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 | |
 Banner  Coat airms | |
| Motto(s): Perak AmanJaya | |
| Anthem: Allah Lanjutkan Usia Sultan | |
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| 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