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.- Town with about 36,200 residents
- …lies at an elevation of around 30 metres (90 feet)
- Description: human settlement in Malaysia
Places of Interest
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Perak Museum
The Perak Museum is a public museum located at the…
3½ km south of Kamunting
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.
Kamunting
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Latitude
4.89015° or 4° 53′ 25″ north
Longitude
100.734° or 100° 44′ 2″ east
UN/LOCODE
MY KAM
Open location code
6PP2VPRM+3H
OpenStreetMap ID
OpenStreetMap feature
place = town
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In Other Languages
From Chinese to Tamil—“Kamunting” goes by many names.
甘文丁Chinese
KamuntingDutch
KamuntingIrish
カムンティンJapanese
Bandar KamuntingMalay
KamuntingMalay
KemuntingMalay
கமுந்திங்Tamil
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Localities in the Area
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Perak: Highlights
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