be opened in time for Eid al-Fitr in 2019 [ 8 ] but a burst water pipe on 5 May 2019 delayed the opening of sections 4–5.
On 15 June 2016, Bagan Datoh was upgraded into a full district, detaching it from Hilir Perak (Teluk Intan). Teluk Intan however retains responsibility for the municipal works in the new district. [9] In August 2016, Sembilan Island was incorporated to Bagan Datoh District from Manjung District. [10]
The Perak is mentioned in Rudyard Kipling's story The Crab That Played with the Sea (published as one of the Just So Stories).There, the man complains to his creator, the eldest magician, about the tides running into and out from the Perak: "Once a day and once a night the Sea runs up the Perak river and drives the sweet-water back into the forest, so that my house is made wet; once a day and ...