Perak
Perak (Jawi: ڨيرق,), ane o the 13 states o Malaysie, is the seicont lairgest state in Peninsular Malaysie. It borders Kedah an the Thai Yala Province tae the north; Penang tae the northwast; Kelantan an Pahang tae the east; Selangor tae the sooth, an the Straits o Malacca tae the wast.
Negeri Perak ڨيرق | |
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Perak Darul Ridzuan ڨيرق دار الرّضوان | |
Motto(s): Perak AmanJaya | |
Anthem: Allah Lanjutkan Usia Sultan | |
Coordinates: 4°45′N 101°0′E / 4.750°N 101.000°E | |
Caipital | Ipoh |
Ryal caipital | Kuala Kangsar |
Govrenment | |
• Sultan | Sultan Azlan Shah |
• Menteri Besar | Zambry Abdul Kadir (UMNO) |
Area | |
• Total | 21035 km2 (8,122 sq mi) |
Population (2010)[2] | |
• Total | 2,258,428 |
• Density | 110/km2 (280/sq mi) |
Human Development Index | |
• HDI (2010) | 0.719 (high) (8th) |
Postal code | 30xxx to 36xxx 39xxx |
Cawin code | 05 |
Vehicle registration | A |
Pangkor treaty | 1874 |
Federatit intae FMS | 1895 |
Japanese occupation | 1942 |
Accession intae the Federation o Malaya | 1948 |
Website | www.perak.gov.my |
The state's admeenistrative caipital o Ipoh wis kent historically for tin-minin activities till the price o the metal droppit, severely affectin the state's economy. The ryal caipital, housomeivver remains at Kuala Kangsar, whaur the palace o the Sultan o Perak is locatit.
The Arabic honorific o Perak is Darul Ridzuan ("Abode o Grace").
Name eedit
The state's offeecial name is Perak Darul Ridzuan (Jawi: ڨيرق دار الرّضوان), or "Perak, the Abode o Grace" Perak means siller in Malay, which is probably derivit frae the silvery colour o tin. In the 1890s, Perak, wi the richest alluvial deposits o tin in the warld wis ane o the jewels in the croun o the Breetish Empire. Housomeivver, some say the name comes frae the "glimmer o fish in the watter" that sparkled lik siller. Darul Ridzuan is the state's Arabic honorific, an can mean aither "land" or "abode" o grace.
References eedit
- ↑ "Laporan Kiraan Permulaan 2010". Jabatan Perangkaan Malaysia. p. 27. Archived frae the original on 27 December 2010. Retrieved 24 Januar 2011.
- ↑ "Laporan Kiraan Permulaan 2010". Jabatan Perangkaan Malaysia. p. iv. Archived frae the original on 27 December 2010. Retrieved 24 Januar 2011.
Freemit airtins eedit
Wikimedia Commons haes media relatit tae Perak. |
- Perak State Govrenment's Offeecial Wabsteid Archived 2007-04-30 at the Wayback Machine