Ipoh Old Town Map

The ipoh railway station is a malaysian train station located at the south western side of and named after the capital city of ipoh perak.

Ipoh old town map. The last few years have stopped the rot. Ipoh developed into one of malaysia s main cities around the turn of the 19th century due to the booming tin mining industry. And ipoh old town was the center of all this growth. Ipoh ˈ iː p oʊ is the capital city of the malaysian state of perak located by the kinta river it is nearly 180 km 110 mi north of kuala lumpur and 123 km 76 mi southeast of george town in neighbouring penang as of 2010 ipoh had a population of 657 892 making it the fourth largest city in malaysia by population.

Ipoh heritage walk explore old ipoh on foot. And the grid like structure of ipoh old town is what remains today. Originally a village ipoh began to grow rapidly in the 1880s. It is located to the west of the kinta river and is the small area from the ipoh railway station all the way to the river.

Ipoh began its drift towards obscurity when the glory days of its tin mining trade came to an end. Oldtown is the leading white coffee manufacturer in malaysia and in conjunction with this collaboration zacharevic will use his unique artistic creativity to paint 8 murals to celebrate ipoh old town the birthplace of white coffee. Ipoh is situated 620 metres northwest of the happy 8 cafe old town ipoh. In just over 130 years ipoh transformed itself from a sleepy malay village to the bustling metropolis it is today the fourth largest city in malaysia with.

There are several notable buildings from the british colonial era such as the railway station and the town hall. In 1892 a huge fire led to the city being rebuilt. Ipoh old town attractions. Ipoh s rapid development during the early 1900s was a result of the tin rush that brought in many people.

During the british colonial era ipoh was malaysia s second city for administrative purposes. Hannah 50 cc by sa 3 0. My ipoh heritage walk is a leisurely stroll around the compact and historic old town area of ipoh the walk is about 4 miles long but you can extend or shorten it depending on your energy levels. 70 of ipoh s population is of chinese origin.

According to tripadvisor travellers these are the best ways to experience ipoh town hall and old post office. On this travel guide let me help you explore the sights in ipoh old town with map and gps coordinates. Ernest zacharevic completes all 8 murals in ipoh. After the british withdrew from malaysia and perak finally gained independence in 1957 colonial buildings began to slide into disrepair.

A paper plane 4 598776 n 101 077827 e 2. Art cafes have popped up in period houses and century old buildings have found new life as restaurants and hotels.