Kamunting
Kamunting is a town in Larut, Matang and Selama District, Perak, Malaysia. It is the biggest satellite town of Taiping. During the Malayan Emergency between 1948 and 1960, Kamunting was the site of a major British/Commonwealth military base, there being a large garrison for the 28th Commonwealth Independent Infantry Brigade and also one of the three British Military Hospitals in Malaya.| Tap on a place to explore it |
Places of Interest
Highlights include Taiping Airport and Perak Museum.
Taiping Airport
Aerodrome
Photo: Tony Ng, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Taiping Aerodrome is an aerodrome in Taiping, Larut, Matang and Selama, Perak, Malaysia. It is located at Jalan Muzaffar Shah formerly Creagh Road, Assam Kumbang and also called Tekah Airstrip. Taiping Airport is situated 3½ km southwest of Kamunting.
Perak Museum
Museum
Photo: Taipingite, CC BY-SA 3.0.
The Perak Museum is a public museum located at the junction of Jalan Muzium and Jalan Taming Sari in Taiping, Perak, Malaysia. It is the oldest museum in Malaysia and highlights the history of the state. Perak Museum is situated 3½ km south of Kamunting.
Kamunting
Railway stop
The Kamunting railway station is a Malaysian train station located at and named after the town of Kamunting, Perak. Kamunting was also the southern terminus of the KTM Komuter Northern Sector before it was moved to Padang Rengas in July 2016 and subsequently Ipoh in 2023.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Taiping and Aulong.
Taiping
Taiping is a city located in Larut, Matang and Selama District, in the state of Perak, Malaysia. It is located approximately 48 km northwest of Ipoh, the capital of Perak, and 78 km southeast of George Town, Penang.
Aulong
Suburb
Aulong is a suburb of Taiping, Perak, Malaysia. This suburb has an estimated population of 5,000, with the majority being Chinese and Malays. The main town centre consists of the old and new villages. Aulong is situated 4½ km southwest of Kamunting.
Pokok Assam
Suburb
Pokok Assam is a small town in Taiping, Perak, Malaysia. It is the second biggest satellite town in Taiping, after Kamunting, with its famous road side fried chicken and Mee Rebus. Pokok Assam is situated 7 km south of Kamunting.
Kamunting
- Type: Town with 36,200 residents
- Description: human settlement in Malaysia
- Categories: human settlement and locality
- Location: Larut, Matang and Selama District, Perak, West Coast, Malaysia, Southeast Asia, Asia
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Latitude
4.89015° or 4° 53′ 25″ northLongitude
100.734° or 100° 44′ 2″ eastPopulation
36,200Elevation
26 metres (85 feet)United Nations Location Code
MY KAMOpen location code
6PP2VPRM+3HOpenStreetMap ID
node 254074056OpenStreetMap feature
place=town
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In Other Languages
From Chinese to Tamil—“Kamunting” goes by many names.
- Chinese: “甘文丁”
- Dutch: “Kamunting”
- Irish: “Kamunting”
- Japanese: “カムンティン”
- Malay: “Bandar Kamunting”
- Malay: “Kamunting”
- Malay: “Kemunting”
- Tamil: “கமுந்திங்”
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