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covers an area of 21,000 square kilometers,
making it the second largest state in Peninsular
Malaysia (Pahang is larger). The state is
situated along Malaysia's western coast
at the northern approach to the Strait of
Malacca. It extends deep into the peninsula,
with its eastern border marked by mountains
of the Main Range.
Perak
is a state that is defined by the course
of its namesake river. Perak's population
is about two million. Until the nineteenth
century, Perak's people were concentrated
along the Perak River, and the chief city
was riverside Kuala Kangsar. However, the
discovery of wondrously rich tin deposits
in surrounding valleys lead to the establishment
of and transfer of the capital to Taiping
and, later, Ipoh. The tin mines around Ipoh
are reputedly the richest in the world,
and it is no surprise that the city has
expanded steadily from the time the mines
were discovered in the nineteenth century.
Today, Ipoh is one of Malaysia's larger
cities, with a population of about half
a million people.
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