Kuala Kangsar

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Kuala Kangsar (population 154,048) is a royal town in Perak, Malaysia, located at the mouth of the Kangsar River, where it flows into the Perak River. It is the main town in the administrative district called Kuala Kangsar.

Contents

1 Royal town of Perak
2 Origin of Rubber Plantations
3 Information
4 Landmarks
5 Sources and references
6 See also

Royal town of Perak

The sultan of Perak officially resides in Kuala Kangsar, and it has been Perak's royal seat since the 18th century. It is one of four towns that play a role in Perak's complex succession system. It was the administrative seat of the first British Resident in the Malay Peninsula, James W.W. Birch, starting in October 1874; he was murdered on November 2 1875. Kuala Kangsar is known in Malaysian history as the site where the first Conference of Rulers, the Durbar, was held in 1897.

Origin of Rubber Plantations

The town is also the site of the first rubber tree planted in Malaysia. The person responsible was the English botanist Henry Nicholas Ridley. He was the one who helped Malaya and eventually Malaysia become the largest rubber producer in the world. The tree still stands today.

Information

The first Malaysian scout troop was established in Kuala Kangsar. Consequently, its squad number is 001.

By the 1890s, the growth of the tin mining towns of Ipoh and Taiping had eclipsed Kuala Kangsar, but it remains to this day one of the most attractive of the Malay royal capitals.

A nearby village called Sayong is located on the opposite bank of the Perak River. It is the production center of the famed labu sayong - a traditional earthenware container. Small villages in the Sayong vicinity include Kepala Bendang and Kampong Bendang Kering.

Two bridges now connect Kuala Kangsar to Sayong. Sultan Abdul Jalil Bridge is made out of concrete and is located near the town while Sultan Iskandar Bridge is farther upstream and is made out of steel. Kuala Kangsar is easily accessible via the North-South Expressway.

Landmarks

Sultan Abdul Jalil Bridge at Kuala Kangsar, crossing the Perak River.

Malay College Kuala Kangsar
Kenangan Palace (Istana Kenangan)
Iskandariah Palace (Istana Iskandariah)
Hulu Palace (Istana Hulu)
Ubudiah Mosque and the Royal Mausoleum
Clifford Secondary School (Sekolah Menengah Clifford)
Sultan Abdul Jalil Bridge
Sultan Iskandar Bridge

Sources and references

Refer: [WorldStatesmen.org]

	Perak Darul Ridzuan
Districts: Kinta \| Larut, Matang \| Hilir Perak \| Manjung \| Batang Padang \| Kerian \| Kuala Kangsar \| Hulu Perak \| Perak Tengah \| Selama
City: Ipoh
Towns: Ayer Tawar \| Bagan Datoh \| Bagan Sungai Burong \| Batu Gajah \| Beruas \| Bidor \| Bukit Merah \| Changkat Jering \| Chemor \| Gerik \| Gopeng \| Jelapang \| Kamunting \| Kampar \| Kuala Kangsar \| Kuala Sepetang \| Lekir \| Lenggong \| Lumut \| Menglembu \| Pantai Remis \| Parit \| Parit Buntar \| Pasir Salak \| Pengkalan Hulu \| Proton City \| Selama \| Seri Iskandar \| Simpang Pulai \| Simpang Tiga \| Sitiawan \| Slim River \| Sungai Siput \| Taiping \| Tambun \| Tanjung Malim \| Tanjung Rambutan \| Tapah \| Teluk Intan \| Terong \| Teronoh
Islands: Pulau Pangkor

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