Ipoh is filled with many interesting places due to its colonial heritage and British influence. The township will see further developments and expansion in the coming years with serviced apartments and a mall, among many others.
Additionally, the developer is also the brains behind the Banjaran Hotsprings Retreat, Malaysia’s first luxury natural hot springs wellness retreat. Besides offering residential homes, Sunway City Ipoh houses the popular Lost World of Tambun theme park. Major developers such as Sunway Group has been banking on Ipoh with its Sunway City Ipoh, the largest integrated township in Perak. Compared to other cities like Penang and Kuala Lumpur, property prices are more affordable here coupled with the smoother and less congested traffic. The slower pace of life in Ipoh makes for a fine retirement option. This range is interrupted to the north of Ipoh by a tributary of the Perak River called the Pelus River, which is sourced from the Titiwangsa mountain range, which runs to the east of Ipoh. This range runs parallel to the Bintang mountain range with the Perak River flowing on its left bank and the Kinta River to its right. The Kledang mountain range stretches from the north to the west of the city. The city is surrounded by limestone hills, which can be found around suburban areas to the northeast, east and southeast. In 1937, Ipoh was made the capital of Perak, replacing Taiping. One of the famous local Hakka miner, millionaire Yau Tet-Shin, started developing a large tract of the city in the early 1930s, today known as the 'New Town', from the eastern bank of the Kinta River to Greentown. It is approximately 200 km north of Kuala Lumpur and 130 km south of Penang on the North-South Expressway.ĭue to its geographic location, it became a rapid growing mining town in the rich tin-bearing valley of the Kinta River, especially in the 1920s and 1930s. Ipoh is the capital city of Perak and is one of the largest cities in Malaysia.
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